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UAMS Hosts Nation’s First Pediatric Green Lab for Neurosurgery Residents

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By Linda Satter

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Neurosurgery recently held its first “pediatric green lab” for neurosurgery residents — part of its ongoing efforts to provide training that is more sustainable, affordable and environmentally conscious.

“The course was unique, not only at UAMS but also in the nation, for resident teaching using pediatric models,” said T. Glenn Pait, M.D., the department’s interim chair.

The department first used synthetic cadavers in 2023, when it held a “green spine lab” to give residents hands-on experience in spinal surgery techniques without using actual cadavers, which are increasingly difficult to obtain, transport and store.

UAMS Hosts Nation’s First Pediatric Green Lab for Neurosurgery Residents

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Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration report shows where new residents came from

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KUAR | By Ronak Patel

Using license registrations, the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) compiled a list to show where new residents are migrating from.

Scott Hardin, spokesperson for the DFA, said when new residents move to the state, they have to register for an Arkansas license and this information allows the department to see where residents are moving from. At the top of the list, was Texas with over 9,000 residents moving to Arkansas in 2022. Second on the list was California with slightly more than 5,000 of their residents moving to the state. Hardin said that caught the eye of the DFA.

“I don’t think you necessarily hear a lot about Californians moving to Arkansas from California. We hear a lot about Californians moving from California to Tennessee and to Austin,Texas. You hear about that but you don’t hear about Arkansas in that conversation, and I think Arkansas is becoming a piece of that conversation,” he said.

https://www.ualrpublicradio.org/local-regional-news/2023-04-20/arkansas-department-of-finance-and-administration-report-shows-where-new-residents-came-from

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For the first time, the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration look into where new residents are migrating from. In 2022, most of the new residents came from other southern states.