Fellowship-trained, board-certified radiation oncologist Sondos Alkhatib, MD, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an assistant professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology in the UAMS College of Medicine.
Alkhatib specializes in the treatment of gynecologic and breast cancers. She is certified by the American Board of Radiology and the Jordanian Board of Radiation Oncology.
LifeTouch Health has appointed Nikki Taylor, APRN-FNP-C, HEC-C, CADDCT, as vice president and chief clinical officer. Taylor replaced Anita Deal, RN, who recently retired.
In this role, Taylor will provide clinical and strategic leadership across LifeTouch Health’s service lines.
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing is seeking applicants for the initial two cohorts of its Nurse-Midwifery Program, which will welcome students in the 2026-27 academic year.
The program plans to accept five applicants to begin classes in fall 2026 and another five who will start in spring 2027. The application period is open through March 1.
Charmaine Estell has been appointed as chief nursing officer at Baptist Health Medical Center-North Little Rock.
Estell first joined Baptist Health in September 2003 as a nursing assistant while attending the Baptist School of Nursing, from which she graduated in December 2003. Her career began as a charge nurse and an Administrative RN III.
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently appointed Nickolas Zaller, PhD, and Tracie Seidl, MPA, as associate deans in the UAMS College of Nursing.
Zaller, an internationally known addiction researcher, was hired as the College of Nursing’s associate dean for research. The appointment marks his return to UAMS after serving from 2024-25 as senior director for research and evaluation at the Health Alliance for Violence Intervention, a national organization that supports hospital-based violence intervention programs.
