September 17, 2024

College of Pharmacy Class of 2028 Dons White Coats in Ceremony

Benjamin Waldrum

Grace Booker, Kennedi Burns, Kia Bursey-Walker reciting professionalism pledge

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy Class of 2028 received their white coats at a ceremony held Friday, Sept. 6, in Little Rock, marking the beginning of their journey as student-pharmacists. The annual ceremony recognizes incoming pharmacy students’ commitment to the profession and their transition into pharmacy school. This year’s…


August 30, 2024

Sickle Cell Patient Offers Message of Hope: ‘Don’t Let the Sickness Stop You’

Benjamin Waldrum

Briana Pringle

Briana Pringle, 22, of Little Rock, is pretty busy these days, and that’s a good thing. The Helena-West Helena native studies at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) during the week and works on weekends. She barely has time to visit her family back home. Sickle cell disease is an unwelcome part of…


August 27, 2024

UAMS College of Pharmacy Professor Receives Grant to Promote Active Learning

Benjamin Waldrum

Rachel Stafford, Pharm.D.

Rachel Stafford, Pharm.D., an associate professor of pharmacy practice with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy, was recently awarded a $2,485 Educational Innovations grant from the UAMS Division of Academic Affairs to support active learning techniques for faculty members. Often, classroom instruction involves assigned reading and lectures where students listen…


August 21, 2024

College of Pharmacy Recognized by AACP with Designation, Individual Awards

Benjamin Waldrum

Johnson Lumsden Perry Clifton

The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) recently recognized the UAMS College of Pharmacy with a prestigious designation and handed out national awards to two faculty members, one preceptor and a student. The College of Pharmacy was one of only 17 schools of pharmacy nationwide selected as an inaugural Academia-Community Transformation (ACT) Community Pharmacy…


August 9, 2024

‘Magical’ Project SEARCH Program Builds Graduates’ Skills, Confidence

Benjamin Waldrum

Makayla Hill and Patterson

Every morning at 7:30, Hunter Hatchett arrives at the Biomedical Research Building I on the UAMS Little Rock campus for his job as a lab technician. After pulling on a smock and gloves over his black scrubs, he sets about organizing and preparing supplies for the day. It’s a job he became familiar with as…


July 15, 2024

Two College of Pharmacy Alumni Receive National Leadership Awards

Benjamin Waldrum

McCrady and Newsome

The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) recently recognized two UAMS College of Pharmacy alumni, Brenda McCrady, P.D., COP ’86, and Lenora Newsome, P.D., COP ’80, with awards for leadership. “Brenda’s dedication and service to the people of Arkansas and contributions to NABP are the reason awards like this exist to honor our exemplary…


July 9, 2024

Two Research Conferences Converge at UAMS for Young Scientists

Benjamin Waldrum

DDDC MALTO Organizers

More than 120 young researchers and faculty members recently converged on the UAMS Little Rock campus for a drug discovery colloquium designed to sharpen their skills and prepare them for long and productive careers in research. Held at the I. Dodd Wilson Education Building, the combination event merged two annual conferences, the Drug Discovery &…


June 26, 2024

UAMS Nuclear Pharmacy Program Has Strong National Presence

Benjamin Waldrum

Fatima Al-Doori nuclear pharmacy internship

One of the nation’s leading pharmacy schools, the UAMS College of Pharmacy excels in an area few others do: nuclear pharmacy. UAMS is one of only a handful of nuclear pharmacy programs in the United States that offers the full 200-hour Authorized Nuclear Pharmacy Certificate Program in this specialized field. Radioactive materials are used in…


June 20, 2024

‘More Than Just Medicine’: Students Learn Much at Pharmacy Camp

Benjamin Waldrum

Hopek with Pharmacy Camp students

Summer camp often conjures thoughts of outdoor activities, campfires and mosquito bites. For just a few short days in June, 30 high school students from across Arkansas experienced a different kind of camp — one with bubbling beakers, scrubs, gloves and colorful creations. Held June 3-5 at the UAMS Little Rock campus, the UAMS College…


June 7, 2024

Pharmacy ASHP-SSHP Chapter Honored with Award for Professionalism

Benjamin Waldrum

COP SSHP students

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) recently recognized the UAMS College of Pharmacy’s Student Society of Health-System Pharmacists (SSHP) chapter with an Outstanding Professional Development Award for the 2023-2024 academic year. The UAMS chapter was one of only 20 chapters nationwide to receive the honor. “I am so proud of our SSHP chapter and…



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