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June 16, 2021

Physician Assistant Class of 2023 Dons White Coats

Ben Boulden

Tiffany Huitt, Ph.D., left, reads off the names of the 40 members of the Physician Assistant Class of 2023 as each in turn puts on their white coat during a partly virtual white coat ceremony.

May often brings graduations and happy endings to the studies of many types of student. But for the Class of 2023 in the UAMS Department of Physician Studies, the month and the department’s white coat ceremony May 28 marked the formal beginning of the next phase of their academic lives.


June 3, 2021

June MVP — Camille Hart

Ben Boulden

Camille Hart -- June 2021 MVP of the Month

Congratulations to Camille Hart, our June MVP of the month. Camille is a program manager in the UAMS College of Public Health’s Department of Health Behavior and Health Education. Here is what her nominator wrote: Camille Hart is the epitome of going above and beyond her job description to improve health in Arkansas.


May 27, 2021

UAMS Speech Pathologists Earn Uncommon NICU Certification

Ben Boulden

Camp and Davis

Years of practical experience and professional education recently earned two UAMS speech pathologists, Carol Anne Camp and Jackie Davis, a certification that is rare in Arkansas. Both became Certified Neonatal Therapists, two of only a few with the certification in Arkansas, according to the Neonatal Therapy Certification Board (NTCB). “It feels good to be certified…


May 25, 2021

Town Hall Provides Updates on Construction, Growth

Ben Boulden

Provost Gardner at Team UAMS Town Hall

Spotlighting construction, new programs and initiatives, Stephanie Gardner, Pharm.D., Ed.D., senior vice chancellor for academic affairs, provost and chief strategy officer. led a Team UAMS Town Hall virtual meeting May 18 from the Fred W. Smith Auditorium on the 12th floor of the Jackson Stephens Neurosciences & Spine Institute.


May 19, 2021

Integrated Medicine Service Line, Farquhar and Erickson Honored at Awards of Excellence Ceremony

Kate Franks

Among those who on May 13 received Awards of Excellence were Barbara McDonald, left, Deb Hutts, Rose Farquhar and Ruth Fissell.

The Integrated Medicine Service Line, Rose Farquhar, SW, and Susan Erickson, RN, were honored May 13 at the Awards of Excellence Ceremony, an event sponsored by the UAMS Medical Center Auxiliary.


Professional Nursing Awards Honor Outstanding UAMS Nurses

Kate Franks

Deonna Wissler, left, Richard Ekborg, Kayla Harrington, Renee Joiner and Tim Vandiver hold the Professional Nursing Awards each one received May 12.

The UAMS Center for Nursing Excellence held its ninth annual Professional Nursing Awards on May 12. The ceremony was available for viewing on Zoom and Facebook Live.


May 18, 2021

Rhee, Tilford Receive Chancellor’s Teaching Awards

Spencer Watson

Mick Tilford, Ph.D., Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, and Sung Rhee, Ph.D.

Sung W. Rhee, Ph.D., and J. Mick Tilford, Ph.D., are the recipients of the 2021 Chancellor’s Teaching Awards, a program established in 2004 to recognize excellence in teaching among UAMS faculty. “Sung and Mick are tremendous assets to UAMS, respected by colleagues and students alike, who advance scholarship and the academic mission of UAMS every…


May 7, 2021

May MVP — Lisa Lack

Ben Boulden

Lisa Lack, May 2021 MVP

Congratulations to Lisa Lack,  our May MVP of the month. Lisa is a Medicare specialty billing manager. Here is what her nominator wrote: We are proud Lisa Lack is our manager. Lisa is a great supervisor! She is understanding, kind, and a very hard worker. She goes over and beyond her job duties. Lisa has…


April 22, 2021

Art from the Heart Virtual Exhibit Spotlights UAMS Artists

Ben Boulden

Pandemic Waves was just one of several works of art influenced by the pandemic and shown at the virtual Art from the Heart exhibition.

The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked introspection and creative expression in many artists who work and study at UAMS. The pandemic and social-distancing measures meant the third annual Art from the Heart exhibition, held April 15, was virtual. (View the artists and their artwork). “How does it impact our lives to take time to look at…


Two UAMS Employees Selected for Arkansas Business’ 2021 40 Under 40 List

Linda Haymes

Johnathan Goree, M.D., and Ayoola Carleton

Johnathan Goree, M.D., and Ayoola Carleton have been included in this year’s class of Arkansas Business’ 40 Under 40, a group of rising young professionals who will be honored with an in-person luncheon and an interactive virtual event on June 17 in Little Rock. Honorees, all under the age of 40 years old as of…



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