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March 31, 2021
Ashlyn Tedder Receives 2021 APhA Foundation Scholarship
Third-year College of Pharmacy student Ashlyn Tedder recently was awarded an APhA Foundation Scholarship by the American Pharmacists Association (APhA).
March 30, 2021
New Dental Hygiene Clinic Already Benefits Local Community
Even before the new UAMS Dental Hygiene Clinic in the Freeway Medical Tower had its official opening ceremony March 22, it already was delivering dental care to people in central Arkansas. On March 5, dental hygiene students, supervised by faculty, offered cleaning to residents of Our House, and on March 20, they applied dental sealants…
March 29, 2021
UAMS Medical Student Accepted for Prestigious NIH Fellowship
LITTLE ROCK — Mason Belue, a second-year medical student at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), is one of 50 students from across the country chosen to participate in a yearlong residential immersion program at the National Institutes of Health campus in Bethesda, Maryland. It is only the second time in a decade…
March 23, 2021
Virtual Match Day Celebration Doesn’t Dampen COM Seniors’ Enthusiasm
Senior medical students at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) gathered virtually Friday – some by themselves, some holding babies, some surrounded by family, friends and even their dogs – to announce where they would be continuing their medical training. Just before the virtual ceremony began, the students at UAMS and other medical…
March 12, 2021
Recipient of First UAMS Clinical Research Fellowship in Otolaryngology Gives Thumbs Up
Reed Gardner’s hands-on experiences during the first 10 months of his clinical research fellowship in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery have not only solidified his career choice but also fueled his enthusiasm. The 28-year-old Little Rock native said that after earning his medical degree in May…
March 10, 2021
Virtual Recruitment Shows Students Pathways, Possibilities in Health Care
Over 50 high school students from across Arkansas spent a recent Saturday morning listening to UAMS students talk about preparing for careers in health care. “Since we knew that our audience was high school students who were willing to wake up early on a Saturday to attend a virtual program, we knew they probably had…
December 11, 2020
College’s 2020 Clinical Pharmacy Team Most Successful Yet in National Competition
Three fourth-year College of Pharmacy students performed even better than they expected this fall during the American College of Clinical Pharmacy’s Clinical Pharmacy Challenge, reaching the quarter finals in the nationwide contest for the first time.
December 4, 2020
UAMS Student Chosen for Inaugural Dr. Joe L. Hargrove Scholarship Award
Paige Jones, a third- year medical student attending the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) was chosen by the National Medical Fellowship as the recipient of the 2020 inaugural Dr. Joe L. Hargrove Scholarship Award. It was presented at the National Medical Fellowships Atlanta Champions of Health Awards Virtual Event on Dec. 2. Established in 2019 by…
November 10, 2020
Outreach Grows Minority Student Representation in College of Pharmacy
The percentage of minority students in this fall’s incoming class at the UAMS College of Pharmacy is nearly double the percentage of the class that will graduate this coming spring. “This year, in the class of 2024, we have 19% underrepresented minority students,” said Lanita White, Pharm.D., assistant dean for student affairs. “In the class…
October 23, 2020
UAMS College of Pharmacy Business Plan Team Takes National Award for Fourth Time for Most Wins Ever
LITTLE ROCK — A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy team of four student pharmacists achieved a record-setting win recently in a national business plan competition. It marked the fourth time in eight years a team from the college has won the National Community Pharmacy Association’s Good Neighbor Pharmacy Pruitt-Schutte Student…
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