Rick Barr
Karen Farst Named Chief Medical Officer at Arkansas Children’s
Farst leads the child maltreatment program at Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock, where she also serves as chief of medical staff. read more >
Delta Variant Hits Children Much Harder
The delta strain of the coronavirus has sickened more children and challenged Arkansas Children’s in Little Rock and Children’s Hospital Northwest. read more >
by Jan Cottingham -
Arkansas Children’s Vaccinations ‘A Continued Drumbeat’
Back in the summer, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, the state’s pediatric health system that includes Arkansas Children’s Northwest in Springdale, announced that it was requiring all medical staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Sept. 30, last Thursday, as a condition of employment. read more >
Barr, Archer Named Department Chairs at UAMS (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Frederick “Rick” E. Barr has been hired as chair of the Department of Pediatrics and associate dean for child health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, as well as pediatrician-in-chief for Arkansas Children’s Hospital, and Dr. Robert L. “Lee” Archer has been named chair of the Department of Neurology. read more >
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