UAMS to Offer Free Skin Cancer Screenings Sept. 10

UAMS to Offer Free Skin Cancer Screenings Sept. 10 UAMS to Offer Free Skin Cancer Screenings Sept. 10
Home 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 Survey Shows Percentages of Unhealthy Snacks In Arkansas School Vending Machines Surpass National Rates UAMS Survey Shows Percentages of Unhealthy Snacks In Arkansas School Vending Machines Surpass National Rates UAMS Arkansas CARES Program Wins National Award UAMS Arkansas CARES Program Wins National Award UAMS Arkansas CARES Program Wins National Award UAMS Arkansas CARES Program Wins National Award U.S.News & World Report Names UAMS Among Best Hospitals LITTLE ROCK – For the ninth consecutive year, UAMS Medical Center has been named by U.S.News & World Report to its annual list of “America’s Best Hospitals,” moving up four places from last year. UAMS is the only hospital in the state named to the list. U.S.News & World Report Names UAMS Among Best Hospitals LITTLE ROCK – For the ninth consecutive year, UAMS Medical Center has been named by U.S.News & World Report to its annual list of “America’s Best Hospitals,” moving up four places from last year. UAMS is the only hospital in the state named to the list. U.S.News & World Report Names UAMS Among Best Hospitals LITTLE ROCK – For the ninth consecutive year, UAMS Medical Center has been named by U.S.News & World Report to its annual list of “America’s Best Hospitals,” moving up four places from last year. UAMS is the only hospital in the state named to the list. U.S.News & World Report Names UAMS Among Best Hospitals LITTLE ROCK – For the ninth consecutive year, UAMS Medical Center has been named by U.S.News & World Report to its annual list of “America’s Best Hospitals,” moving up four places from last year. UAMS is the only hospital in the state named to the list. Dr. James Marsh Appointed Chair Of UAMS Department of Internal Medicine Beverly Healthcare donates $80,000 To UAMS for Alzheimer’s Research Beverly Healthcare donates $80,000 To UAMS for Alzheimer’s Research Free or Low-Cost Mammograms Offered July 17 and July 28 in Desha County, Thanks to The Witness Project at UAMS Free or Low-Cost Mammograms Offered July 17 and July 28 in Desha County, Thanks to The Witness Project at UAMS UAMS First State Agency to Go Smoke Free On Tuesday, July 6, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences will become the first state agency or hospital to go smoke free. UAMS First State Agency to Go Smoke Free On Tuesday, July 6, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences will become the first state agency or hospital to go smoke free. NEWS RELEASE: UAMS Researcher Wins International Lifetime Achievement Award for Ovarian Cancer Research UAMS Researcher Wins International Lifetime Achievement Award for Ovarian Cancer Research Handmade Jewelry by Two UAMS Employees in Exhibit July 6-Aug. 31 Handmade Jewelry by Two UAMS Employees in Exhibit July 6-Aug. 31 Melony Williams Goodhand Joins UAMS Melony Williams Goodhand has been named vice chancellor for finance and chief financial officer for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). UA’s McDonnell Calls on Arkansans to Join Fight Against Prostate Cancer; 5K Race/Walk Set for Sept. 18 UA’s McDonnell Calls on Arkansans to Join Fight Against Prostate Cancer; 5K Race/Walk Set for Sept. 18 Fred and Louise Dierks’ $1.5 Million Gift Allows Integration of Research Laboratories Into New Psychiatry Center Fred and Louise Dierks’ $1.5 Million Gift Allows Integration of Research Laboratories Into New Psychiatry Center Health Conference for Educators and Healthcare Professionals Set for August 10-11 at Statehouse Convention Center A statewide conference to address obesity, physical activity and improving Arkansans’ health is set for Aug. 10-11, at the Statehouse Convention Center in downtown Little Rock. Health Conference for Educators and Healthcare Professionals Set for August 10-11 at Statehouse Convention Center A statewide conference to address obesity, physical activity and improving Arkansans’ health is set for Aug. 10-11, at the Statehouse Convention Center in downtown Little Rock. UAMS Medical Center Is Again One