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UAMS GoVision Van Rolls Out, Screens First Patients
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)’ new mobile vision screening unit made its debut on Dec. 10. More than 90 students were signed up for screening, with physicians performing free eye exams for those in kindergarten through eighth grade at Huda Academy in downtown Little Rock. In April, UAMS received a $175,000 grant…
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Head Start Carolers Bring Holiday Spirit to Halls of UAMS
The halls of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) were alive with the sound of music Dec. 13 as a line of preschoolers from the UAMS Kennedy Head Start center left a trail of sparkle and song from the chancellor’s office to the Lobby Café. The 13 pint-sized carolers each wore a floppy…
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Ross and Mary Whipple Pledge $1.5 Million to UAMS for Cancer Care, Patient Services, Orthopaedics
LITTLE ROCK — Ross and Mary Whipple pledged $1.5 million to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), supporting rural cancer care, patient services and orthopaedics. The gifts include $1 million to establish the Ross and Mary Whipple Family Community Outreach and Engagement Fund for Excellence in the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute,…
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Tamier Wells Takes Pride in Being a Source of Hope, Guidance and Happiness
Tamier Wells, MPH, maintains a selfless outlook on life, regardless of what she’s dealing with. A clinical research coordinator for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, Wells regularly interacts with the public. Due to being loquacious and having the chance to serve Arkansans, she’s grateful to…
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