The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been reaccredited for another 10 years by the Higher Learning Commission.
August 28, 2017
Arkansas is facing a prescription drug abuse epidemic, with 40 percent of Arkansas teens reporting that they have tried prescription drugs. “I have made it my mission to bring critical, life-saving prescription drug abuse prevention education to high schools across Arkansas, all at no cost to schools,” said Leslie Rutledge, Arkansas Attorney General.
August 28, 2017
Since Aug. 18, the ADH has received, and is investigating, approximately 30 reports of people who are ill with what is likely a foodborne illness. To date, there are four confirmed cases of salmonella. At this point, epidemiological information suggests that the Chuck Wagon Restaurant in Stuttgart, Ark. is the likely site of the outbreak.
August 28, 2017
C. Lowry Barnes, MD, has made a distinguished career as an orthopaedic surgeon with the support of a kindly mentor and a dedicated nurse. Now, he’s paying it forward—spreading $75,000 across two scholarships, each honoring their contributions.
Barnes donated $37,500, matched by UAMS for a total of $75,000, towards the Blackwell-Barnes College of Medicine Scholarship and the Marty Bushmiaer Orthopaedic Nursing Scholarship. The former honors his mentor, Banks Blackwell, MD, and the latter honors Marty Bushmiaer, APRN, Barnes’ longtime nurse.
August 28, 2017
Fellowship-trained thoracic surgeon Jason Muesse, MD, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). He sees patients in the Surgical Oncology Clinic at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, and is an assistant professor in the Department of Surgery in the UAMS College of Medicine.
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