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August 31, 2023
UAMS College of Public Health Epidemiology Students Benefit from SERvisits Initiative
A group of students from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health’s Department of Epidemiology attended the Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER) conference in Portland, Oregon, thanks to a partnership that promotes diversity. At the event, the students received a chance to attend symposiums, present research and…
White Coats On, Audiology, Speech-Language Pathology Students Start New Academic Journeys
UAMS College of Health Professions Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology faculty members on Aug. 18 helped students put on their white coats and celebrate the start of their postgraduate studies. At the department’s White Coat Ceremony, each student walked to the front of the auditorium, and two faculty members held up the coats as…
August 17, 2023
College of Medicine Class of 2027 Takes Medical Student Oath, Dons White Coats
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) welcomed 175 incoming students to the College of Medicine during an Aug. 4 ceremony at the Robinson Center Performance Hall in downtown Little Rock. Collectively known as the Class of 2027, the 155 incoming first-year medical students at the main campus in Little Rock and the 20…
July 31, 2023
UAMS Internship Program Enlists Students in the Fight Against Cancer
The UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute is getting medical students involved in the fight against cancer. For the third summer, UAMS hosted 12 medical students at its main campus in Little Rock for an eight-week internship experience. Supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Partnership in Cancer Research (PCAR), the…
June 16, 2023
UAMS Students Attend Travelers Game, Learn of Opportunities in Family Medicine
UAMS Students gathered with faculty members and residents from the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine and UAMS Regional Campuses to enjoy an Arkansas Travelers baseball game and discuss the opportunities the family medicine program offers across the state.
June 8, 2023
Adesoba Sees Lean Diabetes Research Project Published by National Health Magazine
Taiwo Adesoba, Ph.D., a spring 2023 doctoral graduate of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, saw his study on the nationwide increase of lean diabetes recently published in Diabetes Care. Adesoba’s research, Trends in the Prevalence of Lean Diabetes Among U.S. Adults, 2015-2020, examined the growing…
June 2, 2023
College of Public Health Students, Faculty and Staff Celebrated at Convocation
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health held its 2023 convocation, celebrating the success of students, faculty and staff. Dean Mark Williams, Ph.D., slowly gazed over the massive crowd packed into an auditorium in the Daniel W. Rahn Interprofessional Education Building before expressing his excitement for the…
UAMS Holds Graduation Celebration for Underrepresented and Minority Students
Graduating students from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) celebrated their achievements with a May 7 ceremony hosted by the Division for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DDEI). Brian Gittens, Ed.D., MPA, vice chancellor for DDEI, kicked off the Underrepresented in Health Graduation Celebration by welcoming the students and congratulating them on a job…
June 1, 2023
Brunch, Hooding Ceremonies Mark Crossroads for College of Health Professions Students
At an informal brunch in the late morning and an afternoon hooding ceremony, both on May 19, hundreds of College of Health Professions students celebrated the successful conclusion of their formal, professional education and the beginning of their careers.
May 31, 2023
College of Pharmacy’s Convocation Honors 75 Graduates
Friends and family members applauded and cheered as each member of the UAMS College of Pharmacy’s Class of 2023 took the stage May 19 at convocation. The students, who completed four years of study, were one of several classes to shift gears and learn remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The in-person event, held at…
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