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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™
- Clinical Research Grant Deadline Is December 1, 2001
The first deadline is December 1, 2001, in a new grant program at UAMS.
- Clinical Research Grant Deadline Is December 1, 2001
The first deadline is December 1, 2001, in a new grant program at UAMS.
- Pat and Willard Walker Family Endows Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery
Pat and Willard Walker and their family have made a gift of $1.1 million to UAMS to endow a chair in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.
- Pat and Willard Walker Family Endows Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery
Pat and Willard Walker and their family have made a gift of $1.1 million to UAMS to endow a chair in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.
- One-of-a-Kind Program Cares for High-Risk Pregnancies
The Arkansas High-Risk Pregnancy Program at UAMS Medical Center is the only one of its kind in the state.
- One-of-a-Kind Program Cares for High-Risk Pregnancies
The Arkansas High-Risk Pregnancy Program at UAMS Medical Center is the only one of its kind in the state.
- One-of-a-Kind Program Cares for High-Risk Pregnancies
The Arkansas High-Risk Pregnancy Program at UAMS Medical Center is the only one of its kind in the state.
- UAMS to Study Health Insurance Access with $1.5 Million Grant
UAMS has received $1.5 million to develop public policy recommendations on health insurance coverage for Arkansans.
- UAMS to Study Health Insurance Access with $1.5 Million Grant
UAMS has received $1.5 million to develop public policy recommendations on health insurance coverage for Arkansans.
- State Okays Two Public Health Programs in New College
The state of Arkansas has approved the first two programs in the new College of Public Health at UAMS.
- State Okays Two Public Health Programs in New College
The state of Arkansas has approved the first two programs in the new College of Public Health at UAMS.
- State Okays Two Public Health Programs in New College
The state of Arkansas has approved the first two programs in the new College of Public Health at UAMS.
- Redbook Recognizes UAMS Breast Cancer Specialists
Two breast cancer specialists at Arkansas Cancer Research Center at UAMS recently appeared in a list of “Top Breast Doctors in America” in the October issue of the popular women’s magazine, Redbook.
- Redbook Recognizes UAMS Breast Cancer Specialists
Two breast cancer specialists at Arkansas Cancer Research Center at UAMS recently appeared in a list of “Top Breast Doctors in America” in the October issue of the popular women’s magazine, Redbook.
- Redbook Recognizes UAMS Breast Cancer Specialists
Two breast cancer specialists at Arkansas Cancer Research Center at UAMS recently appeared in a list of “Top Breast Doctors in America” in the October issue of the popular women’s magazine, Redbook.
- Medical Community Celebrates Investiture of Dr. Waner
UAMS College of Medicine formally installed Milton Waner, M.D., a specialist in correcting deformities in children’s faces, as the first Benjamin and Milton Waner, M.D., Chair in Pediatric Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
- Medical Community Celebrates Investiture of Dr. Waner
UAMS College of Medicine formally installed Milton Waner, M.D., a specialist in correcting deformities in children’s faces, as the first Benjamin and Milton Waner, M.D., Chair in Pediatric Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
- Medical Community Celebrates Investiture of Dr. Waner
UAMS College of Medicine formally installed Milton Waner, M.D., a specialist in correcting deformities in children’s faces, as the first Benjamin and Milton Waner, M.D., Chair in Pediatric Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
- New High-risk OB at UAMS Observes Campus’s Unique Fetal Exam
Reece recently toured an experimental fetal monitoring facility at UAMS.
- New High-risk OB at UAMS Observes Campus’s Unique Fetal Exam
Reece recently toured an experimental fetal monitoring facility at UAMS.
- Here’s to Your Health: Healthy Eating
HTYH radio program series about: Healthy Eating
- Here’s to Your Health: Healthy Eating
HTYH radio program series about: Healthy Eating
- Here’s to Your Health: Healthy Eating
HTYH radio program series about: Healthy Eating
- Here’s to Your Health: Healthy Eating
HTYH radio program series about: Healthy Eating
- JEI NIDEK Spells Confidence for UAMS Employee
The Jones Eye Institute (JEI) at UAMS introduces its refractive eye surgery program.
- JEI NIDEK Spells Confidence for UAMS Employee
The Jones Eye Institute (JEI) at UAMS introduces its refractive eye surgery program.
- JEI NIDEK Spells Confidence for UAMS Employee
The Jones Eye Institute (JEI) at UAMS introduces its refractive eye surgery program.
- The UAMS College of Pharmacy Marks its 50th Year
The UAMS College of Pharmacy celebrates its 50th anniversary this academic year.
