Congratulations to our Family Medicine physicians who were chosen for Castle Connolly Top Doctors recognition by their peers and patients.
Bryan H. Clardy, M.D. (Fort Smith)
Jason B. Cobb, M.D. (Pine Bluff)
Jamie D. Howard, M.D. (Little Rock)
Tabasum Imran, M.D. (Fort Smith)
Katherine A. Irish-Clardy, M.D. (Fort Smith)
David L. King, M.D. (Fort Smith)
Toni Lynn Middleton, M.D. (Pine Bluff)
See the full list of all UAMS physicians who received this honor.
Did you see this news in the College of Medicine Dean’s Accolades? The Department of Family and Preventive Medicine (DFPM) will develop an Arkansas Family Medicine Residency Network Educational Collaborative with support from the American Board of Family Medicine Foundation. The foundation awarded an initial grant of $5,000 for the network, which will support graduate medical education innovation and outcomes, professional collaboration, and the sharing of best practices to enhance population care across the state. Leaders in the initiative include Dr. Shashank Kraleti, Garnett Chair of Family Medicine and Director of the Primary Care and Population Health Service Line, Dr. Julea Garner, Director of the Baptist Health/UAMS Family Medicine Residency Program, and Dr. Diane Jarrett, Director of the DFPM Office of Communication and Departmental Relations.
Dr. Meghan Gibson will become a Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellow at UAMS in 2024-2025.
She is graduating from our Family Medicine residency program in June 2024 and already has her next step lined up. Congratulations, Dr. Gibson!
Dr. Lauren Gibson-Oliver has been chosen for the 2024 STFM (Society of Teachers of Family Medicine) New Faculty Scholar Award. Part of this honor includes a year of coaching, learning, and networking opportunities and also presenting at the STFM Spring Annual Conference. Click here for more details. Congratulations to Dr. Gibson-Oliver for this prestigious distinction.
Did you see Dr. Bryant and Dr. Turnage on TV discussing the physician shortage in Arkansas and statewide?
Click here for the video.
Dr. Germán Corrales and Dr. Divya Krishnan Seethapathy were chosen by the faculty and their fellow residents to serve as Chief Residents for 2024-2025.
This is an important honor that carries responsibility and implies trust. They will take over from Dr. Jeff Balkenbush and Dr. Meghan Gibson in 2024.
Dr. Shashank Kraleti, Garnett Chair of the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, has announced two new appointments.
Nikki Edge PhD will assume the position of Vice Chair of Research and Faculty Affairs, and Diane Jarrett EdD will become the Director of the Office of Communication and Departmental Relations.
The DFPM is growing! Stand by for more details.
DFPM-RED’s Courtney Hampton was recently named “Ally of the Year” by The Strilite Foundation. Courtney is Research Program Manager for DFPM-RED’s HIV Education and Prevention team. Her team works on a variety of projects throughout the state to educate and reduce stigma related to HIV. The team also provides multiple points of access to free HIV testing for Arkansans.
The Strilite Foundation’s recent announcement:
The organization would like to announce and congratulate, Ms. Courtney Hampton as the entity’s “2023 Ally of the Year,” award winner.
The presentation will take place during the Red Dress Fest Gala, Dec. 1, 6 pm, at the Junior League building, 401 Scott Street in downtown Little Rock.
The organization cited, Ms. Hampton’s decades long commitment to addressing the HIV continuum of care and her laser focused efforts to ensure that available resources were directed into communities most impacted by the pandemic.In her tenure with the Arkansa Department of Health, she championed for innovative programming, increased communications and supported numerous community driven projects including the genesis of the first Black gay men’s support group named,”Strilite.”
Throughout her career, she’s been a national conference presenter, worked to develop the UAMS Gap Services in two locations, served as chairperson for H4H Health & Wellness Fair and been an invaluable support to her family, friends and community.
The Strilite Foundation
Nicola Edge, PhD was recently named Vice-Chair for Research in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine (DFPM).
Dr. Edge joined the UAMS faculty in 2000 in the Department of Pediatrics. In 2010, her primary academic appointment was moved to the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, where she was promoted to Professor in 2018 on the basic scientist track. She has served as the Associate Director of the Research and Evaluation Division (RED) and has most recently supported the DFPM as Vice-Chair of Faculty Affairs. In 2019 she was honored to receive the UAMS College of Medicine Faculty Award for Excellence in Research.
UAMS’ 27th Annual Family Medicine Update with Tobacco & Disease Symposium will offer up to 18 hours of online continuing education Oct. 24–27, 2023, for primary care physicians, doctors of osteopathic medicine, advanced practice registered nurses, registered nurses, pharmacists, physician assistants, physical therapists, respiratory therapists and certified health educators.
Presented by the UAMS College of Medicine, the annual conference provides an opportunity for health care professionals to learn about the latest advances and information impacting family medicine.
The conference is completely virtual. Courses are offered in two-hour blocks, twice daily, at $40 per block, with sessions on Friday, Oct. 27, at no cost. Friday’s session offers three, two-hour blocks of content.
To register, visit https://cvent.me/nRD90O or call 501-686-6626 by Oct. 23.
Several talks on cardiovascular issues will feature Andre Ramdon, M.D., who will speak on peripheral arterial disease and aortic aneurysms, and pharmacist Pilar Murphy will speak on the pharmacology to treat heart failure.
Lester Matlock, CFP, will offer practice tips for providers with his talk on “Work Until You Drop,” and physical therapist Andy Glidewell will give practical physical therapy pointers that providers can use in their practice.
Two experts will speak on opioid issues. Michael Mancino, M.D., professor at the UAMS Psychiatric Research Institute and program director for the Center for Addiction Services and Treatment, will discuss treating Opioid Use Disorder in primary care. Karen Burks, M.D., a family physician, will also be speaking on opioid use and prescribing.
The block on “Cravings to Consequences” will feature a talk on eating disorders with Laura Jones, APRN, who works with adolescents at Arkansas Children’s Hospital, and Elizabeth Cleveland, Ph.D., is slated to talk on fetal alcohol syndrome disorder.
Other topics include maternal depression with Nikki Edge, Ph.D., and Shashank Kraleti, M.D., chair of the UAMS Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, and young onset colorectal cancer with Smita Krishnamurthi, M.D., with the Cleveland Clinic’s Department of Hematology and Oncology.
Friday will be dedicated to the Tobacco & Disease Symposium with talks centered on tobacco cessation strategies, talking to patients about quitting tobacco and how tobacco/nicotine products are engineered to be more addictive.
Symposium speakers include Emily Einstein, Ph.D., chief of science policy at the National Institute on Drug Abuse, who will talk on topics for teens regarding tobacco, alcohol and drug use; Aaron Weiner, Ph.D., owner of Bridge Forward Group; and Angela Criswell, M.A., director for GO2 for Lung Cancer, whose talk will focus on lung cancer screening as part of tobacco cessation.
