Academic Pathways and Workforce Partnerships

November 26, 2025

UAMS Welcomes Hall High Students for Career Workshop

Chris Carmody

A student from the Hall-West High School of Innovation learns about ultrasound imaging during the Nov. 18 workshop.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) hosted 15 students from the Hall-West High School of Innovation for a Nov. 18 workshop that focused on workplace conduct and career exploration.

August 18, 2025

Princeton Student Finds Career Path Through UAMS’ Summer Research Internship Program

Chris Carmody

Mason DeLaMater, a Cabot native and rising sophomore at Princeton University, presents his findings during the closing ceremony for UAMS’ Summer Research Internship program.

Seven students from schools across the country came to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) for this year’s Summer Research Internship, a nine-week program that gave them an introduction to the possibilities of health care research. For one student, the internship affirmed his passion for health care and offered clarity on his career…

August 15, 2025

UAMS’ HCOP Academy Helps High School Grads Take Next Step Toward Health Careers

Chris Carmody

Maya Peoples (left) takes part in a gall bladder removal simulation during the HCOP Academy’s tour of the UAMS Simulation Center in Little Rock.

Twenty-three recent high school graduates reconvened this year for their second summer in the Arkansas Delta Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) Academy, a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) initiative that supports students from the Arkansas Delta and South Arkansas as they pursue careers in health care. The HCOP Academy, organized by UAMS Academic…

August 5, 2025

UAMS Bootcamp Challenges Teens to Offer Insights to Community Health Problems Using Data Science, Artificial Intelligence

Chris Carmody

Students sit in a computer lab to work on their data-analysis projects during the AR Health Data Scholars’ Summer Bootcamp in Little Rock.

Nearly two dozen junior high and senior high school students recently spent a week on the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) campus for a new program that highlighted the importance of data science in health care. The AR Health Data Scholars’ Summer Bootcamp, sponsored by UAMS Academic Pathways and Workforce Partnerships and funded…

June 17, 2025

UAMS Names Brian Gittens, Ed.D., MPA, Vice Chancellor of the Division of People and Culture

News Staff

Brian Gittens, Ed.D., MPA, is the new vice chancellor for the UAMS Division of People and Culture.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has named Brian Gittens, Ed.D., MPA, the vice chancellor for the Division of People and Culture, effective June 16. Gittens has been serving as interim vice chancellor since March 14, while continuing to lead the Division for Academic Pathways and Workforce Partnerships. “With more than 11,000 employees,…

March 24, 2025

Conference Encourages College Students to Consider UAMS’ Academic Programs

Chris Carmody

Erica Malone, assistant professor in the UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Neuroscience, and a student volunteer from the College of Medicine guide the MAPS Conference attendees through a demonstration of ultrasound technology.

Fifty-five college students from institutions across the state convened at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) for a March 8 conference that highlighted several of the academic programs offered at UAMS. The Medical Association for Pre-Medical Students (MAPS) Conference is organized by the Edith Irby Jones Chapter of the Student National Medical Association,…

February 28, 2025

Professor Sponsors High School, Undergrad Students in 2 UAMS Health Career Programs

Chris Carmody

Students from UAMS’ Health Career University programs gather for a 2023 ceremony that celebrated their achievements. Health Career University helps students from rural and medically underserved communities gain exposure to health professions and advice on how to get into academic institutions like UAMS.

A pair of community engagement programs in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Division for Academic Pathways and Workforce Partnerships will be able to accept more students this year thanks to support from a professor in the College of Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics. David Becton, M.D., a pediatric hematologist and oncologist who treats…

February 13, 2025

Hall High Students Shadow UAMS Radiologists for a Day

Chris Carmody

Students from Hall STEAM Magnet High School’s health sciences academy stand outside an imaging room at the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. From the doorway of the room, they viewed an MRI machine and learned about the precautions employees take to ensure safety around the machine’s strong magnetic field.

Six students from Hall STEAM Magnet High School’s health sciences academy visited the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) on Feb. 5 to observe health professionals in the field of radiology. The inaugural Radiology/Imaging Job Shadow Day was hosted by the UAMS College of Medicine’s Department of Radiology and UAMS Health’s Imaging Services in…

February 12, 2025

UAMS Health Career Program Accepting Applications for High School Seniors in Delta, South Arkansas

Chris Carmody

Students and staff members pose for a group photo on the UAMS campus during the 2024 summer session of the Arkansas Delta Health Careers Opportunity Program Academy. The application period is now open for the 2025 summer session.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is now accepting applications for the 2025 session 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 equips students with…

November 25, 2024

REACH Delta Event Shows Teens the Pathway to Health Careers

Chris Carmody

Representatives from the UAMS College of Nursing guide students through a demonstration of how to intubate patients.

Students from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) sought to offer encouragement and inspiration to the more than 200 high school teens who attended an outreach event earlier this month at the Pine Bluff Armory in White Hall. Meena Chatrathi, a third-year student in the UAMS College of Medicine, gave an overview of…


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