The offerings continue to evolve four years after the first students set foot on the Northwest Arkansas satellite campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. The campus also hopes to begin a program in physical therapy and a residency program for internal medicine in 2014.
Cater Joins UAMS College of Pharmacy as Student Recruiter
Cater, of Sherwood, joined UAMS on Nov. 15 and will help students throughout Arkansas with career decisions in conjunction with parents, teachers and college advisors. She will develop relationships with prospective students, cultivate interest in pharmacy-related professions and prepare students for the admission process. Cater also will coordinate the UAMS College of Pharmacy’s annual Pharmacy Camp for high school students held each summer.
Pam Rossi Educated the Public about the Dangers of Carbon Monoxide on Today’s THV
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (UAMS) — Carbon monoxide claims the lives of dozens of Arkansans each year. Carbon monoxide is a colorless odorless gas that is made when fuels burn improperly. Many fuels can produce carbon monoxide such as: wood, oil, natural gas, gasoline, kerosene, propane and coal.
Dr. Pamala Rossi with UAMS shares safety tips on “THV 11 News This Morning.”
If you suspect you have been exposed to carbon monoxide immediately move to fresh air and then call the Arkansas Poison Center at 1-800-222-1222.
TV introduction of the UAMS 12th St. Health and Wellness Center
A new free medical clinic has opened its doors in Little Rock’s Promise neighborhood.
It’s all thanks to UAMS students who want to give back to the community, while honing their skills.
Calls are coming in and appointments booked at the new UAMS 12th Street Health and Wellness Center.
Howell Foster Discusses Carbon Monoxide Poisoning on KATV
Dr. Howell Fosters from the Arkansas Poison Control Center at UAMS appeared on KATV to discuss ways to avoid the dangers of Carbon Monoxide poisoning.
UAMS Celebrates Opening of 12th Street Student-Led Community Health Center
LITTLE ROCK – Students and faculty at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) today cut the ribbon and dedicated the 12th Street Health and Wellness Center, which will provide free health screenings and information to the minority community where the clinic is located.
UAMS Student Pharmacists Win National Business Plan Competition
Oct. 17, 2012 | A team of five University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) student pharmacists won the prestigious National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) Business Plan Competition during the organization’s annual convention on Oct. 14 in San Diego.
College of Pharmacy Students & Faculty to Conduct Health Screenings
The College of Pharmacy students and faculty begin in October to conduct health screenings for UAMS employees and their spouses members who are signed up with the UA Health Plan and who allow health information to be included in the online health risk assessment (HRA) from OnLife. Screenings conducted will be blood pressure, heart rate, height, weight, body mass index, waist circumference, blood glucose, and lipid panel. Participants will receive screening results, generic information about how to improve health data, a referral to the UAMS Fitness Center and Employee walk-in clinic. Participants who complete the health screening (agree for data transmission to Onlife) and complete the online health risk assessment will receive a $25 gift card.
Dr. Schwanda Flowers Talk about the Importance of Regular Cholesterol Check-ups on Channel 4
With so many different things to monitor when it comes to our health, keeping up can be tricky. One of those things is our cholesterol.
September is Cholesterol Education Month, and Pharmacist Schwanda Flowers and student Heather Taylor from UAMS joined Arkansas Today to talk about the importance of regular check-ups.
UAMS College of Pharmacy Dr. Keith McCain on Channel 7: The Risks of Drugs such as K-2 & Bath Salts
When you talk to your kids about drugs and alcohol, you need to make sure you include a new kind of drug in that conversation.
Synthetic marijuana, also known as K2, hit Arkansas two years ago. Then came bath salts. As legislators work to restrict the availability of those drugs, manufacturers work to create new drugs.