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September 9, 2019

UAMS Celebrates Diversity Month with Address, Awards

Spencer Watson

Dr. Edith Irby Jones Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Award winners (from left) Gregory Robinson, Ph.D., Danviona King and April Hughes.

Dozens of UAMS students, faculty and staff from throughout campus gathered for a celebration to kick off Diversity Month, at which Brian Gittens, Ed.D., who joined UAMS in June as the new vice chancellor for diversity, equity and inclusion, presented his inaugural State of Diversity address. The event also included the presentation of the Dr….


September 4, 2019

UAMS Liver Transplant Program Added to Prestigious National Network

Yavonda Chase

UAMS is home to the only liver transplant program in Arkansas. Pictured are (L-R front) Joy Cope, R.N.; Kim Gipson, B.S.N.; Leslie Kurczek, Pharm.D.; Brandi Barnhart, R.N.; Amanda Stevens, M.Sc.N., R.N.,; Stephanie Thomson; Holly Trotta, D.N.P., R.N.; Katie Rude, M.D.; Larissa Ivory, R.N.; Felicia Allard, M.D.; (L-R, back) Emmanouiil Giorgakis, M.D; Gerardo Tamayo-Enriquez, M.D.; Karen Johnson; Kelly Wilson; Mauricio Garcia, M.D.; Denice Roberts; Lyle Burdine, M.D.; and Kim Marcus.

The UAMS liver transplant program has been recognized as a Center of Excellence for Adult Liver Transplant by the Clinical Sciences Institute at Optum, part of UnitedHealth Group.


September 3, 2019

UAMS Recycling Day Proves to be a Big Hit

Yavonda Chase

Tonya Robinson sorts paper for shredding and recycling during UAMS Recycling Day on Aug. 19.

Kevin Yancy is passionate about recycling. As maintenance coordinator in Campus Operations’ Sustainability Services, Yancy had a big role in planning and executing UAMS Recycling Day on Aug. 19.


August 28, 2019

White Coats Symbolize Entry to Profession for Pharmacy Freshmen

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Group shot of students from above

The first white coat that a pharmacy student puts on may not feel like it “fits,” but give it time, said Cindy Stowe, Pharm.D., dean of the UAMS College of Pharmacy. “My feelings toward my first white coat were a little conflicted, a bit of a love-hate relationship, which, when I look back on it,…


August 27, 2019

Audiology, Speech Pathology Students Don Their White Coats

Yavonda Chase

First-year students in the Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology in the College of Health Professions recite the Therapist's Oath during a white coat ceremony Aug. 16.

The Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology in the College of Health Professions bestowed white coats on members of the Classes of 2023 and 2021, respectively, during an Aug. 16 ceremony in the I. Dodd Wilson building.


August 21, 2019

Simulation Immerses Nursing Students in Details of the Operating Room

Spencer Watson

Pam deGravelles (center) gives nursing students an introduction to the operating room simulation suite and high-fidelity manikin.

About a dozen nurses gathered around a patient strapped to a table in a cold operating room. In the background sat an intubation laryngoscope, anesthesia machine, sonogram equipment and cabinets full of bandages, tape, clamps, alcohol wipes, equipment, and other necessities found in any operating room. Four at a time, the nurses listened together through…


August 20, 2019

Orientation Gives New Students a Comprehensive Overview of College Year Ahead

Ben Boulden

The 75 members of the College of Pharmacy's Class of 2023 spent two-and-a-half days in orientation in a variety of activities and hearing from a wide array of faculty and students.

By the end of the third and final morning of orientation classes for first-year students of the UAMS College of Pharmacy, Anh Vu said he had no more uncertainties about what was ahead of him. “They answered all the questions that I didn’t even know I had,” said Vu, a first-year student from Bentonville. “I…


August 15, 2019

College of Medicine Freshmen Don White Coats to Start Med School Journey

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Student putting on white coat

What does it mean to wear the physician’s white coat? Reassurance. Competence. Professionalism. Cleanliness. Responsibility. Trust. For patients, yes, but what about for the College of Medicine Class of 2023? Its 174 members donned their white coats for the first time during the White Coat Ceremony, held at Robinson Auditorium before a crowd of family,…


August 13, 2019

Students Learn Animation, Robotics and Applications in Health Care

Spencer Watson

Student-built robots battles for an audience at the conclusion of the UAMS NERDIES Health Sciences Camp.

A program called UAMS NERDIES Health Sciences Camp recently gave some sixth through eighth graders the chance to learn how digital art and design could be combined with health care careers. Taught by a Northwest Arkansas digital art and design school called PIXEL, the program was brought to UAMS at the invitation of the Center…


August 12, 2019

Lions International Foundation President Visits UAMS from Korea

Spencer Watson

UAMS Chancellor Cam Patterson receives a donation supporting Regional Programs from Jung-Yul Choi, president of the Lions Club International Foundation.

The president of the Lions Club International Foundation visited UAMS on Aug. 5 to present an award of $61,000 to UAMS Regional Campuses, which is working with the UAMS Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute to provide vision screenings to all Arkansans with diabetes. Jung-Yul Choi, of Busan, Republic of Korea, was welcomed to campus…



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