of “100 Most Wired” For Automating Medical Records UAMS Medical Center Is Again One of “100 Most Wired” For Automating Medical Records NEWS RELEASE: Transplant Surgeon Joins UAMS To Begin State’s First Liver Transplant Program You Min Wu, M.D., has joined the College of Medicine’s Department of Surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to begin the first liver transplant program in the state. As director of liver transplantation in the UAMS Solid Organ Transplantation Program and a professor of surgery in the College of Medicine, Wu brings a special liver transplant technique he developed, called cavaplasty. This technique is used in several parts of the United States, as well as in Asia. Report on Health Disparities in Racial and Ethnic Groups To Be Presented August 16 in Helena The results of an Arkansas study that shows health differences between minority and ethnic groups and whites will be presented from 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Monday, August 16, at the Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas in Helena. The presentation is free and open to the public. Driven By Rising Costs, Managed Care Plans Dust Off Practices That Triggered 1990s Backlash, Health Affairs Article Says Driven By Rising Costs, Managed Care Plans Dust Off Practices That Triggered 1990s Backlash, Health Affairs Article Says Driven By Rising Costs, Managed Care Plans Dust Off Practices That Triggered 1990s Backlash, Health Affairs Article Says Driven By Rising Costs, Managed Care Plans Dust Off Practices That Triggered 1990s Backlash, Health Affairs Article Says DeBartolo York Foundation Gift Establishes Hough Endowed Chair in Pathology at UAMS DeBartolo York Foundation Gift Establishes Hough Endowed Chair in Pathology at UAMS UAMS to Present First Statewide Conference On Terrorism Preparedness for Allied Health Professionals UAMS to Present First Statewide Conference On Terrorism Preparedness for Allied Health Professionals UAMS to Present First Statewide Conference On Terrorism Preparedness for Allied Health Professionals UAMS to Present First Statewide Conference On Terrorism Preparedness for Allied Health Professionals NEWS RELEASE: Charlotte Banks Brown Joins UAMS As Development Director For Donald W. Reynolds Center on Aging Charlotte Banks Brown Joins UAMS As Development Director For Donald W. Reynolds Center on Aging UAMS ANGELS Pre-natal Program Receives National Award, Recognized for Innovation By Council of State Governments UAMS ANGELS Pre-natal Program Receives National Award, Recognized for Innovation By Council of State Governments Larry Mougeot Joins UAMS as Director of Media Services Larry Mougeot Joins UAMS as Director of Media Services NEWS RELEASE: Myeloma Institute at UAMS Wins Nearly $18 Million Grant, Marks 5,000 Stem-Cell Transplants Myeloma Institute at UAMS Wins Nearly $18 Million Grant, Marks 5,000 Stem-Cell Transplants UAMS Genetic Counselor to Discuss Genetics and Cancer Sept. 3 in Branson UAMS Genetic Counselor to Discuss Genetics and Cancer Sept. 3 in Branson UAMS to Host Aquatics Workshop Sept. 24 For People with Multiple Sclerosis Workshop Sept. 24 For People with Multiple Sclerosis UAMS College of Medicine Honors Janet T. Honeycutt With Distinguished Service Award UAMS College of Medicine Honors Janet T. Honeycutt With Distinguished Service Award UAMS to Offer Free Prostate Cancer Screenings Sept. 17 UAMS to Offer Free Prostate Cancer Screenings Sept. 17 Grammy-Winning Legend Al Jarreau to Headline Sept. 29 Gala For the Arkansas Cancer Research Center at UAMS Grammy-Winning Legend Al Jarreau to Headline Sept. 29 Gala For the Arkansas Cancer Research Center at UAMS UAMS Gene Study to Help Individuals Benefit from Exercise UAMS Gene Study to Help Individuals Benefit from Exercise UAMS Breast Surgeon Ronda Henry-Tillman Receives National Cancer Institute Leadership Award UAMS Breast Surgeon Ronda Henry-Tillman Receives National Cancer Institute Leadership Award Photographs of Flowers by UAMS Professor Through Oct. 31 Photographs of Flowers by UAMS Professor Through Oct. 31 UAMS to Host Statewide Cardiovascular Conference Sept. 28 UAMS to Host Statewide Cardiovascular Conference Sept. 28 