Nikesha Nesbitt Named Dean of the University College at ASU (Movers & Shakers)
She had been serving as interim dean since the university’s spring semester. read more >
She had been serving as interim dean since the university’s spring semester. read more >
Lyon College is developing plans for veterinary and dental medicine schools — which, if successful, would make them the first in-state schools of their kind. read more >
She joined the college in 2017 as provost and dean of faculty. read more >
The new program could begin in 2023. read more >
Arkansas Business reached out to several Arkansas hospital executives and asked them about their observations and lessons learned amid the pandemic. Here’s what they said. read more >
Dr. Andrew M. Briggler, Dr. Brent Cameron, Dr. Shivang Desai, Dr. Matthew Katz and Dr. Appalanaidu Sasapu have joined CARTI, the statewide cancer care provider. read more >
Dr. James Rudder has joined the medical team of Magnolia Regional Medical Center. read more >
Daniel Gallegos has been hired as the director of athletic communications at Arkansas Tech University in Russellville. read more >
The COVID-19 pandemic threatens the survival of rural hospitals in Arkansas, several hospital administrators told Arkansas Business last week. read more >
A Little Rock firefighter recently scored a legal victory against the state’s largest hospital system over how it bills patients injured by the actions of others. read more >
Drs. R. Gaines Fricke, Micah R. Fritsche and Zachary A. Lambertsen have joined Radiology Associates PA as radiologists. read more >
Colleen Canfield was recently promoted from operating room manager to director of surgical services of White River Health System in Batesville. read more >
Dr. Christopher Westfall has been appointed as the new dean of the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Westfall has been serving as interim dean since February. read more >
Dr. Phoebe Griffin has joined Physicians for Women in Hot Springs. read more >
White River Health System CEO Gary Bebow has announced his retirement, effective Dec. 31, and Gary Paxson will succeed him on Jan. 1. read more >
Dr. Bruno Machado has been hired as a specialist in urinary system surgeries and minimally invasive endoscopic techniques at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. read more >
With a boost from business and business friendly policies, Independence County has vaulted to the top of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission's incentive tier rankings. read more >
Shelly Moser has been named a clinic director at White River Health System in Batesville. read more >
Dr. Jason Knott has joined physicians at St. Bernards OB-GYN Associates in Jonesboro. Susan Rikoff has joined White River Health System in Batesville as controller. read more >
Dr. Charles D. Mabry, an associate professor of surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock and medical director of physician practice management at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff, is the new first vice president of the American College of Surgeons. read more >
