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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™
- UAMS Reports Bone Loss from Oral Diabetes Drug
UAMS Reports Bone Loss from Oral Diabetes Drug
- Of Arkansas’ “Best Doctors,” More than Half Are on UAMS Faculty
Of Arkansas’ “Best Doctors,” More than Half Are on UAMS Faculty
- UAMS Laser Could Open Up World of Tiny Lymph Vessels to Scientists
- UAMS Reports in Groundbreaking Study:
Women’s Unusual Fatigue, Other Symptoms Could Warn of Impending Heart Attacks LITTLE ROCK – Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) report today that women in a study who had heart attacks remembered having unusual fatigue or other new symptoms as much as a month beforehand – suggesting a new way to stop heart attacks before they happen.
“New or different fatigue, sleep problems, shortness of breath, indigestion, and anxiety could be early warning signs of heart disease,” Jean C. McSweeney, Ph.D., R.N., of the UAMS College of Nursing, said. “The appearance of these new symptoms, in conjunction with women’s standard cardiovascular risk factors, should help providers recognize women who should be thoroughly checked for heart disease.”
McSweeney was the lead researcher in the study which Circulation, the journal of the American Heart Association, published today. In a three-year study of women in Arkansas, North Carolina, and Ohio, the UAMS researchers found that 95 percent of women who had heart attacks remembered having new symptoms more than a month beforehand. The American Heart Association called the study, funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research, “one of the first comprehensive examinations of issues that might allow prevention of imminent heart attack in women.”
The most common early symptoms that women remembered were unusual fatigue (70 percent), sleep disturbance (48 percent), shortness of breath (42 percent), indigestion (39 percent), and anxiety (35 percent). The symptoms stopped after their heart attacks. Only 30 percent of women in the survey remembered chest discomfort, which they usually described as aching, tightness, or pressure, but not pain.
“Women need to understand that the appearance of new symptoms could warn of imminent heart attack or developing heart disease, especially if they have other cardiovascular risk factors such as smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, being overweight, or a family history of heart disease,” McSweeney said.
In earlier studies, McSweeney and her colleagues found that women who remembered a variety of symptoms in the month before their heart attacks either ignored the signs or were misdiagnosed when they sought medical help.
Women also tend to have different symptoms during heart attacks. Rather than the chest pain that men typically experience, women are more likely to have shortness of breath (58 percent), weakness (55 percent), unusual fatigue (43 percent), cold sweat (39 percent), and dizziness (39 percent).
“Lack of chest pain may be a major reason why women have more unrecognized heart attacks than men or are mistakenly diagnosed and discharged from emergency departments. Many clinicians still consider chest pain the primary symptom of a heart attack,” she said.
The Arkansas-North Carolina-Ohio group was primarily Caucasian, so McSweeney is now studying ethnic minorities. The other UAMS researchers on the project are Marisue Cody, Ph.D., R.N., and Patricia O’Sullivan, Ed.D.
- Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas continue grant to improve rural health care
The Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas on Oct. 25 presented a check for $20,000 to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), continuing their support for a five-year program designed to reduce cancer incidence and mortality in rural areas of Arkansas.
- UAMS Receives Another $1.5 Million from Jackson T. Stephens, Plus Matching $1.5 Million from Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
UAMS Receives Another $1.5 Million from Jackson T. Stephens, Plus Matching $1.5 Million from Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
- UAMS Cancer Researcher Obtains $1.5 Million for Study of Bone Cancer
UAMS Cancer Researcher Obtains $1.5 Million for Study of Bone Cancer, LITTLE ROCK – Ralph D. Sanderson, Ph.D., of the Arkansas Cancer Research Center (ACRC), part of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has obtained a $1.5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute for his groundbreaking work on the growth of tumor cells in bone.
Sanderson will lead a team of researchers studying heparan sulfate proteoglycans, molecules made by tumor cells which can regulate the ability of the tumors to grow and metastasize. The ACRC team is investigating the processes by which heparan sulfate chains are released by an enzyme called heparanase. They believe this enzyme causes heparan sulfate to activate tumor cells and stimulatetumor metastasis to bone.
