Physical Therapy
September 19, 2022
UAMS Researcher Receives Prestigious National Award, $1 Million to Support Falls Research in Older Adults
LITTLE ROCK — Jennifer L. Vincenzo, Ph.D., MPH, PT, recently became the first University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researcher to receive the national Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award in Aging, which comes with $1 million over five years. The award will support Vincenzo’s work implementing a falls prevention strategy as…
September 16, 2022
College of Health Professions Honors Scholars, Donors at Scholarship Reception
Smiles may have been just a bit brighter from UAMS College of Health Professions scholarship recipients at the Sept. 8 reception that brought them together with scholarship donors. Dean Susan Long, Ed.D., said the increasing cost of living in 2022 has only added value to the financial support that scholarships offer to students. “Some students…
May 25, 2022
In-Person Hooding Ceremony Returns to College of Health Professions
Commencement week traditions of the UAMS College of Health Professions made a celebrated return May 20 with an informal brunch in the late morning and a hooding ceremony in the afternoon.
May 17, 2022
UAMS Alumnus Named Clinician of the Year at Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital in Memphis
Kristen J. Holmes, PT, DPT, 2018 doctoral alumnus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), was named the 2021 Clinician of the Year by her peers at Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital in Memphis. Each year, Encompass Health recognizes employees providing exemplary service and outstanding care to patients. The Clinician of the Year is…
April 7, 2022
Program’s New Motion Analysis Equipment Enhances Research, Education
Mobility has come to the motion capture technology that the UAMS Department of Physical Therapy uses for teaching graduate students and for research. Plans call for its use to be extended to patient care in the near future.
March 2, 2022
Virtual Festivities Celebrate College’s Half-Century Milestone
Although the COVID-19 pandemic pushed many of the festivities online, the UAMS College of Health Professions still managed to celebrate 50 years of excellence.
July 8, 2021
Spotlight on the Department of Physical Therapy
The 2021 Doctor of Physical Therapy graduating class was our fourth cohort to graduate since the program opened its doors in August 2015, and the second cohort to graduate in the middle of a pandemic. With half of our graduations occurring during Covid restrictions, we almost can’t remember “normal.” The fact that both cohorts graduated…
November 3, 2020
College Honors Three Faculty Members
The College of Health Professions recognized three exceptional faculty members this semester.
September 16, 2019
Alter G Treadmill Defies Gravity to Help Patients Heal
E-Stem High School Senior Haley Franklin will be at full capacity in time for basketball season following surgery in April to reconstruct a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her knee. “It happened when we were going over plays in practice. I bumped into another person and twisted my knee,” Franklin said. “That was in…
July 15, 2019
New College of Health Professions Faculty
The College of Health Professions welcomes our newest faculty members!
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