The UAMS Office of Community Health and Research recently submitted its 100th scientific journal article for publication, reaching a landmark achievement in the office’s five-year history. The Office of Community Health and Research was established in 2014 under the direction of UAMS Northwest Vice Chancellor Pearl McElfish. The office was founded to reduce health disparities […]
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Meet Our Care Coordinators: Carolina Vargas
Carolina Vargas is a Project Coordinator and Care Coordinator in the UAMS Northwest Office of Community Health and Research who brings five years of experience to the Healthy Start team. As Project Coordinator, Carolina is responsible for finding resources for families based on what they feel they need the most, find donations to help the […]
Jined Ilo Kobo Healthy Start announces partnership with Family Network
The Jined Ilo Kobo Healthy Start Program at the UAMS Office of Community Health and Research is proud to announce a new partnership with the Family Network to provide home visiting services for at-risk Marshallese families in Northwest Arkansas. Family Network a home-based prenatal and parenting education program accredited by Healthy Families America, which is […]
Lactation rooms create comfortable, safe space for breastfeeding mothers
At a Glance University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Northwest recently converted two rooms at its campus into lactation rooms to provide a safe, private and comfortable area for mothers to pump breastmilk. Staff and interns in the Office of Community Health and Research completed the project at minimal cost. The team found discounted […]
Larry D. Wright, M.D., Joins Internal Medicine Residency Program, Butterfield Trail Village Geriatrics Practice
Sept. 10, 2018 | Larry D. Wright, M.D., has been named associate director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program at the Northwest Regional Campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). He will teach undergraduate and graduate medical education and serve as onsite physician for the geriatrics practice at Butterfield Trail Village in Fayetteville. “Dr. Wright is […]
UAMS College of Medicine Internal Medicine Residency Program at Northwest Regional Campus Earns Full Accreditation
The Internal Medicine Residency Program at the Northwest Regional Campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), was recently awarded a full, 10-year accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). The residency program, launched in 2015, provides a three-year training period to recently graduated medical students prior to practicing medicine […]
Partnerships for Sodium Reduction in Northwest Arkansas
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) set forth nationwide requirements for sodium reduction in school meals, giving schools years to adjust their menus. Through a project called RISE – Reducing Intake of Sodium for Everyone – the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has partnered with public school systems in northwest Arkansas, including Springdale, […]
Linda L.M. Worley, M.D., Named UAMS College of Medicine Associate Dean for Northwest Arkansas
May 1, 2018 | Linda L.M. Worley, M.D., a nationally recognized psychiatrist who has served in numerous leadership roles on the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine faculty for over 20 years, has been appointed the college’s associate dean for northwest Arkansas. Worley has worked in northwest Arkansas for several years. She […]
FREE Community Health Worker Training Offered in March
Looking for new career opportunities? Want to separate yourself from others in health care professions? UAMS is again offering free Community Health Worker training, March 7 -9. Registration is required and you must attend the full session.
UAMS Northwest Regional Campus Accepting Applications for Spring and Summer Health Careers Program
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Northwest Regional Campus is accepting applications from students who will be entering eighth, ninth or 10th grades and are interested in exploring careers in health care for its one-week intensive Community Health Applied in Medical Public Service (CHAMPS) programs. UAMS Northwest Regional Campus in Fayetteville will host […]