UAMS College of Nursing Receives $100,000 for Scholarships
| LITTLE ROCK – Nursing students at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing will benefit from a $100,000 donation given to the program for scholarships.
“These kinds of gifts are extremely beneficial to helping College of Nursing students get their education and to set them off on a meaningful career path,” said Claudia Barone, dean of the College of Nursing. “It’s exciting to see these opportunities being given and an honor to have received this donation.”
The gift was made by a donor who asked to remain anonymous. The scholarships have already been dispersed to help 71 junior- or senior-level students working towards Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing degrees.
UAMS is the state’s only comprehensive academic health center, with five colleges, a graduate school, a new 540,000-square-foot hospital, six centers of excellence and a statewide network of regional centers. UAMS has 2,652 students and 733 medical residents. Its centers of excellence include the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute, the Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy, the Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, the Psychiatric Research Institute and the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging. It is the state’s largest public employer with more than 10,000 employees, including nearly 1,150 physicians who provide medical care to patients at UAMS, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, the VA Medical Center and UAMS’ Area Health Education Centers throughout the state. Visit www.uams.edu or uamshealth.com.