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Recruiters Address Physician Shortage with Diligence
The math is simple: Arkansas is long on patients and short on physicians. The state ranks 48th nationally in physicians per capita, according to data from the Health Resources and Services Administration. Statewide, recruiters are working overtime to draw physicians to the state and keep those that train here working here.
JENNIFER BOULDEN |
The State Of Women’s Health
Sometimes getting an F on a report card is a very good thing.
If, rather than discouraging the student, that F translates into a renewed focus on improvement, it’s arguably a great catalyst for change. Such is the case with Arkansas’ women’s health services.
Last fall, Arkansas received a failing mark in a national women’s health study showcasing many of the challenging health issues affecting women in the state.
ZOIE CLIFT |
Doctors Employ New Asthma Tools and Guidelines
Physicians may want to take a deep breath before treating asthma patients with the old bag of tricks. The latest approaches for treating asthma include updated National Asthma Guidelines and a new Web-based program aimed at applying the new guidelines.
JENNIFER GILL |
Grand Rounds May
ACHRI Research Linking Moms’ Smoking to Babies’ Heart Defects Published in the Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics
New Surgical Technology Helps Conway Regional Treat Heart “flutter”
National Committee For Quality Assurance Honors Arkansas’ Dr. Joe Thompson With 2008 Health Care Quality Award
Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield Recognized for Brand Excellence
Arkansas Children’s Hospital PULSE Center Welcomes New Arrival
ConvaCare Management and the Make A Wish Foundation
CARTI Launches Campaign to Educate Arkansans on Early Cancer Warning Signs, Screening Guidelines
Shipp Joins UAMS Faculty as Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist
Lisa Sherrill, ANP, Earns Credits at SUNA Symposium
Myeloma Research Foundation Awards $750,000 Grant to UAMS
St. Anthony’s to Offer M.A.S.H. Program
UAMS College of Pharmacy Receives $100,000 Grant
Hembree Regional Cancer Center Welcomes Traci Webb as New Director
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New LTC Facility Focuses on Culture Change
Located in the heart of Chenal Valley in Little Rock, the new Chenal Heights Nursing and Rehab is bringing a “culture change” to the mentality of long term care (LTC).
ZOIE CLIFT |
Physician Recruiters Offer Tips to Docs on the Market
If you’re a physician looking for a job and a recruiting firm asks for money to help you secure employment, walk the other way. That’s the first word of advice to doctors from two physician recruiters who collectively boast more than five decades of experience in the profession.
SHARON H. FITZGERALD |
Physician Spotlight: Dr. Rhonda Gentry
The training wheels are almost off for Dr. Rhonda Gentry. After completing her hematology/oncology fellowship at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences this June, Gentry will join the private practice of hematologist/oncologist Brad Baltz in Little Rock.
Though she’s been studying medicine for the past 10 years, going to medical school was an almost last-minute decision.
JENNIFER BOULDEN |
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