Announcements
October 7, 2024
Winthrop Rockefeller Distinguished Lecture Focuses on Historic Disparities in Health Care
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
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…
MVP for October — Jenna Cantrell
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
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
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.
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.
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
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…
September 16, 2024
College of Health Professions Celebrates Students, Donors at Scholarship Reception
The UAMS College of Health Professions brought together and celebrated both the students who recently received scholarships and many of the donors who support them. At the Sept. 5 reception, College of Health Professions Dean Susan Long, Ed.D., said the average debt of an in-state undergraduate student is $35,000, while an in-state graduate student’s debt…
September 4, 2024
UAMS Physician Assistant Studies Celebrates Class of 2024
Joined by family, friends and faculty at an Aug. 23 valediction ceremony, the Physician Assistant Class of 2024 celebrated the completion of their degrees and prepared themselves for the start of their careers in health care.
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