UAMS Among First in U.S. to Install Powerful 3.0 MRI

UAMS Among First in U.S. to Install Powerful 3.0 MRI LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is the first in the state to install a new 3.0 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) unit, a powerful imaging device that will improve patient care and research capabilities.
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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 Surgeon to Lead NIH Study Section LITTLE ROCK – Martin Hauer-Jensen, M.D., Ph.D., a professor of surgery and pathology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has been selected chairman of the Radiation Biology Study Section of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). UAMS Surgeon to Lead NIH Study Section LITTLE ROCK – Martin Hauer-Jensen, M.D., Ph.D., a professor of surgery and pathology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has been selected chairman of the Radiation Biology Study Section of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). UAMS Psychiatry Chair to Speak at El Dorado Rotary Sept. 26 LITTLE ROCK – G. Richard Smith, M.D., chairman of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry, will speak to the El Dorado Rotary Club at noon, Sept. 26. UAMS Participating in National Stroke Study LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is participating in a national study that will decide the best procedure for preventing strokes caused by blocked arteries in the neck. Fred H. Faas, M.D., Elected President Of Southeast Lipid Association LITTLE ROCK – Fred H. Faas, M.D., professor of medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), was recently elected to serve as president of the Southeast Lipid Association (SELA). Tiny Hands Monster Bash to Benefit UAMS Family Home, Neonatal Nursery LITTLE ROCK – Celebrate Halloween early by making plans to attend the Tiny Hands Monster Bash, a fund raiser benefiting the UAMS Family Home and neonatal intensive care unit. The event is scheduled for 7-11:30 p.m. Oct. 22 at Next Level Events in the Train Station at 1400 W. Markham St. Tiny Hands Monster Bash to Benefit UAMS Family Home, Neonatal Nursery LITTLE ROCK – Celebrate Halloween early by making plans to attend the Tiny Hands Monster Bash, a fund raiser benefiting the UAMS Family Home and neonatal intensive care unit. The event is scheduled for 7-11:30 p.m. Oct. 22 at Next Level Events in the Train Station at 1400 W. Markham St. Tiny Hands Monster Bash to Benefit UAMS Family Home, Neonatal Nursery LITTLE ROCK – Celebrate Halloween early by making plans to attend the Tiny Hands Monster Bash, a fund raiser benefiting the UAMS Family Home and neonatal intensive care unit. The event is scheduled for 7-11:30 p.m. Oct. 22 at Next Level Events in the Train Station at 1400 W. Markham St. Tiny Hands Monster Bash to Benefit UAMS Family Home, Neonatal Nursery LITTLE ROCK – Celebrate Halloween early by making plans to attend the Tiny Hands Monster Bash, a fund raiser benefiting the UAMS Family Home and neonatal intensive care unit. The event is scheduled for 7-11:30 p.m. Oct. 22 at Next Level Events in the Train Station at 1400 W. Markham St. UAMS Leading National Study of Public Health Systems LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health will conduct the first national, longitudinal study of the nation’s state and local public health care systems. Public Invited to UAMS Liver Transplant Presentation LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will present a program to help potential liver transplant patients and their families understand the process during a real-time interactive television presentation airing Oct. 6 at several locations in South and Southeast Arkansas. Couple Endow UAMS Chair in Nutritional Longevity LITTLE ROCK – William J. Evans, Ph.D., a nationally known advocate for senior nutrition and exercise, was formally invested today as the first recipient of the Jane and Ed Warmack Chair in Nutritional Longevity at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). New Hand-carried Sonography Equipment Boosts UAMS Distance Learning LITTLE ROCK – New hand-carried sonography machines donated to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) that are one-tenth the size of their refrigerator-sized predecessors provide greater capabilities and allow instructors at UAMS to better teach students. New Hand-carried Sonography Equipment Boosts UAMS Distance Learning LITTLE ROCK – New hand-carried sonography machines donated to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) that are one-tenth the size of their refrigerator-sized predecessors provide greater capabilities and allow instructors at UAMS to better teach students. Free or Low-Cost Mammograms Offered Nov. 19 in Arkansas County, Thanks to UAMS Witness Project LITTLE ROCK – Free or low-cost mammograms are available to Arkansas County women 40 and older who qualify through The Witness Project, a community-based cancer education program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Public Health. Study Finds Digital Mammograms Offer Superior Results LITTLE ROCK — A recently released study funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has confirmed the superiority of digital mammography over film screen mammography in detecting breast