Academic Pathways and Workforce Partnerships
September 27, 2024
UAMS Organizes Forum on Violence, Trauma Among Black Men
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) convened health professionals and community members for a Sept. 21 event that focused on the issues of structural violence, community violence and trauma among Black men. The Public Health Summit, held on the campus of Philander Smith University in Little Rock, explored those health challenges as well…
September 6, 2024
UAMS to Hold Community Event Sept. 21 to Discuss Issues of Violence, Trauma Among Black Men
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will hold a Public Health Summit on Sept. 21 to discuss the issues of structural violence, community violence and trauma among Black men. The event, which runs from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at Philander Smith University, 900 W. Daisy L. Gatson Bates Drive in Little Rock, will explore…
August 23, 2024
UAMS’ HCOP Academy Holds First Summer Session for High School Seniors
High school students from the Delta and South Arkansas gathered in Pine Bluff during the summer for the inaugural session of the Arkansas Delta Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) Academy, a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) initiative that supports teens in their pursuit of health careers. The effort is operated by UAMS’ Pathways…
July 9, 2024
Pathways Academy Students Spend Week as VA Hospital Volunteers
A weeklong volunteer project at the John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital in Little Rock gave teens from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Pathways Academy an opportunity to learn about health careers and the sacrifices that veterans have made on behalf of the nation. Pathways Academy is an educational and community engagement…
June 28, 2024
UAMS Hosts Annual Juneteenth Celebration
The song “Wobble” blasted out of the speakers of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Hospital Lobby Gallery during the 2024 Juneteenth recognition, as two lines of people did the wobble line-dance. Once the song went off, the beat of the next song began. Instantly, laughter exploded inside the room. Seconds earlier, close…
June 13, 2024
UAMS Welcomes Students to Health Career University
In a June 4 ceremony at the I. Dodd Wilson Education Building, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) welcomed a diverse group of students to its Health Career University (HCU), where they will spend the summer learning about various health-related professions. The students are a mix of junior and senior high school students,…
April 17, 2024
Pathways Academy Students Learn About Eclipse, Get Advice from NASA Scientist
An April 6 event at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) gave youths an opportunity to learn about the total solar eclipse and receive career advice from a NASA scientist. About 50 students in grades 6-12 came to the UAMS campus on a sunny Saturday morning for the event hosted by Pathways Academy,…
April 12, 2024
UAMS Accepting Applications for New Health Career Program for High School Seniors in Delta, South Arkansas
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is accepting applications for the inaugural summer academy of the Arkansas Delta Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) Academy, an initiative that supports students in the Delta and South Arkansas as they pursue careers in health care. Open to rising high school seniors, HCOP Academy will equip students…
March 22, 2024
Joycelyn Elders, M.D., Gives Address at Event Honoring UAMS’ Phenomenal Women
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) welcomed former U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders, M.D., as the keynote speaker at a March 14 event honoring the accomplishments of women at UAMS. This year’s Phenomenal Women ceremony, organized by the UAMS Division for Academic Pathways and Workforce Partnerships, celebrated female employees who reflect UAMS’ core…
March 20, 2024
Conference Helps Undergraduate Students Prepare for UAMS’ Academic Programs
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) hosted 66 undergraduate college students from across the state at a March 9 conference that served as an informational session and recruitment event for those who are interested in UAMS’ academic programs. The annual Minority Association of Premedical Students (MAPS) Conference is organized by the Edith Irby…