Announcements
June 13, 2024
Dawn Williams
Meet Dawn Williams, the university’s MVP for June. Dawn is assistant access director in UAMS Patient Access. In the course of her work, she puts into practice the UAMS values of integrity, respect, diversity and health equity, teamwork, creativity, excellence and safety.
June 7, 2024
Pharmacy ASHP-SSHP Chapter Honored with Award for Professionalism
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…
June 4, 2024
UAMS 12th Street Health & Wellness Center Receives Gold Star Rating
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) 12th Street Health & Wellness Center, a student-run, interprofessional free clinic that serves its neighbors while educating students, has again earned a Gold Star rating from the National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (NAFC). The rating is the highest awarded by the NAFC, whose mission is…
June 3, 2024
Physician Assistant Class of 2026 Dons White Coats
The smiles of audience members were almost as bright as the new, white coats being put on by students in the Class of 2026 during the Physician Assistant White Coat Ceremony on May 24 at UAMS.
May 30, 2024
College of Medicine Class of 2024 Reminded to ‘Calm Down’ as they Move Forward
The 168 members of the College of Medicine Class of 2024 donned their doctoral hoods and jointly recited the Hippocratic Oath after being showered with words of wisdom at their May 17 honors convocation. The following day, after receiving their degrees at a campus-wide commencement ceremony, they became the latest group of physicians from the…
Graduate School Commencement Brunch Celebration Focuses on the Road Ahead
A popular Commencement Day custom continued May 18, as the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Graduate School hosted its annual brunch. Faculty, family, staff and students gathered at the Four Points by Sheraton in Little Rock to recognize the Class of 2024 prior to UAMS’ commencement later in the day. Sean Taverna, Ph.D.,…
May 29, 2024
Hooding and Pinning Ceremony Honors 170 Graduates in UAMS College of Nursing
Friends and family members packed the sanctuary of the First Pentecostal Church in North Little Rock on May 17 as the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing welcomed 170 graduates to the nursing profession. The College of Nursing’s hooding and pinning ceremony, held each year on commencement weekend, recognizes the graduates’…
May 28, 2024
UAMS College of Public Health Celebrates Student Accomplishments at Convocation
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health hosted its 2024 convocation at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts and recognized the accomplishments of the college’s graduating students. “You have been trained to critically think,” Ben Amick, Ph.D., associate dean for research, told the graduates. “You’ve been trained…
May 24, 2024
College of Health Professions Students, Families Celebrate with Brunch, Hooding Ceremonies
Hundreds of UAMS College of Health Professions students and their families joined faculty and staff May 17 to celebrate their pending graduation, first with an informal brunch and later with an afternoon hooding ceremony.
UAMS College of Pharmacy Honors 75 Students at 2024 Convocation
Raucous cheers and applause accompanied the UAMS College of Pharmacy Class of 2024 at its May 17 convocation ceremony, as each student received their crimson-and-white hoods onstage. “As you stand now on the threshold of your professional journey, know that you’re stepping into a field that is so professionally rewarding,” said Stephanie Gardner, Pharm.D., Ed.D.,…
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