cancer, particularly in women younger than 50 and in those with dense breasts. This technology is offered in Little Rock only at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Study Finds Digital Mammograms Offer Superior Results LITTLE ROCK — A recently released study funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has confirmed the superiority of digital mammography over film screen mammography in detecting breast cancer, particularly in women younger than 50 and in those with dense breasts. This technology is offered in Little Rock only at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Study Finds Digital Mammograms Offer Superior Results LITTLE ROCK — A recently released study funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has confirmed the superiority of digital mammography over film screen mammography in detecting breast cancer, particularly in women younger than 50 and in those with dense breasts. This technology is offered in Little Rock only at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Study Finds Digital Mammograms Offer Superior Results LITTLE ROCK — A recently released study funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has confirmed the superiority of digital mammography over film screen mammography in detecting breast cancer, particularly in women younger than 50 and in those with dense breasts. This technology is offered in Little Rock only at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Study Finds Digital Mammograms Offer Superior Results LITTLE ROCK — A recently released study funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has confirmed the superiority of digital mammography over film screen mammography in detecting breast cancer, particularly in women younger than 50 and in those with dense breasts. This technology is offered in Little Rock only at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Study Finds Digital Mammograms Offer Superior Results LITTLE ROCK — A recently released study funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has confirmed the superiority of digital mammography over film screen mammography in detecting breast cancer, particularly in women younger than 50 and in those with dense breasts. This technology is offered in Little Rock only at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Alan Budney, Ph.D., Joins UAMS Department of Psychiatry LITTLE ROCK – Alan J. Budney, Ph.D., has joined the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine as a professor in the Center for Addiction Research (CAR). Catherine Stanger, Ph.D., Joins UAMS Department of Psychiatry LITTLE ROCK – Catherine Stanger, Ph.D., has joined the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine as an associate professor in the Center for Addiction Research (CAR). UAMS Genetic Counseling Degree Program to Start in January LITTLE ROCK – Classes will start in January 2006 in the new Genetic Counseling degree program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The program recently received provisional accreditation from the American Board of Genetic Counseling. UAMS Genetic Counseling Degree Program to Start in January LITTLE ROCK – Classes will start in January 2006 in the new Genetic Counseling degree program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The program recently received provisional accreditation from the American Board of Genetic Counseling. UAMS Genetic Counseling Degree Program to Start in January LITTLE ROCK – Classes will start in January 2006 in the new Genetic Counseling degree program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The program recently received provisional accreditation from the American Board of Genetic Counseling. UAMS’ CAREfully Catered Tosses Salad for Grand Opening LITTLE ROCK – Mayors Jim Dailey and Pat Hays tossed a healthy salad instead of cutting a ribbon today to announce the grand opening of CAREfully Catered, a new catering business affiliated with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Breast Cancer Treatment Developed by UAMS Surgeon Shown in Clinical Trial to Reduce Repeat Surgery Following Lumpectompy by 86 Percent LITTLE ROCK – A breast cancer treatment developed by University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) surgeon V. Suzanne Klimberg, M.D., has been shown in a clinical trial to reduce the need for repeat surgery following lumpectomy by 86 percent. Breast Cancer Treatment Developed by UAMS Surgeon Shown in Clinical Trial to Reduce Repeat Surgery Following Lumpectompy by 86 Percent LITTLE ROCK – A breast cancer treatment developed by University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) surgeon V. Suzanne Klimberg, M.D., has been shown in a clinical trial to reduce the need for repeat surgery following lumpectomy by 86 percent. Breast Cancer Treatment Developed by UAMS Surgeon Shown in Clinical Trial to Reduce Repeat Surgery Following Lumpectompy by 86 Percent LITTLE ROCK – A breast cancer treatment developed by University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) surgeon V. Suzanne Klimberg, M.D., has been shown in a clinical trial to reduce the need for repeat surgery following lumpectomy by 86 percent. Breast Cancer Treatment Developed by UAMS Surgeon Shown in Clinical Trial to Reduce Repeat Surgery Following Lumpectompy by 86 Percent LITTLE