- The UAMS College of Pharmacy Marks its 50th Year
The UAMS College of Pharmacy celebrates its 50th anniversary this academic year.
- The UAMS College of Pharmacy Marks its 50th Year
The UAMS College of Pharmacy celebrates its 50th anniversary this academic year.
- The UAMS College of Pharmacy Marks its 50th Year
The UAMS College of Pharmacy celebrates its 50th anniversary this academic year.
- Triathlete Pushes the Envelope
Petersen has finished two full-length iron-man triathlons; a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride, and 26.2-mile marathon; one right after the other.
- Triathlete Pushes the Envelope
Petersen has finished two full-length iron-man triathlons; a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride, and 26.2-mile marathon; one right after the other.
- Accolades for November, 2001
Accolades for November, 2001
- Accolades for November, 2001
Accolades for November, 2001
- Joycelyn Elders Honors UAMS Surgeon, Calls for Better Health Policy
Former U.S. Surgeon-General Joycelyn Elders, M.D., praised the recipient of an award in her name today, and called Charisse Y. Sparks, M.D., an example to all physicians.
- Aromatique™ Again Donates Merchandise for UAMS Fundraiser
The seventh annual Aromatique™ sale at UAMS was once again a popular fundraiser on campus.
- UAMS Briefs Emergency Personnel on Bioterrorism Responses
Emergency and environmental health personnel received a briefing at UAMS on immediate responses to bioterrorism.
- UAMS Briefs Emergency Personnel on Bioterrorism Responses
Emergency and environmental health personnel received a briefing at UAMS on immediate responses to bioterrorism.
- UAMS Briefs Emergency Personnel on Bioterrorism Responses
Emergency and environmental health personnel received a briefing at UAMS on immediate responses to bioterrorism.
- UAMS Briefs Emergency Personnel on Bioterrorism Responses
Emergency and environmental health personnel received a briefing at UAMS on immediate responses to bioterrorism.
- Enrollment Up 12 Percent in Health Related Professions
Enrollment in the UAMS College of Health Related Professions increased 12 percent this fall in comparison to last fall.
- Enrollment Up 12 Percent in Health Related Professions
Enrollment in the UAMS College of Health Related Professions increased 12 percent this fall in comparison to last fall.
- Enrollment Up 12 Percent in Health Related Professions
Enrollment in the UAMS College of Health Related Professions increased 12 percent this fall in comparison to last fall.
- Some Allied Health Departments Are in New Temporary Quarters in Former Radio Station
Four departments of the UAMS College of Health Related Professions have moved to new temporary quarters in the former KARN radio station near the campus.
- Some Allied Health Departments Are in New Temporary Quarters in Former Radio Station
Four departments of the UAMS College of Health Related Professions have moved to new temporary quarters in the former KARN radio station near the campus.
- Some Allied Health Departments Are in New Temporary Quarters in Former Radio Station
Four departments of the UAMS College of Health Related Professions have moved to new temporary quarters in the former KARN radio station near the campus.
- Red Cross Blood Drive Will Be on Campus
The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive on Thursday, December 13, 2001, at UAMS.
- Red Cross Blood Drive Will Be on Campus
The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive on Thursday, December 13, 2001, at UAMS.
- Quapaw Quartet to Perform in JBSU
The Quapaw Quartet of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra will perform at a free concert on Tuesday, November 20, 2001, at 4 p.m. in the lobby of Jeff Banks Student Union.
- Here’s to Your Health: Ecstacy, The Dance Club Drug #1
HTYH radio program series about: Ecstacy, the so-called dance club drug.
- Here’s to Your Health: Ecstacy, The Dance Club Drug #1
HTYH radio program series about: Ecstacy, the so-called dance club drug.
- Here’s to Your Health: Ecstacy, The Dance Club Drug #1
HTYH radio program series about: Ecstacy, the so-called dance club drug.
- Psychiatry Supporters Celebrate 50 Years
The Friends of UAMS Psychiatry celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at UAMS.
- Howard & Elsie Stebbins Are Outstanding Philanthropists of 2001
The Arkansas chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) recently honored Howard and Elsie Stebbins of Little Rock as the state’s Outstanding Philanthropists of 2001.
- Texas Philanthropist Gives to South Arkansas Center on Aging
Madelyne Murphy McCarty has made a gift of $5,000 to the new South Arkansas Center on Aging in El Dorado.
