Announcements


October 18, 2024

College of Nursing Holds White Coat Ceremony to Celebrate Students’ Next Step

Chris Carmody

A student dons her white coat during the College of Nursing ceremony.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing held a white coat ceremony to welcome more than 100 nursing students to the clinical phase of their education. The Oct. 4 ceremony, held at the First Pentecostal Church of North Little Rock, honored students in the college’s undergraduate and graduate programs. Patricia Cowan,…


October 15, 2024

‘Drugified’ Depictions Everywhere in America, Says Author Sam Quinones

Tim Taylor

Author Sam Quinones, sitting with Department of Psychiatry Chair Laura Dunn, M.D.,, said an estimated 100,000 Americans will overdose on fentanyl this year. “That is a staggering amount of people.”

The American public is “assaulted” with addictive images every day, according to award-winning author Sam Quinones, so it should come as no surprise that so many people are drawn to the abundance of illicit drugs available throughout the country.


October 7, 2024

Winthrop Rockefeller Distinguished Lecture Focuses on Historic Disparities in Health Care

Ben Boulden

Harriet Washington stands in front of the stage in Smith Auditorium while discussing the history in the U.S, of racial health disparities.

The history of U.S. health care has long ignored the impact of and on African Americans, and Harriet Washington wants to change that. On Sept. 25 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), she presented “Medical Apartheid … and Beyond” as part of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Distinguished Lecture series. Washington, an award-winning…


October 4, 2024

College of Public Health Students Promote the Value of Coping with Stress

Kev' Moye

Hill

Students in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health converted a cabinet into a relief center for classmates burdened by stress. Data has revealed that stress can lead to an individual developing mental and physical ailments. Tiffany Haynes, Ph.D., associate professor in the college’s Department of Health…


Jenna Cantrell

News Staff

Jenna Cantrell, MVP for October 2024

Meet Jenna Cantrell, the MVP for October. Jenna serves UAMS as interim clinical services manager at the UAMS Northwest Regional Campus.


October 2, 2024

UAMS College of Pharmacy Awards Scholarships to Record 181 Students

Benjamin Waldrum

2024 Robert N. and Robert H. Manley Endowed Scholarship

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) College of Pharmacy awarded nearly 200 scholarships to a school-record 181 students at a Sept. 20 ceremony. The college also announced the creation of three new scholarships. “This year is especially significant, as we celebrate recognizing over 180 students, which is a record for the College of…


September 25, 2024

Public Health Doctoral Student Sees Farmers’ Health Study Published

Kev' Moye

Hale

Rachel Hale, M.A., a doctoral student in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, led a study surveying Arkansas small farmers to understand their climate change and health risk perceptions that International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health has published. “This experience is extremely valuable as…


September 24, 2024

Graduate School Ceremony Celebrates Students’ Advancement Towards a Ph.D.

Nathan Tidwell

Research Induction Affirmation

Students eagerly donned white lab coats during the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Graduate School’s recent research induction ceremony. The Sept. 9 event, held in the I. Dodd Wilson Education Building with faculty, family and friends in attendance, recognized students who had passed their doctoral qualifying exam and are eligible to begin research…


September 19, 2024

UAMS Historical Research Center Opens Digital Collection Celebrating Life, Career of Joycelyn Elders, M.D.

Andrew Vogler

Elders

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Historical Research Center announced the opening of “Making a Difference: The M. Joycelyn Elders, M.D. Collection,” a digital collection documenting the career of Joycelyn Elders, M.D.


September 17, 2024

College of Pharmacy Class of 2028 Dons White Coats in Ceremony

Benjamin Waldrum

Grace Booker, Kennedi Burns, Kia Bursey-Walker reciting professionalism pledge

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy Class of 2028 received their white coats at a ceremony held Friday, Sept. 6, in Little Rock, marking the beginning of their journey as student-pharmacists. The annual ceremony recognizes incoming pharmacy students’ commitment to the profession and their transition into pharmacy school. This year’s…



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