ROCK – A breast cancer treatment developed by University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) surgeon V. Suzanne Klimberg, M.D., has been shown in a clinical trial to reduce the need for repeat surgery following lumpectomy by 86 percent. UAMS Opens Facility Dedicated to Advancing New Treatments LITTLE ROCK – Laboratories dedicated to advancing new medical treatments opened today at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Glaucoma Specialist Inci Dersu Joins UAMS Faculty LITTLE ROCK – Inci Dersu, M.D., a glaucoma specialist, has joined the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an assistant professor in the Department of Ophthalmology. Glaucoma Specialist Inci Dersu Joins UAMS Faculty LITTLE ROCK – Inci Dersu, M.D., a glaucoma specialist, has joined the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an assistant professor in the Department of Ophthalmology. UAMS to Offer Educational Seminar on Pregnancy and Depression LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will present a free public educational seminar on pregnancy-related depression at 7 p.m. Nov. 2 at the Thompson Library, 38 Rahling Road. UAMS to Participate in TrueBlue Network LITTLE ROCK – Physicians and services of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) soon will be available to Arkansans participating in Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s TrueBlue PPO network. Neurosurgeon Richard Rowe Joins Faculty at UAMS LITTLE ROCK – Richard Rowe, M.D., recently joined the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an associate professor in the Department of Neurosurgery. Three UAMS College of Nursing Research Grants Awarded LITTLE ROCK – The Tailored Biobehavioral Interventions Research Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing recently named three researchers as recipients of pilot study grants. Arkansas Wins National Honor for BMI Assessment Project LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas School BMI Assessment Project, which targets the state’s obesity epidemic, has been chosen one of 10 nationwide winners of the Third Annual Innovation in Prevention Awards presented by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Woman to Woman Conference to Offer Free Health Screenings BLYTHEVILLE — The first-ever Woman to Woman Conference, to be held Dec. 2-4 in Blytheville, will feature free health screenings, mammograms and other wellness services sponsored by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Woman to Woman of Northeast Arkansas and other organizations. Woman to Woman Conference to Offer Free Health Screenings BLYTHEVILLE — The first-ever Woman to Woman Conference, to be held Dec. 2-4 in Blytheville, will feature free health screenings, mammograms and other wellness services sponsored by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Woman to Woman of Northeast Arkansas and other organizations. Woman to Woman Conference to Offer Free Health Screenings BLYTHEVILLE — The first-ever Woman to Woman Conference, to be held Dec. 2-4 in Blytheville, will feature free health screenings, mammograms and other wellness services sponsored by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Woman to Woman of Northeast Arkansas and other organizations. Leo M. Gehring Elected 2006 President-elect of Health Care Engineering Society LITTLE ROCK – Leo M. Gehring, vice chancellor for Campus Operations at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been elected president-elect of the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) of the American Hospital Association (AHA). From Respiratory Care to Dental Hygiene to Nuclear Medicine, Most Health Care Workers Are Allied Health Professionals LITTLE ROCK – More than half of those working in health care today are in professions other than doctor or nurse – professions that are in increasingly high demand as the population of Arkansas and the rest of the United States ages. The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) offers educational programs in 17 of these allied health professions, which can lead to varied and rewarding careers. From Respiratory Care to Dental Hygiene to Nuclear Medicine, Most Health Care Workers Are Allied Health Professionals LITTLE ROCK – More than half of those working in health care today are in professions other than doctor or nurse – professions that are in increasingly high demand as the population of Arkansas and the rest of the United States ages. The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) offers educational programs in 17 of these allied health professions, which can lead to varied and rewarding careers. Cookbook to Benefit UAMS’ Tiniest Patients LITTLE ROCK — Just in time for holiday shopping, the nurses of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) neonatal intensive care unit have put together a cookbook to benefit the medical center’s tiniest patients. Larry Johnson Joins UAMS Department of Internal Medicine LITTLE ROCK – Larry G. Johnson, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as director of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine in the Department of Internal Medicine of the College of Medicine. Neal Baer, M.D., Executive Producer of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” “ER,” to Speak at UAMS Nov. 29 