- UAMS Joins Tribute to the Late Col. T. H. Barton
UAMS joined a tribute today (National Philanthropy Day) to the late Arkansas philanthropist Col. T. H. Barton of El Dorado.
- UAMS Joins Tribute to the Late Col. T. H. Barton
UAMS joined a tribute today (National Philanthropy Day) to the late Arkansas philanthropist Col. T. H. Barton of El Dorado.
- Learn to Run a Meeting at Brown Bag Lunch
"How to Run an Effective Meeting” will be the topic of an upcoming program of the Office of Faculty Development in the UAMS College of Medicine.
- Prairie Grove Legislator Meets with Chancellor, New Deans
Rep. Sarah Agee of Prairie Grove, AR, met on November 7, 2001, with Chancellor I. Dodd Wilson, M.D., and the two new deans at UAMS.
- Orthopaedic Surgery Resident To Receive Community Service Award
Orthopaedic Surgery Resident Sparks will receive the M. Joycelyn Elders, M.D., Award for Community Service from the UAMS College of Medicine later this month.
- Orthopaedic Surgery Resident To Receive Community Service Award
Orthopaedic Surgery Resident Sparks will receive the M. Joycelyn Elders, M.D., Award for Community Service from the UAMS College of Medicine later this month.
- Orthopaedic Surgery Resident To Receive Community Service Award
Orthopaedic Surgery Resident Sparks will receive the M. Joycelyn Elders, M.D., Award for Community Service from the UAMS College of Medicine later this month.
- UAMS To Present Bioterrorism Talk through TV Hook-ups
Infectious disease specialist at UAMS will brief the public on bioterrorism via television hook-ups on Friday, November 9, 2001.
- UAMS To Present Bioterrorism Talk through TV Hook-ups
Infectious disease specialist at UAMS will brief the public on bioterrorism via television hook-ups on Friday, November 9, 2001.
- UAMS To Present Bioterrorism Talk through TV Hook-ups
Infectious disease specialist at UAMS will brief the public on bioterrorism via television hook-ups on Friday, November 9, 2001.
- Here’s to Your Health: Anthrax
HTYH radio program series about: Anthrax
- Here’s to Your Health: Anthrax
HTYH radio program series about: Anthrax
- Here’s to Your Health: Anthrax
HTYH radio program series about: Anthrax
- Grant Will Support Excellence in Geriatric Nursing
The UAMS College of Nursing recently celebrated a grant for advanced education in geriatric nursing.
- Training & Development for Employees & Leaders -- June Schedule
Training & Development for Employees & Leaders -- June Schedule
- Training & Development for Employees & Leaders -- June Schedule
Training & Development for Employees & Leaders -- June Schedule
- UAMS Plans Events to Support Tornado Relief Efforts
UAMS Plans Events to Support Tornado Relief Efforts
- UAMS Plans Events to Support Tornado Relief Efforts
UAMS Plans Events to Support Tornado Relief Efforts
- EPF Scheduled Upgrade -- Starts at 8 a.m., Sunday, June 23
EPF Scheduled Upgrade -- Starts at 8 a.m., Sunday, June 23
- Campus Floor Care Requests
Campus Floor Care Requests
- Campus Floor Care Requests
Campus Floor Care Requests
- Science Cafe, "Zero Waste - Reduce, Reuse & Recycle" - June 25
Science Cafe, "Zero Waste - Reduce, Reuse & Recycle" - June 25
- Science Cafe, "Zero Waste - Reduce, Reuse & Recycle" - June 25
Science Cafe, "Zero Waste - Reduce, Reuse & Recycle" - June 25
- Summer Stroke Symposium - June 25
Summer Stroke Symposium - June 25
- Summer Stroke Symposium - June 25
Summer Stroke Symposium - June 25
- UConnect Training Parking Guidelines
UConnect Training Parking Guidelines
- UConnect Training Parking Guidelines
UConnect Training Parking Guidelines
- Mobile Device Protection for UAMS Employees
Mobile Device Protection for UAMS Employees
- Mobile Device Protection for UAMS Employees
Mobile Device Protection for UAMS Employees
- Mobile Device Protection for UAMS Employees
Mobile Device Protection for UAMS Employees
- Maintenance on the Centricity EMR System - June 20
Maintenance on the Centricity EMR System - June 20
- Caring for the Caregiver Program - June 18
Caring for the Caregiver Program - June 18
- Caring for the Caregiver Program - June 18
Caring for the Caregiver Program - June 18
- Mock Disaster/Code Green Exercise - June 13 at Noon
Mock Disaster/Code Green Exercise - June 13 at Noon
- Mock Disaster/Code Green Exercise - June 13 at Noon
Mock Disaster/Code Green Exercise - June 13 at Noon
- UAMS Artists Needed for Library Exhibit
UAMS Artists Needed for Library Exhibit
- UAMS Artists Needed for Library Exhibit
UAMS Artists Needed for Library Exhibit
- UAMS Post Office Schedule Change
UAMS Post Office Schedule Change
- UAMS Post Office Schedule Change
UAMS Post Office Schedule Change