Sanderson is internationally known for his research. Since he joined the UAMS faculty in 1989, he has received continuous funding for his research from the National Institutes of Health and the Arthritis Foundation. He is the Drs. Mae and Anderson Nettleship Endowed Chair in Oncologic Pathology in the UAMS College of Medicine.
Thomas J. Kelly, Jr., Ph.D., an expert in degradative enzymes, and Larry J. Suva, Ph.D., an expert in bone biology, will collaborate with Sanderson. Kelly and Suva are also members of ACRC.
During their five-year study, the researchers will focus on breast cancer and myeloma specifically, but their findings may be applicable to other cancers that invade and destroy the skeleton. The researchers believe their work will provide insight into the mechanistic process of tumor bone destruction, and may identify new therapeutic targets.
Heparan sulfate is a carbohydrate (sugar) chain that is biologically active, binding to various “effector” molecules involved in cell signaling. Heparanase is an enzyme that will break down heparan sulfate chains into much shorter chains. That produces many more molecular chains that are still biologically active. These chains can stimulate the tumor to grow and metastasize.
By preventing the breakdown of heparan sulfate, tumor growth may be inhibited. This study could help determine if any of the several heparanase inhibitors now being used in clinical trials are effective in the prevention of bone metastasis.
- UAMS Targets Teen Mental Illness, Substance Abuse
UAMS has received the third major grant in two months to help Arkansans struggling with both substance abuse and mental health problems – this time, targeting teenagers.
- UAMS First in State to Offer Advanced Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer
UAMS is first in Arkansas to offer advanced radiation therapy for Prostate Cancer
- Arts of UAMS Features Physician’s Watercolor Paintings Jan. 6 - Feb. 27
Arts of UAMS displays watercolor paintings by V. Gail Ray, M.D., an emergency medicine physician at UAMS
- Free or Low-Cost Mammograms Offered in Several Arkansas
Counties, Thanks to Witness Project at UAMS Free or Low-Cost Mammograms offered in several Arkansas counties thanks to Witness Project at UAMS
- Brick Pavers Party Oct. 9 at UAMS Family Home
Brick Pavers Party Oct. 9 at UAMS Family Home
- UAMS Helps Victims of Violence, Disasters
LITTLE ROCK – A new program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) can help victims of violence or disasters cope with lingering depression and anxiety.
- New Study Explains Why UAMS is Such a Vital Force in Arkansas’ Economy
- UAMS Research Shows High-carb Diet Works
Without Cutting Calories UAMS Research Shows High-carb Diet Works Without Cutting Calories
- Sen. Lincoln, UAMS Spearhead Mid-America Genetic Counseling Consortium
- Sen. Lincoln, UAMS Spearhead Mid-America Genetic Counseling Consortium
- UAMS Discovery Enhances Safety of World’s Food Supply Safe Foods Corporation Receives FDA Approval for Cecure™
UAMS Discovery Enhances Safety of World’s Food Supply Safe Foods Corporation Receives FDA Approval for Cecure™
- UAMS Receives $547,500 for Nursing Scholarships
UAMS Receives $547,500 for Nursing Scholarships
- Arts of UAMS Features Nurse’s Photographs March 1 - April 30
Arts of UAMS Features Nurse’s Photographs March 1 - April 30
- UAMS “Julep Cup Jaunt” May 1
UAMS “Julep Cup Jaunt” May 1
- UAMS Honors Jeanne Heard with Bumpers Award
UAMS Honors Jeanne Heard with Bumpers Award
- UAMS Receives $21.5 Million from Walker Foundation
UAMS Receives $21.5 Million from Walker Foundation
- UAMS Receives $21.5 Million from Walker Foundation
The Willard and Pat Walker Charitable Foundation of Springdale has given $21.5 million to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) for its eye institute, Alzheimer's disease research, and psychiatry program.
