Department of Physician Assistant Studies
May 18, 2019
UAMS Graduates 864 Health Care Professionals
Degrees or certificates were awarded to 864 graduates of the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) five colleges and graduate school May 18 during a commencement ceremony at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock.
February 20, 2019
Melissa Clark Named New Director of UAMS 12th Street Health & Wellness Center
Melissa Clark, Pharm.D., M.P.H., has been named the director of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) 12th Street Health & Wellness Center.
September 4, 2018
UAMS Celebrates Achievements of Graduating Physician Assistants
Sept. 4, 2018 | What does it take to become a physician assistant? For the Class of 2018, it required more than 58 exams (not including quizzes), more than 2,240 hours of patient care on clinical rotations, 48 hours of labs, at least 30 hours of service learning, 30 hours of interprofessional education at the 12th Street Health & Wellness Center, a capstone project and more —as they earned 128 credit hours in just 28 months.
June 7, 2018
White Coat a Symbol of Trust, Provost Tells Physician Assistants
June 7, 2018 | Make sure your white coat represents a symbol of trust, incoming physician assistant students were encouraged recently as they donned their coats for the first time and pledged to care for their patients.
November 9, 2017
Physician Assistant Program Honors Class of 2017
The College of Health Profession’s (CHP) Physician Assistant program honored the Class of 2017, as well as exemplary faculty, during an August valediction ceremony. CHP Dean Douglas L. Murphy, Ph.D., congratulated the students on their success during their 28 months at UAMS. He urged them to remember that they are well prepared for their careers…
January 31, 2017
Physician Assistant Program Reaccredited
UAMS’ Physician Assistant Program in the College of Health Professions has been granted Accreditation-Continued status by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA). The decision was based on the program’s application, a successful site visit, the program’s response to observations and its accreditation history, said Susan Long, associate dean for Academic…
June 27, 2016
Class of 2018 Physician Assistant Students Don White Coats for First Time
June 27, 2016 | Thirty-eight students in the physician assistant program in the UAMS College of Health Professions donned their white coats for the first time on May 20 and recited an oath to care for their patients. The students are at the beginning of a 28-month master’s degree program that will prepare them to provide…
May 5, 2014
Interprofessional Student Teams Vie to Treat Simulated Patients
May 5, 2014 | “Sim Wars: The Manikin Strikes Back” competition opened to an enthusiastic audience of about 200 UAMS students and faculty with almost the same flair as “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back” did in 1980.
December 27, 2013
UAMS Takes Action in 2013
Dec. 27, 2013 | New degree programs and innovations in patient care marked 2013 as a year of dynamic action for UAMS.
April 18, 2013
UAMS Physician Assistant Program Achieves Accreditation
<p class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK – The physician assistant program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently received accreditation from the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, the final approval needed before admitting its first class of students.</p>
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