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- Questions About Raises, Shuttle Fees Top Administrators Forum
A UAMS Update article about Meet Your Administrator”
- Gruenwald Is New U.S. Citizen
Michael Gruenwald becomes U.S. citizen
- Gruenwald Is New U.S. Citizen
Michael Gruenwald becomes U.S. citizen
- Doughnut Sale to Help UAMS Psychiatry Youth Program
A UAMS Update article about a bake sale
- Call-in Announcements, Forums Will Give Employees More Information
A UAMS Update article about plans to improve communication between administration and employees of UAMS Medical Center
- IT Help Desk 400,000th Call Sweepstakes
IT Help Desk 400,000th Call Sweepstates
- The UAMS Help Desk Today - Ten Years Later
The UAMS Help Desk Today - Ten Years Later
- Free Tickets for UAMS Nights at Ray Winder Field
A UAMS Update article about UAMS Night with the Travelers
- ARIA Training Sessions May 19 - June 27 at UAMS
A UAMS Update article about May 19 - June 27 training sessions
- Human Research Forum Is May 21
A UAMS Update article about human research Q & A
- Accolades, May 2003
Accolades to UAMS faculty and staff
- GCRC Deadline Changed to July 1 for Grant Proposals
A UAMS Update article about GCRC pilot grants
- History of the Help Desk
- Watch, Look & Listen: Preview of New UAMS Public Service Campaign
- Forum to Discuss Impact of HIPAA on Research
Update article about HIPAA and research at UAMS
- Human Research Q and A Forum June 27
A UAMS Update article about the human research forum
- Emailed Version of UAMS Notice of Privacy Practices
UAMS Notice of Privacy Practices
- Free UAF Symposium Aug. 14-15 on Evolution of Human Diet
A UAMS Update article about a diet symposium at UAF
- Tom Butler is Arkansas Administrator of the Year
Tom Butler of UAMS Is Arkansas Administrator of the Year
- Join the Prostate Cancer Race Walk. Click Here for Registration Form.*
Join the Prostate Cancer Race Walk. Click Here for Registration Form.
- Join the Prostate Cancer Race Walk. Click Here for Registration Form.*
Join the Prostate Cancer Race Walk. Click Here for Registration Form.
- Defense Department Funds Possible Therapeutic Vaccine for Ovarian Cancer at UAMS
Defense Department Funds Possible Therapeutic Vaccine for Ovarian Cancer at UAMS
- Defense Department Funds Possible Therapeutic Vaccine for Ovarian Cancer at UAMS
Defense Department Funds Possible Therapeutic Vaccine for Ovarian Cancer at UAMS
- Join UAMS/ACRC Team in Race for the Cure®!
Join UAMS/ACRC Team in Race for the Cure!
- Join UAMS/ACRC Team in Race for the Cure®!
Join UAMS/ACRC Team in Race for the Cure!
- UAMS Scientist Receives $272,000 Grant for Tailoring Cancer Treatments with Laser Test
UAMS Scientist Receives $272,000 Grant for Tailoring Cancer Treatments with Laser Test
- UAMS Scientist Receives $272,000 Grant for Tailoring Cancer Treatments with Laser Test
UAMS Scientist Receives $272,000 Grant for Tailoring Cancer Treatments with Laser Test
- Photo Album: Stephens Institute Was a Highlight of Medicine Alumni Reunion
Photo Album: Stephens Institute Was a Highlight of Medicine Alumni Reunion
- Kids First in Fort Smith Celebrated Fourth in Style
Kids First in Fort Smith Celebrated Fourth in Style
- Class of 1948 Dedicates Endowment to Excellence in Education
Class of 1948 Dedicates Endowment to Excellence in Education
- Pharmacy Professor Elected to American College of Clinical Pharmacy
Pharmacy Professor Elected to American College of Clinical Pharmacy
