July 8, 2025

UAMS Adult Sickle Cell Program Announces Support Group, New Director

Benjamin Waldrum

UAMS Adult Sickle Cell team 2025

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Adult Sickle Cell Program celebrated World Sickle Cell Awareness Day on June 19 by announcing a support group for adult patients with sickle cell disease, as well as a new director. During a free information session held on the 10th floor of the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller…


June 30, 2025

2025 Pharmacy Camp Opens Young Minds to New Possibilities

Benjamin Waldrum

Pharmacy Summer Camp 2025 Shira Hendrix and Addison Taylor

Just about everyone has visited a pharmacy, but it’s a rare experience to get a peek behind the curtain. For three days in June, 39 high school students from Arkansas, Missouri and Arizona got to do just that, learning about the profession and potentially sparking their interest in pharmacy careers. Held June 2-4 at the…


June 27, 2025

Anne and Scott Pace Donate $25,000 to Create Pharmacy Advocacy Scholarship

Benjamin Waldrum

Scott and Anne Pace College of Pharmacy

Pharmacy owners Anne Pace, Pharm.D., and Scott Pace, Pharm.D., J.D., have created a $25,000 endowment for a new scholarship in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy focused on honoring the drive and determination needed to advocate for change in the profession. ”The College of Pharmacy is grateful for Scott and…


June 24, 2025

College of Pharmacy Quiz Bowl Team Finishes Second at International Competition

Benjamin Waldrum

College of Pharmacy ISPOR Quiz Bowl Team 2025

A team of four College of Pharmacy graduate students took second place in a quiz bowl-style competition for the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR), held May 13-16 in Montreal. ISPOR is the leading professional society for health economics and outcomes research. The society’s mission is to advance excellence in health economics and…


June 11, 2025

Three New Faculty Members Join College of Pharmacy

Benjamin Waldrum

COP Jessica Binz, Morgan Streett and Michelle Hernandez

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy has added three new members to its faculty: Jessica Binz, Pharm.D., Morgan Streett, Pharm.D., and Michelle Hernandez, Pharm.D. Jessica Binz, Pharm.D. Binz rejoins the faculty as an assistant professor of pharmacy practice. Previously she was on faculty from 2015-2023 before spending two years with…


May 30, 2025

College of Pharmacy Match Ceremony Shares Next Steps for Seniors, Alumni

Benjamin Waldrum

Olgaaurora Rodriguez COP Match 2025

Twenty-seven seniors and alumni from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) College of Pharmacy announced their postgraduate residency, fellowship or graduate training positions at a May 15 ceremony in Little Rock. Upon completion of their Doctor of Pharmacy degree, students are able to join the workforce or continue to develop their skills in…


May 23, 2025

College of Pharmacy Class of 2025 Receives Degrees at Ceremony

Benjamin Waldrum

College of Pharmacy Class of 2025 Graduates

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ College of Pharmacy celebrated the Class of 2025 at a May 17 ceremony in Benton, where 85 students received their Doctor of Pharmacy degrees in front of a packed house of family, friends and well-wishers. The standing-room-only crowd filled the Benton High School Butler Auditorium to capacity and…


May 5, 2025

Brain Injury Survivors Day Inspires, Celebrates Progress

Benjamin Waldrum

Constance Tullis, Gary Higgins and Victor Coates at THRIVE panel for Brain Injury Survivors Day 2025

Every survivor of a traumatic brain injury has a different story, but resilience is one thing that they all have in common. The 2025 Arkansas Brain Injury Survivors Day celebrated the resilience of survivors and caregivers alike. Held at the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service State Office in Little Rock and…


April 29, 2025

Pharmacy Students Find Multiple Paths at 2025 Career Fair

Benjamin Waldrum

College of Pharmacy students speaking with industry representatives at the 2025 Career Fair

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) College of Pharmacy recently hosted its annual Career Fair, drawing 78 pharmacy students who were there to make connections and learn about different paths available to them after graduation. This year’s event was held March 28 at the Meyer Student Pavilion at Pulaski Academy in Little Rock….


April 18, 2025

UAMS Showcase for Medical Discoveries Focuses on Digital Health, Collaboration

Benjamin Waldrum

Stefanie Kennon-McGill presenting at UAMS Showcase for Medical Discoveries 2025

Amidst the digital health initiatives on display during the latest research showcase at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) was the opportunity for good, old-fashioned collaboration. Approximately 40 people attended the UAMS Showcase of Medical Discoveries, held April 9 on the 10th floor of the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute in Little…



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