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Thomas J. Kelly Jr., Ph.D.

Cancer Institute Hosts Annual Celebration of Student Discovery Symposium

The Celebration of Student Discovery Symposium, now in its second year at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, recently brought together 50 top middle and high school science students for a day of hands-on learning with nationally recognized cancer researchers. Students invited to the UAMS symposium distinguished themselves…

UAMS Mindfulness Program Offers Self-Compassion Course

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Mindfulness Program is offering mindful self-compassion courses to the public during June that teaches participants self-kindness, common humanity and mindful awareness. The program’s first Mindful Self-Compassion course is being offered this month. The course lasts eight weeks and consists of two classes a week…

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Adesoba Sees Lean Diabetes Research Project Published by National Health Magazine

Taiwo Adesoba, Ph.D., a spring 2023 doctoral graduate of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, saw his study on the nationwide increase of lean diabetes recently published in Diabetes Care. Adesoba’s research, Trends in the Prevalence of Lean Diabetes Among U.S. Adults, 2015-2020,  examined the growing…

After putting on their white coats, physician assistant students in the Class of 2025 recite the Professional Oath.

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…

Hayley Melvin, left, receives the Customer Service Award from Ashley McMillan, D.D.S.

Winners of College’s 2023 Staff Excellence Awards Named

In April, the College of Health Professions announced the recipients of the 2023 Staff Excellence Awards. Hayley Melvin, a dental assistant in the Center for Dental Education, was the recipient of the Excellence in Customer Service Award. Jeffrey DeSantis, assistant director of assessment in the Department of Physician Assistant Studies, was the recipient of the Excellence in…

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