Six early-career researchers have been selected to receive two years of funded translational research training and support in the UAMS Translational Research Institute (TRI) KL2 Mentored Research Career Development Scholar Awards Program. Michail Mavros, M.D., from our department was one of the awardees.
Department News
Second Annual Surgical Research Symposium was a Success
The second annual UAMS Surgical Research Symposium was held May 9 with an enthusiastic turnout. We had over 50 attendees with 25 presenting posters.
Dean’s Honor Day Award Winners
Congratulations to Dr. Deidre Wyrick for being named the Leonard Tow Humanism Award Winner and to Jennifer York for the Clinical Excellence – Oustanding APP award.
Dr. Ronda Henry-Tillman Named to the List of Castle Connolly Exceptional Women in Medicine
Congratulations to Dr. Ronda Henry-Tillman for being named to the list of Castle Connolly Exceptional Women in Medicine
ACS Future Trauma Leaders Class
Dr. Benjamin Davis was a member of the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma Future Trauma Leaders Class. The mission of the Committee on Trauma is to develop and implement programs that support injury prevention and ensure optimal patient outcomes across the continuum of care. These programs incorporate advocacy, education, trauma center and trauma system resources, […]
Trauma Leadership Transition Follows Decade of Successes
The UAMS Trauma Program has flourished under the leadership of Ron Robertson, M.D., FACS, for the past decade. With an eye toward many more years of outstanding trauma care for Arkansans, Robertson, professor and chair of the Department of Surgery, has turned over the program’s reins to Kyle Kalkwarf, M.D., FACS, assistant professor of surgery.
Dr. Henry-Tillman Profiled on THV11
THV11 in Little Rock featured Dr. Ronda Henry-Tillman, highlighting not only her work here at UAMS, but around the world.
UAMS First in State to Use Advanced Liver Transplant Technology
A liver transplant recently performed at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) was the first in the state to use groundbreaking technology that preserves donor livers and keeps them viable for an extended period of time.
Lauren M. Story-Hefta, M.D., Joins UAMS Division of Vascular Surgery
Lauren M. Story-Hefta, M.D., recently joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as an assistant professor in the Division of Vascular Surgery in the College of Medicine Department of Surgery.
Connor Shewmake Awarded at National Scientific Assembly
Congratulations to third-year medical student Connor Shewmake on taking second place for her oral presentation at the Southern Medical Association’s Annual Scientific Assembly last weekend. Connor and COM graduates Dr. Olivia Speed (now a UAMS ENT resident) and Dr. Sarah Gammill (now a Surgery resident at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans) collaborated […]