Staff

Telemedical Communications

UAMS has been active in Distance Learning and Telemedicine since 1992. The Network consists of approximately 45 rural hospital, 8 AHECs as well as many endpoints on the UAMS campus. Telemedical Communications is able to connect to most locations around the world.

Larry Elliott
Network Director
elliottlarrydarnell@uams.edu

Larry Elliott is the Network Director for Telemedical Communications at UAMS. He has a BA in Radio, Television & Film with an emphasis in broadcast management. Elliott has an extensive background in the communications industry in the state of Arkansas having owned and operated a successful production house for several years. He has over 29 years of experience in the broadcasting industry and as bee non the support faculty of the University for almost 20 years of his career. Elliott has been at UAMS Telemedical Communications for approximately 7 years now and has been involved in teleconferencing from the broad base perspective covering the technical aspects from site scheduling to network operations and management. Elliott currently coordinates all of the technical maintenance aspects of the 60 site UAMS/Rural Hospital Network including the technical maintenance (both on campus and far site), technology quality control and evaluation, and network financials. He coordinates with other state agencies in the development of statewide strategies for distance learning and all other telecommunications activities. Elliott affirms that the primary goal of UAMS Telemedical Communications is to complement what are the essential aims of UAMS: To provide positive assistance in any clinical care situation requested, and to provide distance learning options that reach every corner or Arkansas and beyond.

Tim Land
Network Manager
landtimothye@uams.edu

Tim Land is a native of Hope, Arkansas, where he began his educational & professional development as the Telecommunications & Computer Services technician at the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope. He chose to continue his educational development by attending UALR and working towards a Bachelor's degree in Social Work. He continues his professional development by working towards an A+, Net+, MCP, MCSA, and the Certified Video Engineering certifications. Land chose to continue his professional development by joining the UAMS Telemedicine department, where he has been able to gain knowledge and experience that led him to the current position as the Network Manager for the Telemedicine Network. He is responsible fo the day to day operations of the network, ensuring that the hardware and software elements are able to function together in order to produce an 'interactive" program.

Jeremy Johnson
Assistant Network Director
jwjohnson@uams.edu

A native of North Little Rock, Mr, Johnson is a University of Arkansas at Little Rock graduate where he majored in Radio, TV and Film and minored in Information Technology. He is a Telecommunication Infrastructure design engineer. His career experiences include over 7 years in the broadcast industry from the on-location production perspective. Johnson has utilized his Information Technology expertise and combined that with the professional broadcast talents that he has developed to become an innovator and visionary at the process of telecommunications system design and integration. Johnson's technical expertise includes room system design, drafting, computer hardware and software (PC and MAC) troubleshooting, creative design of printed advertising. Johnson has experience in Photoshop, smartdraw, various video editing packages and WIN95/98/NT/2000/XP.

Kim Timmerman
Communications Specialist
timmermankimberlyd@uams.edu

Originally from Northwest Arkansas, Ms. Timmerman obtained her bachelor's degree in Mass Communications with an emphasis in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in writing at the University of Central Arkansas. Ms. Timmerman is familiar with the technical aspects of videoconferencing and currently coordinates videoconferencing programs. She imparts guidance to program presenters in videoconferencing production, provides program scheduling and coordinates the fiscal progression for Telemedical clientele.

Stephanie McNamara
Network Technician
SGMcNamara@uams.edu

Stephanie McNamara is a Multi-media Specialist in the Telemedical Communications office. McNamara has a background in the radio broadcast industry from both the technical and the programming/performance arena. She has been on staff at UAMS for approximately 4 years and has experience in audio/visual production and electronic media technical troubleshooting. McNamara is currently pursuing her education at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She provides valuable service in the TMC section by assisting presenters/faculty with visual media preparation and technology assistance. McNamara also provides guidance in assisting the Southwestern Bell Videoconferencing center in assimilating data for the daily teleconference plan of work for the UAMS network.