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April 25, 2025
Student Research Day Celebrates UAMS’ Next Generation
Aspiring researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) presented their work to faculty and peers at Student Research Day on the main campus in Little Rock on April 17. The UAMS Northwest Regional Campus in Fayetteville hosted a concurrent Student Research Day at Washington Regional Medical Center. The event, originally scheduled for…
April 14, 2025
Pharmacy Students Recognized Nationally at APhA Annual Meeting
At this year’s American Pharmacists Association (APhA) annual meeting, the UAMS College of Pharmacy’s Academy of Student Pharmacists (ASP) chapter was named national runner-up in its division, and third-year student Hayden Wood was elected ASP speaker of the house. The college’s ASP student chapter has been named runner-up or division winner multiple times over the…
April 4, 2025
UAMS Residency Fair Connects Arkansas Medical Students with Training Programs
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Family and Preventive Medicine recently hosted its second annual Residency Fair, an event aimed at connecting medical students with primary care residency programs across Arkansas. The event provided students with a unique opportunity to explore residency training options in a casual setting. Unlike traditional residency…
March 28, 2025
UAMS College of Medicine Applauds 168 Seniors Heading to Residencies in 30 States and Washington, D.C.
The tension at the Statehouse Convention Center was palpable just before 11 a.m. March 21, as 160 senior medical students from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) sat waiting at large round tables to open the sealed envelopes they had just been handed. As the countdown clock on a large screen at the…
March 26, 2025
Overcoming a Disease Inspires College of Public Health Student to Address Population Health
Brandyn Young is grateful for the opportunity to earn a dual degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). After surviving a life-altering health scare, Young vowed to help others attain, or maintain, good health. A student in the UAMS M.D./MPH Combined Degree Program — a collaboration between the Fay W. Boozman College…
March 18, 2025
College of Pharmacy Recognizes Class of 2026 at Pinning Ceremonies
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy Class of 2026 received commemorative pins marking their transition to patient care during ceremonies held in Little Rock on March 7 and Fayetteville on March 10. Thirty-nine students in Little Rock and 14 students in Fayetteville participated in the ceremonies, held at their respective…
February 20, 2025
College of Public Health Student Inspired to Make Direct Impact in the Lives of Arkansans
A pair of life occurrences motivated Michael Bilodeau to find a way to help people in their time of need. Bilodeau is a student in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health’s Doctor of Public Health in Public Health Leadership program. “My hope with the Dr.PH., degree…
January 21, 2025
UAMS Doctoral Candidate’s Research Published by Pediatric Journal
Melanie Boyd, a doctoral candidate at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health and Graduate School, recently served as the first author on one of her team’s research projects. Boyd, who is in UAMS’ Health Systems and Services Research doctoral program, was the lead investigator for the…
December 31, 2024
Family Motivates UAMS College of Public Health Student to Serve
Shanda Ferguson, Pharm. D., a student in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health’s Master of Health Administration (MHA) program, has witnessed several family members deal with medical hardships, some due to circumstances beyond their control. For that reason, scholastically, professionally and personally, she’s on a mission…
December 27, 2024
UAMS Students Spearhead Maternal and Child Health Interest Group
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health strives to address the state’s maternal and child health status in a myriad of ways. That includes a Maternal and Child Health Student Interest Group, established in 2021, that trains the next generation of maternal and child health experts. “Students…
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