UAMS Neurosurgery Article Makes Cover Of Journal of Neurosurgery UAMS Neurosurgery Article Makes Cover Of Journal of Neurosurgery UAMS Presents ‘Series On Aging And Dementia’ At Greater Second Baptist Church UAMS Presents ‘Series On Aging And Dementia’ At Greater Second Baptist Church UAMS Receives Grant to Study Effects of Bed Rest on Elderly; Research will be First of its Kind Conducted in the Nation UAMS Receives Grant to Study Effects of Bed Rest on Elderly; Research will be First of its Kind Conducted in the Nation UAMS to host Ovarian Cancer Survivors Retreat on Sept. 25 UAMS to host Ovarian Cancer Survivors Retreat on Sept. 25 Voucher Program to Provide Screenings for Colorectal Cancer Voucher Program to Provide Screenings for Colorectal Cancer UAMS Pediatric Neurologist to Discuss Pediatric Seizure Disorder Oct. 7 in Russellville UAMS Pediatric Neurologist to Discuss Pediatric Seizure Disorder Oct. 7 in Russellville UAMS opens Westside Campus facility in historic district UAMS opens Westside Campus facility in historic district UAMS Nuclear Education Online Program Receives Federal Education Grant LITTLE ROCK – The Nuclear Education Online (NEO) program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $440,861 grant to help expand its computer-based training to new fields of study and serve as a model for developing other medical training programs. Wade Brock Joins UAMS Faculty at Jones Eye Institute Wade Brock Joins UAMS Faculty at Jones Eye Institute N. Yen Dang Joins UAMS Faculty at Jones Eye Institute N. Yen Dang Joins UAMS Faculty at Jones Eye Institute UAMS Faculty Member Receives Community Service Award from UA Alumni Association UAMS Faculty Member Receives Community Service Award from UA Alumni Association Arkansas Cancer Research Center Foundation Hires New Community Affairs Coordinator, Elects Executive Committee Arkansas Cancer Research Center Foundation Hires New Community Affairs Coordinator, Elects Executive Committee Arkansas Cancer Research Center Foundation Hires New Community Affairs Coordinator, Elects Executive Committee Arkansas Cancer Research Center Foundation Hires New Community Affairs Coordinator, Elects Executive Committee Arkansas Cancer Research Center Foundation Hires New Community Affairs Coordinator, Elects Executive Committee Arkansas Cancer Research Center Foundation Hires New Community Affairs Coordinator, Elects Executive Committee UAMS Holds Free Glucose Screenings for Chemistry Week UAMS Holds Free Glucose Screenings for Chemistry Week UAMS Senior Health Center in Bella Vista to Hold Dedication UAMS Senior Health Center in Bella Vista to Hold Dedication UAMS To Present Program on Heart Disease UAMS To Present Program on Heart Disease UAMS Receives $7.5 Million Grant For Neuroscience, Spinal Cord Research UAMS Receives $7.5 Million Grant UAMS College of Nursing Receives Grant to Research Individualized Patient Care UAMS College of Nursing Receives Grant to Research Individualized Patient Care Local Partners and The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation To Fund UAMS Program for Families with Substance Abuse And Mental Health Disorders Local Partners and The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation To Fund UAMS Program for Families with Substance Abuse And Mental Health Disorders First African-American Department Chairman at Arkansas College of Medicine Memorialized LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) today honored its first African-American department chairman in the College of Medicine with the dedication of the Phillip Leon Rayford Auditorium and presentation of the first scholarship in his name. UAMS Center on Aging to Hold Dedication in Fort Smith LITTLE ROCK – Dedication ceremonies and an open house for the West Central Arkansas Center on Aging, a program of the Donald W. Reynolds Center on Aging at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 25, at 2200 South Waldron Road in Fort Smith. UAMS Receives Federal Funds For Nursing Scholarships To Minority Students LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing recently received $80,000 from the federal government to fund scholarships for 18 minority students at a time