- Stephanie Gardner Is Named Dean of UAMS College of Pharmacy
Stephanie Gardner Is Named Dean of UAMS College of Pharmacy
- UAMS Receives Grant to Track Arkansas Childhood Obesity Levels
UAMS Receives Grant to Track Arkansas Childhood Obesity Levels
- UAMS Dedicates College of Public Health
UAMS Dedicates College of Public Health
- UAMS Honors Donald E. McMillan for 26 Years of Research, Teaching
UAMS Honors Donald E. McMillan for 26 Years of Research, Teaching
- UAMS College of Medicine Faculty Discuss Body Mass Index, Alzheimer’s Disease and Diabetes May 21 in Fort Smith
UAMS College of Medicine Faculty Discuss Body Mass Index, Alzheimer’s Disease and Diabetes May 21 in Fort Smith
- UAMS College of Medicine Faculty Discuss Body Mass Index, Alzheimer’s Disease and Diabetes May 21 in Fort Smith
UAMS College of Medicine Faculty Discuss Body Mass Index, Alzheimer’s Disease and Diabetes May 21 in Fort Smith
- UAMS Gynecological Oncology Director to Discuss Cervical Cancer at Free Public Lecture May 13 in Fort Smith
UAMS Gynecological Oncology Director to Discuss Cervical Cancer at Free Public Lecture May 13 in Fort Smith
- Study Led by Scientists at UAMS/ACHRI Shows Routine Doses of Morphine for Pain Could Harm Premature Babies
- Brendan Stack Joins UAMS Department of Otolaryngology
LITTLE ROCK – Brendan Stack Jr., M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as vice chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery in the College of Medicine.
- Brendan Stack Joins UAMS Department of Otolaryngology
LITTLE ROCK – Brendan Stack Jr., M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as vice chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery in the College of Medicine.
- Brendan Stack Joins UAMS Department of Otolaryngology
LITTLE ROCK – Brendan Stack Jr., M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as vice chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery in the College of Medicine.
- UAMS Cancer Control Department Awarded $60,000 Grant for Cancer Prevention Programs
LITTLE ROCK – The Cancer Control Department of the Arkansas Cancer Research Center (ACRC) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been awarded a grant of $60,000 by the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Minority Sub-recipient Grant Office.
- UAMS Cancer Control Department Awarded $60,000 Grant for Cancer Prevention Programs
LITTLE ROCK – The Cancer Control Department of the Arkansas Cancer Research Center (ACRC) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been awarded a grant of $60,000 by the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Minority Sub-recipient Grant Office.
- UAMS Cancer Control Department Awarded $60,000 Grant for Cancer Prevention Programs
LITTLE ROCK – The Cancer Control Department of the Arkansas Cancer Research Center (ACRC) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been awarded a grant of $60,000 by the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Minority Sub-recipient Grant Office.
- UAMS Cancer Control Department Awarded $60,000 Grant for Cancer Prevention Programs
LITTLE ROCK – The Cancer Control Department of the Arkansas Cancer Research Center (ACRC) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been awarded a grant of $60,000 by the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Minority Sub-recipient Grant Office.
- UAMS to Improve Patient Care, Efficiency With New Medical Records System
LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is now installing a new medical records system expected to improve patient care while providing a more efficient environment for managing care.
- Delta Center on Aging Dedicated in West Memphis
LITTLE ROCK – Seniors in Arkansas’ Delta region can look forward to better geriatric educational and clinical initiatives, thanks to the new Delta Center on Aging in West Memphis.
- UAMS Establishes Disaster Fund for Katrina Refugees
LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UAMS) has established a UAMS Disaster Relief Fund and mobilized its seven Area Health Education Centers across the state to provide aid to Hurricane Katrina refugees pouring into Arkansas and UAMS.
- UAMS to Offer Free Prostate Cancer Screenings Sept. 23
LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Cancer Research Center (ACRC) of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is offering free prostate cancer screenings 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. Sept. 23 on the sixth floor of the ACRC on the UAMS campus.
