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  • Adventure in the wild: Students dive into emergency medicine at UAMS event
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    Adventure in the wild: Students dive into emergency medicine at UAMS event

    Students from three south Arkansas universities recently got a unique hands-on look at emergency medicine thanks to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Held at Logoly State Park near McNeil, Arkansas, the Adventure in Medicine event gave students from Southern Arkansas University, the University of Arkansas at Monticello and Texas A&M University –…

  • Prescription for inspiration: Students check out health care careers
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    Prescription for inspiration: Students check out health care careers

    When Shane Lyerly, M.D., decided he wanted to pursue a career in health care, he admittedly had more questions than answers. What classes should he take? Would it help to shadow a doctor for a day? How should he prepare for medical school interviews?  Thankfully, he had help from both an academic advisor at Arkansas…

  • UAMS program introduces high school students to health care careers
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    UAMS program introduces high school students to health care careers

    Ask Issabella Drew about her experience at one of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) summer programs and you might be surprised when she mentions pig feet. “My favorite part of the week was probably suturing,” Drew said. “We used pig feet to demonstrate all the different ways you can suture a wound.…

  • UAMS earns federal grant for El Dorado residency program
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    UAMS earns federal grant for El Dorado residency program

    LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has earned a $750,000 federal grant to help reestablish a family medicine residency program in El Dorado. The grant was awarded by the Health Resources and Services Administration, which is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. UAMS is one of…