College of Pharmacy
May 11, 2021
UAMS Cancer Researcher Hong-yu Li, Ph.D., Awarded $1.27 Million Grant
LITTLE ROCK — Hong-yu Li, Ph.D., a researcher with the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), recently received a five-year, $1,265,834 grant from the National Institutes of Health and the National Cancer Institute to work toward developing treatment options for acute myeloid leukemia patients. Li, a professor…
May 4, 2021
College of Pharmacy Celebrates 35 Students in Match Day Ceremony
The College of Pharmacy at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recognized 35 students who will continue their education in postgraduate residencies and graduate programs. Twenty-four students will head to first-year residency programs (PGY1), 10 will continue their residencies in second-year programs (PGY2) and one will begin a Ph.D. program. “This year, the…
April 29, 2021
College of Pharmacy Recognizes Student Achievement with Virtual Awards Ceremony
Students in the College of Pharmacy (COP) completed applications, wrote essays and participated in interviews, all while managing a challenging academic course load during a global pandemic. On April 7, pharmacy students collectively received more than 100 scholarships and awards during the college’s Virtual Student Awards Ceremony. “The applications and essays this year were phenomenal,…
April 23, 2021
College of Pharmacy Celebrates Third-Year Students at Pinning Ceremony
The College of Pharmacy at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) honored 95 third-year students during its 18th annual Academy of Student Pharmacists Professional Pinning Ceremony on March 4. At the virtual ceremony, the Class of 2022 received pins to signify their transition from in-class instruction to direct patient care as they enter…
March 31, 2021
Brittany Butterfield Awarded National Zada M. Cooper Scholarship
Brittany Butterfield recently received a 2020-2021 Zada M. Cooper Scholarship, one of five national scholarships awarded by Kappa Epsilon, the Kappa Epsilon Foundation and its Scholarship Committee.
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).
December 17, 2020
Moore Receives National Scholarship
During a virtual convention and awards ceremony in October, Alex Moore, a third-year College of Pharmacy student, was one of 15 students nationwide chosen to receive the National Community Pharmacy Association (NCPA) Foundation Presidential Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to individuals who demonstrate leadership qualities and accomplishments along with having interest in independent pharmacy. Moore…
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 2, 2020
Academy Finds Real Success in Virtual Form, Garners Sustaining Funding
Converting an in-person program, meeting or event into a live, video streaming one has become common in 2020. Making it almost as successful as its original in-person version has been rare, although the UAMS College of Pharmacy has done it. The NCPA Foundation-UAMS Pharmacy Ownership and Leadership Academy is a real-world example of the adaptability…
November 24, 2020
Painter Leads PEP Division as New Director
Jacob T. Painter, Pharm.D., MBA, Ph.D., has been named the director of the College of Pharmacy’s Division of Pharmaceutical Evaluation and Policy (PEP). Painter is an associate professor in the College’s Department of Pharmacy Practice and has been a member of PEP division faculty since 2012. Since April 2019, he has served as associate director…
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