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HEALTHCARE JOURNAL OF ARKANSAS I  JAN / FEB 2024 31 For weekly eNews updates and to read the journal online, visit HealthcareJournalAR.com University School of Medicine, where he is the James C. Overall professor and chair of the Department of Pediatrics. He also serves as pedi- atrician-in-chief of the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Prior to joining Vanderbilt in 2012, Webber served as chief of the Division of Pediatric Car- diology, co-director of the Heart Institute, and medical director of the Thoracic Transplantation Program at the University of Pittsburgh and Chil- dren’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. An internationally renowned expert on solid organ transplantation in children, Webber has received continuous funding for his research for more than 25 years, has published over 230 peer-reviewed publications, and is the co-author of three textbooks in the field of organ transplan- tation. He has served as president of both the Pediatric Heart Transplant Study (an international research consortium) and the International Pedi- atric Transplant Association. He has also served as chair of the Thoracic Committee of the United Network for Organ Sharing and has served on the board of directors of the American Society of Transplantation and the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation. Born in London, Webber graduated first in his class from the University of Bristol Medical School in Bristol, England. He completed an inter- nal medicine residency at University Hospitals of Leicester in England; a pediatric residency at Uni- versity Hospital Nottingham and John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford; and pediatric cardiology fel- lowships at the University of British Columbia and B.C. Children’s Hospital and at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh. Baptist High-Risk Breast, Hereditary Cancer ClinicWelcomes Rachael Rickford, APRN Rachael Rickford, APRN, recently joined the team at Baptist Health High Risk Breast & Hered- itary Cancer Clinic in Little Rock. Rickford, a Maumelle native, received a medi- cal education from Arkansas State University. She specializes in genetics and high-risk breast can- cer management. Baptist Health High Risk Breast & Hereditary Cancer Clinic at 9500 Kanis Road, Suite 250, offers knowledge and support for those who may be concerned about their chance of developing cancer. The clinic’s team of caregivers along with advanced technology help individuals make informed decisions that promote early detection and/or risk reduction. Williams Honored by Great 100 Nurses Foundation Anna Williams, UA Little Rock assistant profes- sor of nursing, has been named a 2023 Honoree of The Great 100 Nurses Foundation. The Great 100 Nurses Award recipients are cho- sen based on their exemplification of humani- tarian values, their contributions to the nursing profession, and their mentoring of others. Wil- liams and her fellow 2023 award winners were cel- ebrated on Oct. 2 during a ceremony at Embassy Suites Hotel in Little Rock. Williams has been a registered nurse for 10 years. She graduated with a Bachelor of Sci- ence in nursing from Arkansas State University in 2013 and then from the University of Arkansas for Integrity. Weatherton has served as the director of the Division of Developmental Disabilities Services (DDS) for eight years. In her new role, she will oversee specialty Medicaid services with a spe- cific focus on DDS, as well as the Division of Aging, Adult, and Behavioral Health Services (DAABHS), and the Office of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (OSAMH). She has been with DHS for nearly 14 years and also has experience in child welfare and youth services. DHS will name an interim CFO and an interim director for DDS at a later date. Moore Honored as Nurse Educator of the Year Farren Moore, assistant professor of nursing at UA Little Rock, has won the Nurse Educator of the Year Award from the Little Rock Black Nurses Association of Arkansas. She received her award during a scholarships and awards gala held Sept. 16 at Chenal Event Center in Little Rock. Moore started her nursing career in the ortho- pedics and spine unit at CHI St. Vincent Hospital. After earning a master’s degree in nursing admin- istration and education from Loyola University New Orleans, she became a nurse educator at CHI St. Vincent and an adjunct clinical instructor for UA Little Rock. She joined the School of Nurs- ing as an assistant professor in 2019, where she teaches first-year nursing students and students in the Paramedic/LPN to RN program. Originally intending to become a pediatrician, Moore attended the University of Arkansas as a biology/pre-med major. She decided to change her major after some of her instructors explained that nurses are the ones who normally spend more time with patients than doctors. UAMS Names StevenWebber, MD, as Dean of the College of Medicine Steven Webber, MD, has been named execu- tive vice chancellor and dean of the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medi- cal Sciences (UAMS), effective March 1. He is succeeding G. Richard Smith, MD, who has served in an interim capacity since January, following the death of Susan Smyth, MD, PhD. Webber joins UAMS from the Vanderbilt Steven Webber, MD Rachael Rickford, APRN