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UAMS, University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Forge Agreement to Expand Healthcare Education Pathways
State Medical Society Elects Officers
UAMS Receives $1M to Create Endowed Funds in Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
Sisira Yadala, MD, Honored with AMS Best Faculty Award
Dorothy Snider Foundation Awards $110K Grant to UAMS College of Medicine for Scholarships
CARTI Cuts Ribbon on Heber Springs Cancer Center
Arkansas Children’s Names Alison Ziari, MD, as Senior VP of Practice Plan, President of ACPSO
Second Annual Baptist Health Stroke Walk is May 29 in Little Rock
October 2, 2017
UAMS Neuroscientist Receives Grant to St...

A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) research scientist has been awarded a $409,750 grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to lead a study investigating ways the brain develops resilience to mental illnesses, like addiction.

Andrew James, PhD, an associate professor in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry, is the principal investigator in the two-year study, which will use functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to examine patterns of brain organization in adult subjects who experienced childhood trauma.

October 2, 2017
ADH Health Advisory: Rifampin/Penicillin...

The Texas Department of State Health Services, with assistance from CDC, is investigating Brucella RB51 exposures and illnesses that may be connected to the purchase and consumption of raw (unpasteurized) milk from K-Bar Dairy in Paradise, Texas. The investigation indicates that Arkansans were potentially exposed. Symptoms of brucellosis can include fever, sweats, malaise, anorexia, headache, fatigue, muscle and joint pain, and potentially more serious complications (e.g., swelling of heart, liver, or spleen; neurologic symptoms). 

October 2, 2017
Thirteen Named to UAMS Foundation Fund B...

Thirteen new members have been elected to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Foundation Fund Board of Directors.

The board supports and assists UAMS leadership in delivering the resources necessary for UAMS to achieve its vision and goals. Members can serve up to three terms, for a total of nine years.

The 13 new members were each selected to represent the UAMS advisory board under which they serve, with the goal of gaining official representation from all areas of the institution.

October 2, 2017
Internal Medicine Specialist Adam Cox, M...

Adam Cox, MD, an Internal Medicine specialist, has joined the medical staff of Conway Regional Health System.

Dr. Cox will begin practice alongside John Dobbs, MD, and Meghan Mallett, APRN, at Conway Regional Medical Clinic-Prince St., beginning Oct.2. Dr. Cox is board certified in Internal Medicine. 

October 2, 2017
CHI St. Vincent Adds Five New Cardiologi...

CHI St. Vincent Heart Institute, the largest and most diverse network of cardiologists and cardiovascular surgeons in Arkansas, has added five new physicians in locations across the state, further enhancing the quality of care for the region.