Radiation oncologist Thomas Kim, MD, has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and sees patients in the UAMS Radiation Oncology Center. He serves as an assistant professor in the UAMS College of Medicine Department of Radiation Oncology.
Kim’s medical and research interests include breast, gynecologic, and gastrointestinal malignancies.
Jerad Gardner, MD, an associate professor in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine’s Departments of Pathology and Dermatology, was named among the top five of the American Society for Clinical Pathology’s “40 Under 40” 2017 list.
The “40 Under 40” list honors pathologists and laboratory medicine professionals, globally, under the age of 40. Gardner was named among the top five at the society’s annual meeting, held Sept. 6-8 in Chicago.
Sherry Muir, PhD, has been appointed program director for the new occupational therapy doctoral program developed as a joint offering by the College of Health Professions at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and the College of Education and Health Professions at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville (UAF).
Science Café Little Rock, co-sponsored by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will celebrate its 10th anniversary on Sept. 26 with several hands-on virtual reality demonstrations, and an expanded version of its public forum science series.
The special edition of the forum will be from 6:30-9 p.m. at the Historic Arkansas Museum, 200 E. Third St. in Little Rock.
In the past decade, Science Café has hosted over 270 panelists, discussed 90 topics, aired 75 radio shows, and hosted 5,800 attendees.
People with sickle cell disease, their families, healthcare professionals, and the public are invited to the 2017 annual Sickle Cell Symposium on Oct. 19 at 6 p.m. at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The symposium is free for the general public, and $20 for healthcare providers who want continuing education credit.
The central topic of the symposium is “Stem Cell Transplant as a Cure for Sickle Cell Disease: Who, When, and How?”
