Department of Physician Assistant Studies
March 7, 2024
Three College of Health Professions Students Named Geriatric Student Scholars
When the UAMS Arkansas Geriatric Education Collaborative (AGEC) selected its Geriatric Student Scholars for 2023-2024, three of the five students were from the College of Health Professions. Those three students were: Margaret Boles, Holland Hardison and Lizeth Martinez-Lopez. The purpose of AGEC’s Student Scholars program is to increase health professions students’ interest and exposure to older…
PA Students Raise $6,500 to Fight Hunger, Present Check to Arkansas Food Bank
In a short ceremony March 4 at UAMS, students in the Class of 2024 presented a large, mock check to representatives of the Arkansas Food Bank. That ceremonial prop was a stand-in for the students’ very real contribution of $6,500 to the Food Bank. Through its Heroes Against Hunger 5K Race in 2023, the Kelly-Rahn-Turnage…
October 27, 2023
UAMS 12th Street Center Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Fall Festival
About 200 people – families, students and volunteers – turned out Oct. 7 for the Fall Festival at the UAMS 12th Street Health & Wellness Center, which also served as a celebration of the center’s 10th anniversary. “There was a moment when I was standing outside looking at our sign, looking at our students interacting…
September 5, 2023
UAMS Physician Assistant Program Celebrates Class of 2023, 10th Anniversary
The Aug. 25 valediction ceremony for the UAMS Physician Assistant Class of 2023 celebrated the completion of the students’ studies and the end of the first decade of Physician Assistant Studies degree program.
June 26, 2023
UAMS Ranks 17th Nationally for Primary Care in Annual U.S. News Best Graduate School Rankings
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)’ colleges of medicine, nursing, public health and health professions were recently recognized by U.S. News & World Report as among the best graduate schools in the country. The UAMS College of Medicine continued to climb the rankings, earning 17th place overall in primary care, up from 36th…
June 7, 2023
Physician Assistant Class of 2025 Dons White Coats
Despite the speakers telling students about the long days of study and hard work ahead of them, a celebratory spirit was evident May 26 at the white coat ceremony for the physician assistant Class of 2025. The ceremony represents a rite of passage as students enter the 28-month master’s degree physician assistant program that will…
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
UAMS Plays Key Role in New State Legislation for Physician Assistants
Because of a UAMS team effort, the Arkansas Legislature passed, and Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on May 5 signed into law Arkansas Act 303, allowing physician assistants to be enrolled in Medicaid as “rendering providers.”
March 14, 2023
PA Students Raise Their Second Highest Dollar Total Ever to Fight Hunger
Through its Heroes Against Hunger 5K Race in 2022, the Kelly-Rahn-Turnage Fellowship of Physician Assistant Students raised $11,786 for the Arkansas Food Bank, which is the second highest annual total in the race’s history. In a short ceremony March 6 at UAMS, the students presented an oversize, mock check to Michelle Hill, corporate relations manager…
March 1, 2023
Spotlight on the Department of Physician Assistant Studies
By Edward Williams | Enrolling its first class of 26 students in 2015, the UAMS PA Program became the second PA program in Arkansas. The program now enrolls 40 students in each class into the 28-month program. The program is supported by 11 core faculty and three administrative staff providing our program with a 4:1…
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