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Cooking with Arkansas Minority Health Commission

On Thursday, February 16, the Culinary Medicine teaching kitchen was filled with all the aromas of a delicious heart-healthy meal.

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Doctors Earn Culinary Medicine Credentials

Dr. Gina Drobena and Dr. Kathryn Neill received Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist (CCMS) credentials in December 2022. This is great news for our state!

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Dr. Drobena poses next to her research poster

Dr. Drobena Presents Research at Conference

Gina Drobena, M.D., presented at the Teaching Kitchen Research Conference in Los Angeles on October 19.

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JA Fair cooking session

Hands-on Demonstration for Students

Culinary Medicine team members lead a nutrition presentation and hands-on demonstration for students in the J.A. Fair K-8 Preparatory School’s Next Generation Club.

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Medicine that blends the art of food and cooking.

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Culinary Medicine Partners with Arkansas Minority Health Commission

March 13, 2023 |

On Thursday, February 16, the Culinary Medicine teaching kitchen was filled with all the aromas of a delicious heart-healthy meal.

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UAMS Doctors Earn Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist Credentials

February 7, 2023 |

Gina Drobena, M.D., DipABLM, and Kathryn Neill, Pharm.D., FNAP, received Certified Culinary Medicine Specialist (CCMS) credentials in December of 2022. This is outstanding news not only for the UAMS Culinary Medicine Program, but also for the state of health of all Arkansans. Dr. Drobena and Dr. Neill account for two out of only four individuals who have earned the CCMS accreditation in the state. 

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Culinary Medicine Visits the Stocked and Reddie Pantry

January 24, 2023 |

Learn more about the Stocked and Reddie pantry at UAMS!

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Dr. Drobena Presents at National Conference

November 3, 2022 |

Gina Drobena, M.D., presented at the Teaching Kitchen Research Conference in Los Angeles, California on October 19. The poster presentation entitled “Developing Knowledge, Attitudes and Perceptions to Advance Culinary and Lifestyle Medicine and Health Equity through Interprofessional Collaborative Care” demonstrated the effectiveness of the implementation of a three and a half hour interprofessional teaching kitchen session consisting […]

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Dr. Richard-Davis Writes Article at MedTech Outlook Website

November 2, 2022 |

Dr. Gloria Richard-Davis, Program Director for the Culinary Medicine program at UAMS, recently authored “Shifting the Paradigm of Health with Culinary Medicine” on the MedTech Outlook website. The article introduces the Culinary Medicine program at UAMS and discusses the benefits of the curriculum. Read the full article on the MedTech Outlook website.

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