- Free CME/CE: Fetal Alcohol Disorders Session - June 18
Free CME/CE: Fetal Alcohol Disorders Session - June 18
- Free CME/CE: Fetal Alcohol Disorders Session - June 18
Free CME/CE: Fetal Alcohol Disorders Session - June 18
- PayNav Surgery Estimator and Auth Status Training - June 17
PayNav Surgery Estimator and Auth Status Training - June 17
- PayNav Surgery Estimator and Auth Status Training - June 17
PayNav Surgery Estimator and Auth Status Training - June 17
- TRI Awards $300,000 for Pilot Studies
TRI Awards $300,000 for Pilot Studies
- TRI Awards $300,000 for Pilot Studies
TRI Awards $300,000 for Pilot Studies
- Under the Surface of Standardized Patients, July 15 & 26
Under the Surface of Standardized Patients, July 15 & 26
- Under the Surface of Standardized Patients, July 15 & 26
Under the Surface of Standardized Patients, July 15 & 26
- UAMS Presents White Coats to First Physician Assistant Students
June 12, 2013 | In a ceremony signifying the transition toward becoming a health care professional, the first 26 students in the physician assistant program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received their student white coats June 7.
- UAMS Respiratory Care Program Draws National Praise
June 6, 2013 | The respiratory care program in the College of Health Professions is operating at peak proficiency — producing graduates who pass their national registry exams and are finding work in the profession — and was recently recognized by the profession’s accrediting organization.
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NOV. 26, 2001 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will host the Arkansas Toxicology Symposium Fri., Nov. 30.
Timothy R. Billiar, M.D., a surgeon and basic scientist at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, will give the keynote Snider Address, “Lessons from the Liver on the Dochotomous Actions of Nitric Oxide,” at 3 p.m. The entire symposium will take place in Sam Walton Auditorium in UAMS’s Arkansas Cancer Research Center.
Dr. Billiar is the George Vance Foster Professor and Chair of the Department of Surgery at Pittsburgh. Widely honored for his career as a physician-scientist, Dr. Billiar is an acknowledged expert in the area of liver cell responses and sepsis, the role of nitric oxide in liver apoptosis, shock and vascular biology. He is internationally known for his contributions to the understanding of the role of nitric oxide in gene therapy, trauma, liver disease, and other potential clinical applications. Dr. Billiar received his medical degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine in 1983.
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Timothy R. Billiar, M.D.
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Jack Hinson, Ph.D., professor and director of the Division of Toxicology in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology of the UAMS College of Medicine, will chair the symposium. Dan Casciano, Ph.D., director of the National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR) in Pine Bluff, Ark., has praised the annual toxicology symposium as a worthy event and part of the collaboration of NCTR and UAMS.
In addition to Dr. Billiar, several scientists at UAMS and NCTR will present recent research findings: James Fuscoe, Ph.D., NCTR; Jack Hinson, Ph.D., UAMS; Paul C. Howard, Ph.D., NCTR; Nicholas P. Lang, M.D., UAMS and Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System; S. Michael Owens, Ph.D., UAMS; and Robert Turesky, Ph.D., NCTR.
Registration is $15 for faculty members who plan to attend a pre-symposium dinner on Thursday. (See registration information.) Admission to the Snider Address at 3 p.m. on Fri., Nov. 30, is open to all faculty.
The Division of Toxicology in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology in the College of Medicine at UAMS hosts the annual symposium in collaboration with NCTR. NCTR has provided continued financial support for the symposium. The Dorothy Snider Foundation of Memphis contributed $10,000 for UAMS to host the upcoming symposium. Charles River Laboratories in Redfield and the Associated Universities for Toxicological Research and Education also are cosponsors.
Links on This Page
Department of Surgery: http://www.surgery.upmc.edu/old.htm
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology: http://www.uams.edu/pharmtox/pharmtox.htm
National Center for Toxicological Research: http://www.fda.gov/nctr/
Dorothy Snider Foundation: http://www.uams.edu/today/080201/snider.htm
Registration information: http://www.uams.edu/ats/
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