- Pharmaceutical Scientists, Graduate Students Meet at UAMS
Pharmaceutical Scientists, Graduate Students Meet at UAMS
- Stephanie Gardner, Pharm.D., Ed.D., Is Interim Dean of College of Pharmacy
Stephanie Gardner, Pharm.D., Ed.D., Is Interim Dean of College of Pharmacy
- New COPH Survey Research Expert Eager to Develop New Ways of Measuring Public Health
New COPH Survey Research Expert Eager to Develop New Ways of Measuring Public Health
- Ready, Set, Go! UAMS, KATV Launch Get Healthy Arkansas™
UAMS, KATV Launch Get Healthy Arkansas™
- The Chancellor's Corner
The Chancellor's Corner
- UAMS Newsmakers
UAMS Newsmakers
- The Healing Touch: Medical Advances Put UAMS at the Forefront of Breast Cancer Treatment
The Healing Touch: Medical Advances put the UAMS at the Forefront of Breast Cancer Treatment
- A Survivor’s Story: Dr. Linda Hodges
A Survivor’s Story: Dr. Linda Hodges
- The Pink Baseball Cap
The Pink Baseball Cap: By Dr. Linda Hodges
- The Komen Advantage
The Komen Advantage: Komen Foundation Grants Fund Breast Health Efforts Across Arkansas
- When Cancer Hits Home
When Cancer Hits Home
- When Cancer Hits Home
When Cancer Hits Home
- When Cancer Hits Home
When Cancer Hits Home
- When Cancer Hits Home
When Cancer Hits Home
- Who is a Co-survivor?
Who is a Co-survivor?
- On the Bright Side
On the Bright Side
- Did You Know?
Did You Know?
- Get A Grip
Get A Grip
- Separation Anxiety
Separation Anxiety
- Search Party
Search Party
- Spirit of Giving: Lee Ronnel
Spirit of Giving: Lee Ronnel
- UAMS’ Newest College Strikes Gold
UAMS’ Newest College Strikes Gold Boozman College of Public Health Finds Funding Success
- A Crane's Tale: Construction Zone
Construction Zone
- Projected Campus Expansion
Projected Campus Expansion
- Projected Campus Expansion
Projected Campus Expansion
- Jason's Deli to Donate 10 Percent of Sales to the College of Nursing Student Nurses
Jason's Deli to Donate 10 Percent of Sales to the College of Nursing Student Nurses
- Cancer Institute Gift Shop to Hold 20 Percent Off Sale
Cancer Institute Gift Shop to Hold 20 Percent Off Sale
- Cancer Institute Gift Shop to Hold 20 Percent Off Sale
Cancer Institute Gift Shop to Hold 20 Percent Off Sale
- SAP and ESS Portal Upgrade
SAP and ESS Portal Upgrade
- Overcoming Adversity All Worth It, Says UAMS Researcher
Nov. 9, 2009 | A summer research internship hooked Lee Ann MacMillan-Crow, Ph.D., on science. Even almost failing a neuroscience course her first semester of graduate school did not deter her.
- College of Nursing Faculty, Students Host Bake Sale
College of Nursing Faculty, Students Host Bake Sale
- College of Nursing Faculty, Students Host Bake Sale
College of Nursing Faculty, Students Host Bake Sale
- Additional Employee and Student Parking -- No Waiting List
Additional Employee and Student Parking -- No Waiting List
- Additional Employee and Student Parking -- No Waiting List
Additional Employee and Student Parking -- No Waiting List
- Collier Drug Stores donates $50,000 to UAMS-Northwest
Nov. 12, 2009 | A fourth-generation family drug store chain with roots in Fayetteville has donated $50,000 to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) – Northwest.
- UAMS Allied Health College Dean Receives ‘Legacy of Excellence’ Award
LITTLE ROCK – The Association of Schools of Allied Health Professions recently recognized Ronald Winters, Ph.D., dean of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Health Related Professions, for his contributions to the field throughout his career.
