Academic Pathways and Workforce Partnerships


September 27, 2024

UAMS Organizes Forum on Violence, Trauma Among Black Men

Chris Carmody

Joseph Richardson, MPower professor of African American studies, medical anthropology and epidemiology at the University of Maryland, and Tanya L. Sharpe, associate professor and Factor-Inwentash Chair in Social Work in the Global Community at the University of Toronto, participate in a question-and-answer session at the Public Health Summit.

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

Chris Carmody

Three men are shown laughing in a garden in this stock image.

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

Chris Carmody

Chris Carlock (left) and other students in the HCOP Academy take part in a session on public health issues. The teens later drafted and filmed a series of public service announcements that covered topics such as mental health, opioids, pollution, sexually transmitted illnesses and vaping.

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

Chris Carmody

High school students from UAMS’ Pathways Academy take part in a virtual reality demonstration at the John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital in Little Rock. The students spent a week as volunteers at the hospital, interacting with veterans and gaining a better understanding of how war has changed the lives of those who served.

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

Kev' Moye

Juneteenth

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

Linda Satter

Natasha Wilhelm, a pre-med summer scholar, poses with Gloria Richard-Davis, M.D., in her newly presented white coat.

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

Chris Carmody

Pathways Academy scholars try out their eclipse glasses as they learn about how to safely view the sun.

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

Chris Carmody

Students from UAMS’ Pathways Academy take part in a casting activity during a 2023 event. The new Arkansas Delta Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) Academy will serve rising high school seniors in the Delta and 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

Chris Carmody

Former U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders, M.D., delivers the keynote speech during this year’s Phenomenal Women ceremony.

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

Chris Carmody

Students from the College of Nursing and College of Medicine take part in an intubation demonstration during the MAPS Conference.

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…