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Schizophrenia Conference Offers Education, Optimism

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By Tim Taylor

Oct. 3, 2024 | The more than 250 people who attended the Arkansas Schizophrenia Conference, hosted by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ Psychiatric Research Institute, left the Sept. 27 event with information about the latest treatment approaches and promising findings.

With an audience of clinicians, therapists and support staff as well as law enforcement officials and family members of people diagnosed with schizophrenia, the event, held at the City Center in Little Rock, offered insight into a mental disorder that’s often misunderstood and misdiagnosed.

UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, welcomed attendees to the conference, while Laura Dunn, M.D., director of the Psychiatric Research Institute and chair of the Department of Psychiatry, recognized the conference participants and organizers.

Schizophrenia Conference Offers Education, Optimism

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UAMS Invests Sam R. Dalvi, M.D., in Eleanor A. Lipsmeyer, M.D., Endowed Professorship in Rheumatology

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By Andrew Vogler

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Sam R. Dalvi, M.D., professor and director of the Division of Rheumatology and Immunology in the Department of Internal Medicine, in the Eleanor A. Lipsmeyer, M.D., Endowed Professorship in Rheumatology during a Sept. 23 ceremony.

“When I came to UAMS, I outlined a vision that the Division of Rheumatology would be the premier program in the south-central United States in the next 10 years,” said Dalvi, who also serves as the director of the Rheumatology Fellowship Program. “In my mission statement I said that we’re going to transform the care of patients through cutting-edge therapies and developing a team-based approach for all of our patients, and thanks to the Lipsmeyer Professorship we are well on our way to fulfilling these goals.”

Dalvi, who joined UAMS in 2024, is board-certified in rheumatology and internal medicine, and specializes in arthritic diseases, including osteoarthritis, gout, rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis.

UAMS Invests Sam R. Dalvi, M.D., in Eleanor A. Lipsmeyer, M.D., Endowed Professorship in Rheumatology

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UAMS Medical Center Only Hospital in Greater Little Rock Area to Receive ‘A’ Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group

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By Yavonda Chase

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Medical Center earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit that awards letter grades to general hospitals around the country based on more than 30 measures of errors, accidents, injuries and infections as well as the systems that hospitals have in place to prevent them.

UAMS was one of six hospitals in Arkansas to receive an “A” ranking, and it was the only one in the Greater Little Rock region.

“I am personally thrilled by this ranking because it represents the importance that we at UAMS put on safety, which is one of our core values,” said Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, UAMS chancellor and CEO of UAMS Health. “We are committed to improving the health of all Arkansans, and providing our patients with safe and effective health care is key to fulfilling our mission.”

UAMS Medical Center Only Hospital in Greater Little Rock Area to Receive ‘A’ Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group

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UAMS Names Steven Webber, M.D., as Dean of the College of Medicine, Executive Vice Chancellor

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By Yavonda Chase

LITTLE ROCK — Steven Webber, M.D., has been named executive vice chancellor and dean of the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), effective March 1.

He is succeeding G. Richard Smith, M.D., who has served in an interim capacity since January, following the death of Susan Smyth, M.D., Ph.D.

“Dr. Webber is a remarkable physician, researcher and administrator who has accomplished wonderful things at Vanderbilt,” said Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, UAMS chancellor and CEO of UAMS Health. “I look forward to working with him as we accomplish great things at UAMS.

UAMS Names Steven Webber, M.D., as Dean of the College of Medicine, Executive Vice Chancellor

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UAMS Receives $17.6 Million Grant Renewal to Support Efforts to Recruit, Train Students in Primary Care

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By Chris Carmody

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $17.6 million federal grant renewal to further its goal of increasing the number of practicing primary care physicians in the state, particularly in rural and medically underserved communities.

Administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the four-year Medical Student Education program award will allow UAMS to continue and enhance efforts undertaken through a HRSA grant that spanned from 2019-23.

“I’m excited about the opportunities that this grant will help us create for the aspiring physicians who receive their medical education through UAMS,” said Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, chancellor of UAMS and CEO of UAMS Health.

UAMS Receives $17.6 Million Grant Renewal to Support Efforts to Recruit, Train Students in Primary Care

Physicians conduct a training session on point-of-care ultrasound technology. The training program is funded through the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Medical Student Education program.