March 13, 2017

Leslie Ward, MD, a family medicine physician, has joined the medical staff of Conway Regional Medical Clinic-Pottsville.

March 13, 2017

More than 100 Arkansas college students learned how to perform various medical procedures on mannequins during a workshop to introduce them to careers in medicine. The event, held March 11 at UAMS, included the procedures of intubating, performing an endoscopy, performing a physical exam and working in an anatomy lab with preserved specimens.

These interactive sessions are part of the Minority Association of Pre-medical Students (MAPS) Conference at UAMS. The event targeted underrepresented college students and post-baccalaureate students interested in medical school.

March 6, 2017

Relive the sights, sounds and energy of 80’s rock ’n roll when Resurrection – A Journey Tribute headlines RockStar Lounge.

The event starts at 7 p.m. April 7 at Cajun’s Wharf, 2400 Cantrell Road, in Little Rock. Tickets are $50 in advance and $75 at the door. Order tickets at therockstarlounge.com or by calling (501) 526-2277. Sponsorships are available. Net proceeds benefit cancer research programs at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas of Medical Sciences (UAMS).

March 6, 2017

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) 12th St. Health & Wellness Center invites the public to participate in free health care services at its “March Man-ness Men’s Health Event” March 18 at Saint Mark Baptist Church in Little Rock.

While this event focuses on men’s health, women also are invited to receive free blood pressure checks, glucose and cholesterol screenings, and physical examinations from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free HIV testing will be available using a mouth swab and without needles.

March 6, 2017

The Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care (AFMC) is providing Quality Payment Program hands-on training and technical assistance to eligible Arkansas and Mississippi health care clinicians and physician practices as a result of funding awarded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Nationally, CMS awarded approximately $20 million to 11 organizations for the first year of a five-year program to provide direct, individualized training about the Quality Payment Program for clinicians in individual or small group practices of 15 clinicians or fewer.