March 12, 2025
MVP for March — Summer Jamison
Meet Summer Jamison, the university’s MVP for March and a General Medical Education coordinator at the UAMS South Central Regional Campus in Pine Bluff.
March 5, 2025
Jennifer Vincenzo Receives ‘Award of Excellence for Service to the Community or Institution’
UAMS in November recognized Jennifer Vincenzo, Ph.D., MPH, PT, with the 2024 Award of Excellence for Service to Community or Institution. She is an associate professor of physical therapy in the College of Health Professions. Her nomination included numerous examples of service to her students, to the community, to this institution and to her profession…
Student Finds Warmth, Positivity in Speech-Language Pathology Program
Khi Ellison, a College of Health Professions speech-language pathology student, said she experienced something new when entering the program last fall — a supportive environment. “You know, I’m not really used to being welcomed with open arms, especially in the medical field,” Ellison said. “I was surprised at how welcoming and understanding and how friendly…
Grant Funds State’s First Pediatric Vestibular Disorder Clinic
Later this spring, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will open the first pediatric vestibular clinic in Arkansas. The new clinic will be under the direction of Madison Howe, Au.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology in the College of Health Professions. In 2024, Howe received a $40,000…
January 2, 2025
PA Students Break Record, Raise $14,051 for Arkansas Food Bank
When the last runner in the Heroes against Hunger 5K crossed the finish line Oct. 5 at Two Rivers Park in west Little Rock, it was the Physician Assistant Students Class of 2025 that broke a record, raising $14,051 for the Arkansas Food Bank. In a short ceremony Dec. 13 at UAMS, students in the…
December 26, 2024
The Year in Review, 2024: UAMS Hits High Marks in Patient Care, Education, Research
If a united Team UAMS was instead a collection of “Teams UAMS” — three groups in patient care, education and research competing against each other — then 2024 would have been a close contest with high scores on every side. Several positive developments occurred in the areas of maternal, infant and child health. The research…
December 23, 2024
Dean Society’s Grant Supports Hippotherapy Research
One mother saw her son smile for the first time in two years, while another mother now has conversations with her son, who was never expected to ever speak. Both stories are outcomes of hippotherapy, a therapeutic tool using horses.
December 11, 2024
Morrisons Establish Emergency Fund for College of Health Professions Students
Forty-one years after Stephen Morrison, M.D., first met surgical nurse Debra Bellisle in a UAMS operating room, the success the couple has had since is benefiting at-risk students in the College of Health Professions. Supported by the generosity of the couple, the Emergency and Student Success Fund assists the college’s students who experience unexpected or…
Dental Hygiene Program Delivers Thousands of Hours of Community Service
Community service is an important part of the education provided to students in the UAMS dental hygiene program. While helping students learn and gain experience, it increases access to preventive dental care and helps to address oral health care issues in society. Since moving into its Freeway Medical Tower clinic in early 2021, the College…
November 18, 2024
UAMS Recognizes Veterans at Multiple Events
In the days leading up to Veterans Day, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) thanked the hundreds of veterans of the U.S. military among its employees, students and patients with cards, meals, care packages and recognition events. The UAMS Veterans Subcommittee in the Division of People and Culture organized the efforts and kicked…
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