- UAMS to Offer Free Prostate Cancer Screenings Sept. 23
LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Cancer Research Center (ACRC) of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is offering free prostate cancer screenings 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. Sept. 23 on the sixth floor of the ACRC on the UAMS campus.
- UAMS to Offer Free Prostate Cancer Screenings Sept. 23
LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Cancer Research Center (ACRC) of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is offering free prostate cancer screenings 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. Sept. 23 on the sixth floor of the ACRC on the UAMS campus.
- May UAMS Update Newsletter Available
May UAMS Update Newsletter Available
- OH&S Spring "Safety Net" Newsletter Now Available Online
OH&S Spring "Safety Net" Newsletter Now Available Online
- OH&S Spring "Safety Net" Newsletter Now Available Online
OH&S Spring "Safety Net" Newsletter Now Available Online
- Employee Performance Evaluation Assistance Schedule
Employee Performance Evaluation Assistance
- Employee Performance Evaluation Assistance Schedule
Employee Performance Evaluation Assistance
- Direct Deposit For Student Refunds -- Beginning May 8
Direct Deposit For Student Refunds
- Direct Deposit For Student Refunds -- Beginning May 8
Direct Deposit For Student Refunds
- Students, Faculty Take Part in Annual Research Day -- CHP Student Among Research Award Recipients
April 12, 2013 | It was a day teeming with educational interaction as students across all the UAMS colleges and the Graduate School and their faculty took part in the annual Student Research Day and Robert E. McGehee, Jr., Ph.D. Distinguished Lectureship in Biomedical Research on April 10.
- Welcome Reception for New College of Medicine Dean – 4 p.m., May 14
Welcome Reception for New College of Medicine Dean – 4 p.m., May 14
- Welcome Reception for New College of Medicine Dean – 4 p.m., May 14
Welcome Reception for New College of Medicine Dean – 4 p.m., May 14
- 21 at UAMS Receive $250 Gift Cards in Wellness Program
21 at UAMS Receive $250 Gift Cards in Wellness Program
- Five Ways to Earn Free CME/CE - May 16 & 17
Five Ways to Earn Free CME/CE - May 16 & 17
- Five Ways to Earn Free CME/CE - May 16 & 17
Five Ways to Earn Free CME/CE - May 16 & 17
- Apply Now for UAMS Educational Technology Excellence Award -- Deadline July 1
Apply Now for UAMS Educational Technology Excellence Award -- Deadline July 1
- Apply Now for UAMS Educational Technology Excellence Award -- Deadline July 1
Apply Now for UAMS Educational Technology Excellence Award -- Deadline July 1
- UAMS Plans May 23 Memorial Day Commemoration
UAMS Plans May 23 Memorial Day Commemoration
- UAMS Plans May 23 Memorial Day Commemoration
UAMS Plans May 23 Memorial Day Commemoration
- Interprofessional Student Teams Compete to Treat Simulated Patients
May 7, 2013 | Music from “Star Wars” filled a UAMS lecture hall May 2 as a Darth Vader-costumed emcee waved a light saber and opened the first Sim Wars competition to the cheers of about 200 students.