LITTLE ROCK – Neal Baer, M.D., executive producer of NBC-TV’s “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” and formerly executive producer of NBC’s “ER,” will speak at UAMS at 4 p.m. Nov. 29. Obesity Prevention Professorship Endowed on Behalf of Former Gov. McMath, Father of Modern-Day UAMS LITTLE ROCK – Former Arkansas Gov. Sid McMath, who pushed for statewide public health improvements a half-century ago, was honored posthumously today with the endowment of a new professorship at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health. Obesity Prevention Professorship Endowed on Behalf of Former Gov. McMath, Father of Modern-Day UAMS LITTLE ROCK – Former Arkansas Gov. Sid McMath, who pushed for statewide public health improvements a half-century ago, was honored posthumously today with the endowment of a new professorship at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health. Free or Low-Cost Mammograms Offered Dec. 10 in Desha County, Thanks to UAMS Witness Project LITTLE ROCK – Free or low-cost mammograms are available to Desha County women 40 and older who qualify through The Witness Project, a community-based cancer education program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Public Health. Lead Heart Surgeon Begins Work at Arkansas Children's Hospital and University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Lead Heart Surgeon Begins Work at Arkansas Children's Hospital and University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Georges Chahoud, M.D., Joins UAMS Department of Internal Medicine LITTLE ROCK – Georges Chahoud, M.D., has been named assistant professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the staff cardiologist at the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System. UAMS Director of Center for Addiction Research Invested as Chair for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Prevention LITTLE ROCK – Warren K. Bickel, Ph.D., was invested today as the Wilbur D. Mills Chair in Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Prevention at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). UAMS Names Nationally Recognized Physician to Lead Emergency Medicine Department LITTLE ROCK – Marvin Leibovich, M.D., nationally recognized for his work in the field of emergency medicine, has been named chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). UAMS Names Nationally Recognized Physician to Lead Emergency Medicine Department LITTLE ROCK – Marvin Leibovich, M.D., nationally recognized for his work in the field of emergency medicine, has been named chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Obesity Researcher Kim Joins UAMS College of Public Health LITTLE ROCK – Obesity researcher Karen Hye-cheon Kim, Ph.D., has joined the faculty of the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Obesity Researcher Kim Joins UAMS College of Public Health LITTLE ROCK – Obesity researcher Karen Hye-cheon Kim, Ph.D., has joined the faculty of the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). UAMS Joins $12 Million Study on Treating Anxiety Disorders Elaine Landry, M.D., Joins UAMS Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology LITTLE ROCK – Elaine Landry, M.D., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. UAMS Program Helps Arkansans Quit Using Tobacco LITTLE ROCK – Arkansans who want to stop using tobacco can get intensive treatment at no cost through the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Public Health, the UAMS Area Health Education Centers and affiliated hospitals. UAMS Program Helps Arkansans Quit Using Tobacco LITTLE ROCK – Arkansans who want to stop using tobacco can get intensive treatment at no cost through the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Public Health, the UAMS Area Health Education Centers and affiliated hospitals. Texarkana AHEC to Host Respiratory Care Open House LITTLE ROCK – New respiratory therapists are needed and the Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Southwest, 300 E. Sixth St., in Texarkana will host an open house Dec. 17, from 10:30 a.m. until noon, for the respiratory care program offered through the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). UAMS Participating in Regional Study Focused on Family Planning Clinics’ Referral Services LITTLE ROCK – Evaluating how well family planning providers assist low-income women in obtaining primary and specialty health care services is the aim of a new study led by the College of Public Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock and the School of Public Health at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). UAMS Participating in Regional Study Focused on Family Planning Clinics’ Referral Services LITTLE ROCK – Evaluating how well family planning providers assist low-income women in obtaining primary and specialty health care services is the aim of a new study led by the College of Public Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock and the School of Public Health at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). UAMS’ Anderson Honored By American Lung Association LITTLE ROCK – A nationally recognized lung health researcher at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Paula Anderson, M.D., recently received the Emily Bissel Medical Excellence Award from the