Diversity, Equity and Inclusion


September 14, 2021

Gittens Highlights National Recognition, Geographic Expansion in Annual State of Diversity and Inclusion Address

Karmen Robinson

Vice Chancellor Brian Gittens, Ed.D., MPA, (center) pictured with UAMS Serves and Dr. Edith Irby Jones Diversity and Inclusion award recipients.

Vice Chancellor Brian Gittens, Ed.D., MPA, pictured above with Vice Chancellor and Chief Human Resources Officer Danielle Lombard-Sims, Ph.D., recognized unlimited opportunities and potential to advance diversity, equity and inclusion when he arrived at UAMS in June 2019.


September 7, 2021

UAMS Hires Shanea Morrison Nelson, Ph.D., As Executive Director of Pathways Academy

Yavonda Chase

Shanea Nelson is the new executive director of the Pathways Academy at UAMS.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has hired Shanea Morrison Nelson, Ph.D., to serve as the executive director of Pathways Academy.


August 31, 2021

UAMS Wins AAMC Award for Outstanding Community Engagement

David Wise

Staff and residents of the UAMS North Street Clinic in Fayetteville, Arkansas, hold up thank you signs.

FAYETTEVILLE – The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) recently bestowed its top honor for community engagement to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The Spencer Foreman Award for Outstanding Community Engagement is presented annually to an AAMC-member medical school or teaching hospital with a long-standing, major institutional commitment to partnering with the…


August 17, 2021

UAMS Division for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Receives Awards for Three Outreach Programs

Karmen Robinson

DDEI Insight Awards

Three programs in the Division for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DDEI) at UAMS have been named recipients of the 2021 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award.


July 29, 2021

Forbes Magazine Ranks UAMS in Top 30% of Best Employers for Women

Linda Satter

Forbes Best Employers logo

Forbes magazine has named the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences to its list of Best Employers for Women 2021. UAMS was ranked 86th on a list of the top 300 companies in the United States, putting it in the top 30%. UAMS was the only company in Arkansas to make the list. The 300…


UAMS’ Anesthesia Tech Program Gives HBCU Students Firsthand Look at Medical Careers

Linda Satter

From left, Veronica Ussery, education director; Chandler Wilson, project manager; and techs Hunter Black, Raven Hinton and Veronica Lindsey.

Three students fresh out of Little Rock’s Philander Smith College recently started working in the operating room at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as part of an initiative to help students from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU) prepare for a career in health care.


June 30, 2021

UAMS Celebrates Juneteenth with Online Event

Spencer Watson

The online celebration included information videos, music and community sharing about Juneteenth celebrations.

June 30, 2021 | On the very day that President Joe Biden signed legislation making June 19 a national holiday, the UAMS Division for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DDEI) hosted its second annual Juneteenth celebration, once again virtual because of the ongoing pandemic. “When we think about Juneteenth, we’re looking backwards,” said Odette Woods, senior…


June 22, 2021

UAMS Welcomes 15 Students to New Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Med, Public Health Program

Linda Satter

Fourteen of the 15 Public Health Scholars.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has welcomed 15 students comprising the inaugural class of a post-baccalaureate pre-med program called Medical Scholars in Public Health. The program is a collaboration between the UAMS colleges of Medicine, Public Health and Pharmacy. The 15 students who began classes May 24 were chosen…


May 31, 2021

Wellness Resources Spotlighted in Seminar for Veterans

Spencer Watson

Natalie Cannady, chief wellness officer, explaining the pillars of wellness and program outreach.

Wellness resources available to all UAMS students and employees was the subject of a lunchtime seminar intended for veteran and active duty members of Team UAMS. The May seminar was the second such monthly event hosted by the Division for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DDEI) Veterans Subcommittee. April’s event focused on information on UAMS benefits…


May 17, 2021

UAMS Celebrates Underrepresented Students at Virtual Graduation Event

Spencer Watson

DDEI Virtual Commencement

Adversity and resilience were common themes at a special virtual celebration the UAMS Division for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion held May 6 for underrepresented and minority graduates. The event spotlighted nearly 140 graduates from across all five UAMS colleges and the graduate school, who overcame pandemic conditions and social unrest on their path to graduation…



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