- Fidelity Representative on UAMS Campus May 16-17
Fidelity Representative on UAMS Campus May 16-17
- Fidelity Representative on UAMS Campus May 16-17
Fidelity Representative on UAMS Campus May 16-17
- SAP, ESS Portal Upgrade Downtime Schedule -- May 24-27
SAP, ESS Portal Upgrade Downtime Schedule -- May 24-27
- UAMS Celebrates Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month with May 30 Event
UAMS Celebrates Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month with May 30 Event
- UAMS Celebrates Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month with May 30 Event
UAMS Celebrates Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month with May 30 Event
- Logician Maintenance -- 10:15 p.m., Thursday, May 23
Logician Maintenance -- 10:15 p.m., Thursday, May 23
- Arkansas Breast Cancer Research Program RFP for Non-pilot Funds -- Deadline June 14
Arkansas Breast Cancer Research Program RFP for Non-pilot Funds -- Deadline June 14
- Arkansas Breast Cancer Research Program RFP for Non-pilot Funds -- Deadline June 14
Arkansas Breast Cancer Research Program RFP for Non-pilot Funds -- Deadline June 14
- Bissett M.D. Endowed Lectureship in Cardiovascular Disease -- Noon, May 23
- Bissett M.D. Endowed Lectureship in Cardiovascular Disease -- Noon, May 23
- UAMS Student Named Arkansas Dietetic Intern of the Year
May 15, 2013 | Dietetic intern Leigh Delavan says she changed her college majors several times before she found her calling — but nutrition clicked for her so well she recently was selected as the top dietetic intern in the state by the Arkansas Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
- UAMS Graduates 891 New Health Care Professionals
May 13, 2013 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) awarded certificates and degrees May 12 to 891 graduates of its five colleges and Graduate School during its commencement ceremony at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock.
- AHEC Framework Down for Maintenance -- Starting at 7 a.m., May 20
AHEC Framework Down for Maintenance -- Starting at 7 a.m., May 20
- UConnect Training Starts June 3
UConnect Training Starts June 3
- UConnect Training Starts June 3
UConnect Training Starts June 3
- EPF Scheduled Downtime -- Starts at 6 a.m., Sunday, May 19
EPF Scheduled Downtime -- Starts at 6 a.m., Sunday, May 19
- CHP Ceremony Recognizes Graduate Degree Recipients
May 16, 2013 | Forty-three students were honored for earning advanced degrees during a hooding ceremony May 9 by the College of Health Professions.
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LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has the state’s first program for certified tumor registrars – allied health professionals who collect and analyze information about cancer patients for treatment and research purposes.
The Department of Health Information Management (HIM) in the UAMS College of Health Related Professions began the program this fall as an optional component of its Associate of Science degree in medical record technology. The Arkansas Cancer Research Center (ACRC) at UAMS is one of the clinical sites where students get hands-on experience.
“Certified tumor registrars are data experts and valuable resources for cancer information whose work impacts cancer control efforts and supports cancer research,” said Kathy C. Trawick, Ed.D., R.H.I.A., associate professor and department chairman. “Cancer registrars identify cancer patients at the time of their diagnoses and track them for the rest of their lives. They collect demographical information; diagnostic tests and their results; specific cancer information, such as the type of cancer, the tumor site and the extent of the disease; and treatments and their outcomes. They are responsible for assuring accuracy, completeness and timely reporting, as well as maintaining confidentiality of patient information.
“Certified tumor registrars have a place in several types of health care settings. The need for qualified cancer registrars in both hospital and state tumor registries is increasing. There is also tremendous potential for growth of this profession in government agencies, pharmaceutical companies, insurance agencies and other health care industries,” Trawick said.
UAMS’ two-year associate’s degree program in medical record technology requires 23 semester credits of general education at a regionally accredited college or university and 45 semester credits of professional education at UAMS. After students successfully complete this coursework, they may take the national certification examination of the American Health Information Management Association. Once they pass this exam, they receive the credential of registered health information technician.
Students can take the 10 semester credits in the cancer registry program at the same time they take the courses required for the associate’s degree or afterward. In addition to three classroom courses, the cancer registry coursework involves professional practice in three hospital-based tumor registries – those at ACRC, the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System and St. Vincent’s Infirmary Medical Center – and in the Arkansas Cancer Registry. After earning these 10 credits, they are eligible to take the certification exam of the National Cancer Registry Association (NCRA) to receive the credential of certified tumor registrar.
“Starting in the fall of 2004, the cancer registry classroom courses will be available through our distance learning program just like our associate’s degree courses are,” Trawick said. “This will make it easier for students outside central Arkansas to take the courses in or near their hometowns. We are also working on obtaining NCRA accreditation for our program, which would make us one of only 13 NCRA-accredited cancer registry programs in the country.”
For more information, call (501) 296-1059 or visit www.uams.edu/chrp. |