American Lung Association of Arkansas. UAMS’ Anderson Honored By American Lung Association LITTLE ROCK – A nationally recognized lung health researcher at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Paula Anderson, M.D., recently received the Emily Bissel Medical Excellence Award from the American Lung Association of Arkansas. UAMS, State Agencies Announce 2020 Demographics Study LITTLE ROCK – A legislative study of Arkansas’ changing population and its future effects on state services was announced today at a news conference at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). UAMS Offers Statewide Support for Parents Experiencing Loss of an Infant LITTLE ROCK — Parents throughout Arkansas who have experienced the loss of a child through miscarriage, stillbirth or newborn death can turn to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) for support. National Organization Honors UAMS Faculty Member National Organization Honors UAMS Faculty Member 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 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is the first in the state to install a new 3.0 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) unit, a powerful imaging device that will improve patient care and research capabilities. UAMS Medical Center is among the first hospitals in the United States to install the 3.0 MRI, which can produce higher quality images faster than the 1.5 Tesla MRI that is commonly used. The new MRI is part of more than $18 million in upgrades to medical imaging resources now in operation at UAMS, including the state’s first Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography scanners (PET/CT) facility and a medical cyclotron that provides isotopes for PET scanning. In addition, new angiography equipment was recently installed. Imaging equipment guides more effective treatments for thousands of patients each month at UAMS, giving physicians the information to target cancer treatments, track development of a tumor or pinpoint orthopedic injuries. “As radiology and imaging technology continues to advance, UAMS is committed to making available the tools to best care for our patients, educate our students and provide for cutting-edge research,” said Ernest J. Ferris, M.D., chairman of the Department of Radiology in the UAMS College of Medicine. “From the 3.0 MRI to the PET facility, we are not only improving patient care but also lowering medical costs by increased efficiency as well as providing a vital research platform.” UAMS now has four MRI units that are used for more than 2,400 exams monthly, providing physicians with detailed images of body structures from radiofrequency waves produced by a magnet and used for diagnosing and guiding treatment for disease and injury. The 28,000-pound MRI unit was installed earlier this month and is now being used for patient care and research. Earlier this year, UAMS opened its $15 million PET facility, which features two PET/CT scanners – including the state’s first PET/CT hybrid fusion imaging scanner – and the state’s first medical cyclotron. The cyclotron provides radioisotopes necessary for PET scanning so Arkansas physicians and hospitals can avoid going out of state to buy those isotopes. In PET scanning, patients receive a dose of a radioisotope containing substances that mimic those in the body such as water, sugar, proteins and oxygen. The radioisotopes accumulate in diseased cells differently than in healthy cells, so the PET scanner creates an image that can be used to locate and determine the extent of a disease and track its development. The radioisotopes used in PET scanning have short half-lives, which means they have a limited time before their radioactivity decays to the point they can no longer be used (some as short as two minutes). With the on-site cyclotron, UAMS will be able to produce isotopes for use in its PET Center as well as for other PET facilities around the state that partnered with UAMS on the project, including the Baptist Health system, St. Bernard’s Healthcare in Jonesboro, St. Joseph’s PET Center in Hot Springs and Radiology Consultants in Little Rock. The hybrid PET/CT technology combines two powerful imaging technologies, PET and Computed Tomography (CT, or CAT-scan), into one scanner that provides doctors with unique information for assessing cancer sites, heart disease and neurology disorders. While PET shows changes in a patient’s cells and assists doctors in seeing variations in the body’s metabolism even before those changes are seen in the anatomy, CT scanning shows detailed images of the body’s anatomy and internal structures. UAMS is upgrading its angiography resources by replacing equipment in both of its angiography suites, which see about 750 patients monthly. The newer technology will allow the radiologist to provide more detailed angiographic and related images for physicians. 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. UAMS has about 2,320 students and 690 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 $4.3 billion a year. UAMS centers of excellence are the Arkansas Cancer Research Center, Harvey and Bernice Jones Eye Institute, Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy and Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute.
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