- Have Your Baby at UAMS and Save up to $1,000
Have Your Baby at UAMS and Save up to $1,000
- Have Your Baby at UAMS and Save up to $1,000
Have Your Baby at UAMS and Save up to $1,000
- Documentum (ApplicationXtender Desktop and Application Web Access) Upgrade
Documentum (ApplicationXtender Desktop and Application Web Access) Upgrade
- Visiting Professor to Give Lecture on Complex Regional Pain Syndrome on Nov. 19
Visiting Professor to Give Lecture on Complex Regional Pain Syndrome on Nov. 19
- Visiting Professor to Give Lecture on Complex Regional Pain Syndrome on Nov. 19
Visiting Professor to Give Lecture on Complex Regional Pain Syndrome on Nov. 19
- November 24, Science Café – ‘Obesity: Young & Old’
November 24, Science Café – ‘Obesity: Young & Old’
- November 24, Science Café – ‘Obesity: Young & Old’
November 24, Science Café – ‘Obesity: Young & Old’
- Sunrise Downtime
Sunrise Downtime
- UAMS Grad Becomes First Clinical Pharmacy Resident at WRMC
Erin Beth Davis Hays returned to Batesville and White River Medical Center to become the first clinical pharmacy resident at the hospital. The residency program, only the fifth in Arkansas, is a joint effort between WRMC, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy and the North Central Arkansas Area Health Education Center.
- Annual Tree Lights Program Benefits UAMS Auxiliary
Annual Tree Lights Program Benefits UAMS Auxiliary
- Annual Tree Lights Program Benefits UAMS Auxiliary
Annual Tree Lights Program Benefits UAMS Auxiliary
- UAMS Chat System Server Upgrade
UAMS Chat System Server Upgrade
- Honor a Loved One with a Miracle Star at the Cancer Institute this Holiday Season
Honor a Loved One with a Miracle Star at the Cancer Institute this Holiday Season
- Honor a Loved One with a Miracle Star at the Cancer Institute this Holiday Season
Honor a Loved One with a Miracle Star at the Cancer Institute this Holiday Season
- UAMS Bookstore Offers No Waiting for Specialty Coffees and Homemade Fudge
UAMS Bookstore Offers No Waiting for Specialty Coffees and Homemade Fudge
- UAMS Bookstore Offers No Waiting for Specialty Coffees and Homemade Fudge
UAMS Bookstore Offers No Waiting for Specialty Coffees and Homemade Fudge
- Continuing Medical Education Newsletter
Continuing Medical Education Newsletter
- Continuing Medical Education Newsletter
Continuing Medical Education Newsletter
- Logician EMR to Undergo Emergency Maintenance
Logician EMR to Undergo Emergency Maintenance
- Educational Technology Excellence Award Announced
Educational Technology Excellence Award Announced
- Educational Technology Excellence Award Announced
Educational Technology Excellence Award Announced
- Local Church Invites UAMS Employees, Students to Thanksgiving Dinner
Local Church Invites UAMS Employees, Students to Thanksgiving Dinner
- Local Church Invites UAMS Employees, Students to Thanksgiving Dinner
Local Church Invites UAMS Employees, Students to Thanksgiving Dinner
- Campus Wireless Network Downtime
Campus Wireless Network Downtime
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Many women know the importance of performing monthly breast self-exams. What they may not know is that an Arkansan was instrumental in developing the self-exam method most commonly used today.
While a doctoral student at the University of Texas at Austin, Dr. Ann Coleman decided to study the effectiveness of breast self-exams. She contacted Dr. Henry Pennypacker, a professor at the University of Florida known for his development of Mammocare, a recognized standard for performing and teaching self-exam techniques. Together they conducted research that resulted in the now-standard method taught to medical professionals and women in the general public.
“We studied various aspects of self-exams and determined what we believed was most important,” Coleman said.
What Coleman and Pennypacker concluded was that self-exams are best performed lying down and need to encompass the entire breast, from the collar bone to the bra line and from beneath the arm to the center of the chest. They also developed the idea of using three levels of pressure – light, medium and deep – to determine if a tumor lies near the surface or deep in the breast tissue. “It’s like looking for a raisin in a three-layer cake. You have to exert three levels of pressure by using the pads of the fingers in a circular motion,” Coleman said.
Coleman is a professor in the UAMS College of Nursing and Department of Internal Medicine and holds the Elizabeth Stanley Cooper Chair in Oncology Nursing at UAMS. |