HJAR Nov/Dec 2019

24 NOV / DEC 2019  I  HEALTHCARE JOURNAL OF ARKANSAS   Healthcare Briefs she oversees diverse services for seniors at seven locations across the state. Overton-McCoy previ- ously served in the UAMS College of Nursing as well as the associate director for the UAMS Cen- ters on Aging. She was also the director for the Texarkana Regional Center on Aging since 2002. The UAMS Centers on Aging seek to improve the quality of life for older adults and their fam- ilies by providing older Arkansans with local access to specialized education and clinical care. “Amyleigh Overton-McCoy has shown out- standing leadership and educational skills in her work with the Centers on Aging,” said Jeanne Wei, MD, PhD, Reynolds Institute executive direc- tor. “She already is playing a key part in aligning each center with the institute’s missions overall and will strengthen the local connections neces- sary for improving health for all Arkansas seniors.” Choudhary Named Chair of UAMS Department of Radiology Arabinda Choudhary, MD, MBA, was named chair of the Department of Radiology in the Col- lege of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Choudhary has served as chair of pediatric radi- ology at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Del., since 2013. He is internationally recognized in his subspecialty of pediatric neuroimaging, and for his expertise in imaging related to pediatric abusive head trauma (AHT). “Dr. Choudhary brings extensive experience as a clinical, executive and academic leader at top tier hospitals,” said Christopher T. Westfall, MD, UAMS executive vice chancellor and College of Medicine dean. Choudhary succeeds James McDonald, MD, who retired July 31. McDonald was in private practice in Little Rock for 27 years before joining UAMS in 2010. He became chair of the Depart- ment of Radiology in 2016. Choudhary received a medical degree from the Medical College of Calcutta in 1994. He com- pleted residencies in pediatrics at Princess of Wales Hospital and the University of Wales and Llandough Hospital in the U.K., followed by a res- idency in radiology at Cambridge University. He continued his training with fellowships in pediatric radiology and pediatric neuroradiology at Cincin- nati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. He began his career in academic medicine as director of pediatric neuroradiology at Penn State Milton S. Hershey University Medical Center in Hershey, Penn., from 2006 to 2013. He also served as associate program director of radiology in 2011-2012. He developed the pediatric neurora- diology section with increased specialization and a comprehensive teaching curriculum for fellows and residents. He also worked with partnering hospitals to build relationships and provide sub- specialist services. He taught medical students at Penn State and mentored numerous students, residents, fellows, and junior faculty members. Choudhary’s research has centered on diagnosis of brain and spinal trauma, as well as chronic dis- ease and surgery involving the brain. He was the lead author on a 2018 consensus statement on abusive head trauma, the leading cause of fatal head injuries in children younger than two years of age. The statement, supported by 15 interna- tional pediatric and radiology organizations and published in the journal Pediatric Radiology, out- lines the consensus of evidence-based medical findings on AHT to serve as a tool within the legal system. Within weeks of publication it was in the top five percent of all research ever tracked by Altmetric, and it was the third most downloaded article from Springer’s pediatric and radiology journals in 2018. Choudhary has published extensively and lectured internationally on neuroimaging. He received the Society of Pediatric Radiology’s pres- tigious Walter E. Berdon award in 2016 for author- ing the best clinical research paper in Pediatric Radiology in 2015. He received the David S. Hart- man, MD, Faculty Golden Apple Award for out- standing medical student teaching at Hershey Medical Center in 2010. ADHCelebrates ArkansasWIC Award, Nursing Roomat UAPB The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) presented the Loving Support Award of Excellence to Arkansas’ Special Supplemen- tal Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) at the grand opening of the first breastfeeding room at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) within an academic school. The USDA Loving Support Award of Excellence is presented to local WIC agencies that have pro- vided exemplary breastfeeding promotion and support activities and ultimately increase breast- feeding initiation and duration rates among WIC participants. The Arkansas WIC program was selected due to its work in promoting breastfeeding duration and exclusivity in communities where breastfeeding may not traditionally be the norm, through pro- grams like the creation of breastfeeding rooms and nooks. Such breastfeeding rooms and nooks are con- sidered a best practice in early childcare centers because they allow mothers adequate space and time to pump, breastfeed, and store milk upon returning to work. In addition to the UAPB breast- feeding room, ADH has continued to help cre- ate a number of breastfeeding nooks and rooms throughout the state, including at Philander Smith College, UA Little Rock, Junior League of Little Rock’s Holiday House, Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport, RiverFest, the Arkansas State Amyleigh Overton-McCoy, PhD, APRN Arabinda Choudhary, MD, MBA