Growing up on the rural plains of Argentina, Dr. Teresita Bellido gained a deep appreciation for the importance of education. Her father was a gaucho, a skilled horseman, who did not receive even basic education and worked from an early…
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UA Hope Campus Licensed Practical Nursing Program
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana has recently announced that applications are now open for admissions to the Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) Program at its Hope campus. This is an 11-month long, full-time selective admissions program to prepare students for the…
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Duck Derby Breaks Record Fundraising for Community Health Initiatives
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffCONWAY — The Conway Regional Health System today announced that the fifth annual Arkansas Duck Derby achieved an extraordinary milestone by raising a record-breaking sum of more than $580,000 to raise money for the Conway Regional Health Foundation. “The funds…
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Caregivers Wanted: Demand, Services Up in Care Communities, But Labor is Lacking
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaThe long term care industry in Arkansas — like that in most of the country — is a well-mixed bag of rampant opportunity and growing demand hamstrung by too few workers to deliver services. According to Genworth, the baby boomer…
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A Marvel of Engineering: Proton Center of Arkansas Boasts Latest Tech in Cancer Crusade
Pictured above: Visitors and staff members mingle during a tour of the Proton Center of Arkansas. (Photo by Sarah DeClerk) The Proton Center of Arkansas opened in September at the new University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Radiation Oncology Center…
We’ve been proud to feature many of the state’s most prominent businesses in Arkansas Money & Politics. These businesses represent the entire spectrum of industry in Arkansas, from local restaurants to trucking companies. AMP asked its reader to nominate those…
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UAMS Gains New Graduate School Dean
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffSean Taverna was recently named the new dean of the graduate school of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. He succeeded Robert E. McGehee Jr., who served as dean since 2004. “I know I have some…
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Arkansas Heart Hospital Adds Interventional Cardiologist to Medical Team
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Little Rock-based Arkansas Heart Hospital (AHH) recently announced the expansion of its team of cardiology specialists with the addition of Hamza Rayes, MD. The AHH medical team now includes 38 physicians representing 12 specialties. Rayes specializes in coronary and…
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The Heart of the Problem: Arkansas Research Seeks to Eradicate Post-Cancer Cardiac Damage
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffPictured above: Yeh was recognized by, from left, ARA’s Jerry Adams, UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson and Gov. Asa Hutchinson when he was inducted into the ARA Academy in 2021. Imagine surviving the rigors of cancer recovery — the days,…
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Grant Program to Bolster Mental Health Services in Arkansas
The Arkansas Department of Human Services and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences recently announced a $9.5 million, five-year mental health grant program intended to increase mental health services across Arkansas, particularly in rural communities. “Too many Arkansans are…