College of Health Professions


December 4, 2015

College Honors Faculty Excellence in Teaching, Research and Service

Robert Tolleson

Tiffany Lepard Award

The College of Health Professions recently honored three faculty members for excellence, with its annual Faculty Excellence Awards. Tiffany Lepard-Tassin, M.S., a board-certified genetic counselor and assistant professor in the Department of Genetic Counseling, received the award for Excellence in Service. Her research interest in arterial tortuosity syndrome, a rare autosomal recessive genetic, connective tissue…


College Celebrates 2015 Scholarship Recipients, Donors

Robert Tolleson

John Shock MD and students

December 4, 2015 | The College of Health Professions awarded more than $52,000 in scholarships for 2015-2016, a record amount for the college. The college celebrated its scholars, its growing number of scholarships and scholarship donors at its annual scholarship reception on Nov. 5. Thirty-nine students representing many of the college’s academic programs received 46…


August 21, 2015

College of Health Professions Highlights Faculty Work, Collaborations

Robert Tolleson

Tina Crook Presentation

Aug. 21, 2015 | Faculty members in the College of Health Professions gathered Aug. 6 for the college’s first Faculty Showcase, an event designed to spark more collegiality and collaboration. A keynote speaker touting leadership and seizing opportunity complemented two poster sessions featuring research by faculty members. Twenty-four posters featured work from faculty investigators across…


July 20, 2015

First Three Graduate UAMS’ EMS Bachelor’s Degree Program

Robert Tolleson

BS EMS Student

July 20, 2015 | Fort Smith paramedic Miranda Hagans says the opportunity to further her education led to pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Emergency Medical Sciences at UAMS. After recently becoming one of the first three graduates of the degree program in the College of Health Professions program, she now sees how the additional skills will allow her to better serve…


May 18, 2015

UAMS Graduates 931 New Health Care Professionals

Spencer Watson

May 18, 2015 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) awarded certificates and degrees today to 931 graduates of its five colleges and graduate school during its commencement ceremony at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock.


UAMS Graduates 931 New Health Care Professionals

Spencer Watson

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) awarded certificates and degrees today to 931 graduates of its five colleges and graduate school during its commencement ceremony at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock.


December 22, 2014

UAMS Leads in Research, Patient Care, Education in 2014

Ben Boulden

Dec. 22, 2014 | UAMS saw some new faces in leadership positions in research in 2014 alongside a year of dynamic, positive change with several new expansions in patient care.


November 24, 2014

Nutrition Research Highlighted at Showcase

Ben Boulden

Nov. 24, 2014 |”You are what you eat”. College of Medicine researchers gathered Nov. 12 for the Showcase of Medical Discoveries: A Focus on Nutrition with the data to prove or deny this familiar adage.


September 25, 2014

Showcase of Medical Discoveries Highlights Cancer Research

Ben Boulden

Sept. 25, 2014 | Collaboration and inspiration were readily available at a recent reception highlighting cancer research underway at UAMS.


July 11, 2014

UAMS Names Oral Health Clinic for Delta Dental

Ben Boulden

July 11, 2014 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) today unveiled a new name for its oral health clinic – the Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation Oral Health Clinic – in celebration of the foundation’s gift to help build the facility for hosting dental education while expanding access to dental care.



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