Academic Pathways and Workforce Partnerships

April 14, 2026

Ceremony Honors Hall High Students’ Efforts in Career Development Program at UAMS

Chris Carmody

Davonte Hokes, a Hall High and UAMS alumnus and lead pharmacist for Kroger Health, helps a student don her white coat during a ceremony to honor those who took part in the UAMS career development program.

The Hall-West High School of Innovation in Little Rock hosted an April 8 ceremony to honor the achievements of more than 30 seniors who took part in a career development program offered by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). These students were ninth graders in spring 2023, when UAMS and Hall High announced…

March 20, 2026

UAMS Seminar Shows Students How to Build Reputations in Health Care

Chris Carmody

Leadership strategist and consultant Tish Bullard talks to UAMS students about how to build their personal brand in health care. Here, she's shown standing at a lectern during the seminar.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) welcomed leadership strategist and consultant Tish Bullard, Ph.D., for a March 6 seminar that taught students how to build their personal brand based on hard work and consistency.  

March 13, 2026

Job-Shadowing Events Help Hall High Students See Academic, Career Opportunities at UAMS

Chris Carmody

Students from the Hall-West High School of Innovation explored a variety of health care specialties, including respiratory therapy, during their six days at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

A group of students from the Hall-West High School of Innovation recently spent six days on the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) campus shadowing health professionals and learning about the academic and career opportunities available to them after they graduate in May.

March 12, 2026

REACH Delta Event Gives Teens an Introduction to Health Careers

Chris Carmody

Students gather around tables to learn about health careers Feb. 23 during the REACH Delta event at Monticello High School.

About 130 teens recently gathered in the gymnasium of Monticello High School to meet with students from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and learn about the opportunities available for those who wish to pursue careers in health care.

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,…


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