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April 29, 2022
Public Health Students Collect Thousands of Diapers, Wipes for UAMS Head Start
Students from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health organized a diaper drive after learning there were mothers in need of diapers and wipes for their babies. Taylor Washington, Todd Hamilton and Joanna Bartley are all members of the Master of Health Administration Student Association. The association…
April 21, 2022
College of Pharmacy Students Receive Scholarships at Awards Ceremony
Students in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ College of Pharmacy collectively received more than 80 scholarships at the college’s Student Awards Ceremony, held April 6. “All students honored here today have worked exceptionally hard to meet the criteria established to earn these awards and scholarships,” said Brendan Frett, Ph.D., assistant professor and chair…
March 28, 2022
College of Pharmacy Class of 2023 Receives Pins, Transitions to Patient Care
The UAMS College of Pharmacy held its annual Academy of Student Pharmacists Professional Pinning Ceremony on March 4, celebrating third-year students as they transition from in-class instruction to direct patient care for their final year of pharmacy school. After two years of virtual festivities due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students masked up and gathered in…
March 21, 2022
College of Medicine Match Day Ceremony Applauds 158 Seniors Fanning out Across the Country to Improve the World
The UAMS College of Medicine’s Match Day ceremony Friday marked a return to normalcy for seniors who have spent the last two years of medical school largely avoiding crowds, and each other, to comply with pandemic-driven social distancing requirements. In a switch back to the live ceremonies of earlier years, albeit with masks to comply…
March 14, 2022
Graduate Students Compete in Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Research Competition
Ten students recently competed in this year’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Finals competition. This year’s event, usually a part of the UAMS Student Research Day, was held virtually March 2. The 10 finalists were selected and voted on through three different semifinal competitions, which were held the week before and included 71 participants. In the…
February 3, 2022
Make It Five: UAMS College of Pharmacy Business Plan Team Wins Nationals Again
Once again, the UAMS College of Pharmacy’s business plan team has set a record, winning back-to-back national competitions — the first time ever for any college. It’s the fifth time in nine years that a team from UAMS has won the National Community Pharmacy Association’s (NCPA) Good Neighbor Pharmacy Pruitt-Schutte Student Business Plan Competition. Teams…
January 21, 2022
College of Pharmacy Students Achieve ASHP-SSHP Recognition for 2021-2022
UAMS College of Pharmacy students are again among the best. The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) recently acknowledged the drive and effectiveness of the UAMS Student Society of Health-System Pharmacists (SSHP) with its ASHP-SSHP Recognition for 2021-22. ASHP-SSHP recognition acknowledges that student organizations provide opportunities to learn about and prepare for careers in health-system…
January 3, 2022
Graduate School Celebrates Students, Faculty and Staff at Annual Winter Awards Reception
Students, faculty and staff from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Graduate School celebrated recent achievements with a reception and awards presentation on Dec. 9. A crowd of about 50 students, faculty and staff gathered in the atrium of the Biomedical II building for an afternoon reception before departing for winter break. Graduate…
December 2, 2021
Students Chosen for Geriatric Student Scholars Program
The Arkansas Geriatric Education Collaborative (AGEC) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has chosen students for its 2022 Geriatric Student Scholars Program.
October 18, 2021
College of Nursing Class of 2023 Dons White Coats as Clinical Training Begins
A sea of black-clad nursing students was gradually transformed into a sea of white-coated clinicians as the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing Class of 2023 gathered Oct. 8 in the Fred W. Smith Auditorium to celebrate the students’ transition to the clinical part of their education. As the ceremony in…
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