when there is a critical need for nurses. West Central Arkansas Center on Aging Dedicated FORT SMITH, Ark. – Seniors in western Arkansas can look forward to better geriatric educational and clinical initiatives, thanks to the new West Central Arkansas Center on Aging. Elizabeth Caldwell Joins UAMS as Managing Editor for News LITTLE ROCK – Elizabeth Caldwell of North Little Rock has been named managing editor for the news bureau in the Office of Communications and Marketing at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Artwork of UAMS Professor, Cancer Survivor On Display Through Dec. 31 LITTLE ROCK – Drawings and paintings by leukemia survivor Thomas Sullivan, J.D., LL.M., an adjunct professor of law and psychiatry in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will be on display Nov. 1 through Dec. 31 in the second-floor gallery of the UAMS Library. Health Related Professionals Celebrate Nov. 7-13; UAMS Offers Training in 17 Fields to Help Fill National Shortage LITTLE ROCK – Doctors and nurses are not the only health professionals Arkansans depend on to keep them healthy. Paramedics, ophthalmic medical technicians, clinical laboratory scientists, and respiratory therapists are among numerous allied health, or health related, professions people rely on every day. UAMS College of Pharmacy Honors Class of 1954 LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently honored members of its College of Pharmacy Class of 1954 on their 50th anniversary. Landmark Breast Cancer Pilot Study at UAMS Examines New Breast Conservation Therapy LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and RITA Medical Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: RITA) today announced that the first patient in a planned series of 30 received a radiofrequency ablation-assisted lumpectomy procedure. Landmark Breast Cancer Pilot Study at UAMS Examines New Breast Conservation Therapy LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and RITA Medical Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: RITA) today announced that the first patient in a planned series of 30 received a radiofrequency ablation-assisted lumpectomy procedure. Center for Rural Health Presents CME/CE Lecture: "Major Depressive Disorder-Diagnosis and Treatment" Center for Rural Health Presents CME/CE Lecture: "Major Depressive Disorder-Diagnosis and Treatment" Center for Rural Health Presents CME/CE Lecture: "Major Depressive Disorder-Diagnosis and Treatment" Center for Rural Health Presents CME/CE Lecture: "Major Depressive Disorder-Diagnosis and Treatment" UAMS Hosts Monthly Nutrition Seminar Feb. 9 UAMS Hosts Monthly Nutrition Seminar Feb. 9 UAMS Hosts Monthly Nutrition Seminar Feb. 9 UAMS Hosts Monthly Nutrition Seminar Feb. 9 Enterprise Server Replacement Enterprise Server Replacement Occupational Health & Safety Survey Occupational Health & Safety Survey Occupational Health & Safety Survey Occupational Health & Safety Survey Bookstore Offers 40 Percent Discount on Russell Jerzee Apparel Bookstore Offers 40 Percent Discount on Russell Jerzee Apparel Bookstore Offers 40 Percent Discount on Russell Jerzee Apparel Bookstore Offers 40 Percent Discount on Russell Jerzee Apparel UAMS Opens Code Moo Frozen Yogurt Shop UAMS Opens Code Moo Frozen Yogurt Shop UAMS Opens Code Moo Frozen Yogurt Shop UAMS Opens Code Moo Frozen Yogurt Shop UAMS Hosts Blood Drives in COPH, Freeway Medical UAMS Hosts Blood Drives in COPH, Freeway Medical UAMS Hosts Blood Drives in COPH, Freeway Medical UAMS Hosts Blood Drives in COPH, Freeway Medical TIAA-CREF on Campus in February and March TIAA-CREF on Campus in February and March TIAA-CREF on Campus in February and March TIAA-CREF on Campus in February and March Human Resources Hosts 'HR Connects!' Feb. 16 Human Resources Hosts 'HR Connects!' Feb. 16 Human Resources Hosts 'HR Connects!' Feb. 16 Human Resources Hosts 'HR Connects!' Feb. 16 Arm protection System (APS) for robotic surgery: A surgical device to position the arms of surgical patients during prolonged robotic surgical procedures. (11-04) A device to secure and position the arms of patients during prolonged surgical procedures to protect against nerve damage and assist