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Wendy Ward, Ph.D.
Wendy Ward, Ph.D. Named Associate Provost, Succeeding Jeannette Shorey, M.D.
| LITTLE ROCK — Wendy Ward, Ph.D., has been named associate provost for faculty in the Division of Academic Affairs at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. She replaces Jeanette Shorey, M.D., who retired Feb. 29.
Ward is a professor in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics and has been director of interprofessional faculty development in the Office of Interprofessional Education since 2016, a role she will continue.
Ward’s previous roles within the Department of Pediatrics include associate director of the Section of Pediatric Psychology, director of faculty wellness, director of leadership development, co-director of faculty development and associate director of faculty affairs. She also served as president of the UAMS Women’s Faculty Development Caucus.
“Throughout her tenure, Dr. Ward has demonstrated a commitment to and focus on faculty excellence,” said Stephanie Gardner, Pharm D., Ed.D, provost, chief strategy officer and senior vice chancellor for academic affairs.
Ward received her Ph.D. in pediatric psychology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She completed her internship at Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center and her postdoctoral fellowship at UAMS.
She joined the UAMS faculty in 2003. She is a board-certified psychologist with research interests in chronic pain management and the prevention and treatment of obesity. In 2015, Ward received the Chancellor’s Teaching Award for Society and Health Education Excellence.
UAMS is the state’s only health sciences university, with colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Professions and Public Health; a graduate school; a hospital; a main campus in Little Rock; a Northwest Arkansas regional campus in Fayetteville; a statewide network of regional campuses; and eight institutes: the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute, Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, Psychiatric Research Institute, Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, Translational Research Institute, Institute for Digital Health & Innovation and the Institute for Community Health Innovation. UAMS includes UAMS Health, a statewide health system that encompasses all of UAMS’ clinical enterprise. UAMS is the only adult Level 1 trauma center in the state. UAMS has 3,485 students, 915 medical residents and fellows, and seven dental residents. It is the state’s largest public employer with more than 11,000 employees, including 1,200 physicians who provide care to patients at UAMS, its regional campuses, Arkansas Children’s, the VA Medical Center and Baptist Health. Visit www.uams.edu or uamshealth.com. Find us on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), YouTube or Instagram.
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