the anesthesiologist access to IV sites. Arm protection System (APS) for robotic surgery: A surgical device to position the arms of surgical patients during prolonged robotic surgical procedures. (11-04) A device to secure and position the arms of patients during prolonged surgical procedures to protect against nerve damage and assist the anesthesiologist access to IV sites. Novel plasma biomarker and marker profiles for analysis of metastatic disease: A unique fragment of parathyroid hormone related protein predicts breast metastasis to bone (11-09) Novel biomarker profile for the management of metastisis to bone of patients with breast cancer. Novel plasma biomarker and marker profiles for analysis of metastatic disease: A unique fragment of parathyroid hormone related protein predicts breast metastasis to bone (11-09) Novel biomarker profile for the management of metastisis to bone of patients with breast cancer. Novel plasma biomarker and marker profiles for analysis of metastatic disease: A unique fragment of parathyroid hormone related protein predicts breast metastasis to bone (11-09) Novel biomarker profile for the management of metastisis to bone of patients with breast cancer. Gray’s Anomaly: A Source of Empowerment Feb. 8, 2012 \| “I’ll trim it so it’s not so bulky,” James Y. Suen, M.D., said as he folded, then snipped a tiny edge of gauze off before he placed it on his patient’s right jaw. He has cared for 23-year-old Jasmine Gray ever since she was 11 when she traveled from Memphis, Tenn. to see him after first being misdiagnosed. Need Something Sweet for Your Valentine? Need Something Sweet for Your Valentine? Need Something Sweet for Your Valentine? Need Something Sweet for Your Valentine? Code Moo Now Open Code Moo Now Open Code Moo Now Open Code Moo Now Open Sign Up for the UAMS House of Delegates Relay for Life Team UAMS House of Delegates Relay for Life Team Sign Up for the UAMS House of Delegates Relay for Life Team UAMS House of Delegates Relay for Life Team Overwhelming Response to SmartCare Overwhelming Response to SmartCare Overwhelming Response to SmartCare Overwhelming Response to SmartCare Celebrating African American Women Firsts Celebrating African American Women Firsts Celebrating African American Women Firsts Celebrating African American Women Firsts Nutrition Department Hosts Food Drive Nutrition Department Hosts Food Drive Nutrition Department Hosts Food Drive Nutrition Department Hosts Food Drive	LITTLE ROCK – The Departments of Dermatology and Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) are offering a free skin cancer screening for the public Friday, Sept. 10, from noon to 5 p.m. in the sixth floor of the Arkansas Cancer Research Center on the UAMS campus. To make an appointment, call (501) 686-6363 or (501) 686-8181. Visitors should expect a brief wait. For a small fee, parking will be available in the Outpatient Center parking deck on the corner of Cedar Street and Capitol Avenue. The free screening is co-sponsored by Bene Vita, Loca Luna Restaurant and Consolidated Arkansas Restaurant Industries. The American Academy of Dermatology estimates more than 1 million new cases of skin cancer will be diagnosed in the United States this year. “Many people liken sun exposure today to what smoking was many years ago,” said Daniel Davis, M.D., a dermatologist at UAMS. “Now people are beginning to realize that the sun can have tremendous side effects on the human body, most notably causing skin cancer.” UAMS is the state’s only comprehensive academic health center, with five colleges, a graduate school, a medical center, five centers of excellence and a statewide network of regional centers. The school has about 2,170 students and 650 residents and is the state’s largest public employer with almost 9,000 employees. UAMS and its affiliates have an economic impact in Arkansas of about $3.8 billion a year. UAMS centers of excellence are the Arkansas Cancer Research Center, Harvey and Bernice Jones Eye Institute, Donald W. Reynolds Center on Aging, Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy and Jackson T. Stephens Spine and Neurosciences Institute.
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