College of Health Professions
January 2, 2025
PA Students Break Record, Raise $14,051 for Arkansas Food Bank
When the last runner in the Heroes against Hunger 5K crossed the finish line Oct. 9 at Two Rivers Park in west Little Rock, it was the Physician Assistant Students Class of 2025 that broke a record, raising $14,051 for the Arkansas Food Bank. In a short ceremony Dec. 13 at UAMS, students in the…
December 23, 2024
Dean Society’s Grant Supports Hippotherapy Research
One mother saw her son smile for the first time in two years, while another mother now has conversations with her son, who was never expected to ever speak. Both stories are outcomes of hippotherapy, a therapeutic tool using horses.
December 11, 2024
College of Health Professions 2024 Faculty Promotions
The UAMS College of Health Professions recently announced the promotions of five faculty members.
Muriithi Receives Grant to Test Diabetes Intervention
Bernard Muriithi, Ph.D., OTR/L, an assistant professor in the Occupational Therapy Doctoral (OTD) program, has been selected for the K12 Mentored Research Career Development Scholar Awards Program as the principal investigator on a study to develop and test an occupational therapy intervention for Type 2 diabetes in the Marshallese people of Northwest Arkansas.
Morrisons Establish Emergency Fund for College of Health Professions Students
Forty-one years after Stephen Morrison, M.D., first met surgical nurse Debra Bellisle in a UAMS operating room, the success the couple has had since is benefiting at-risk students in the College of Health Professions. Supported by the generosity of the couple, the Emergency and Student Success Fund assists the college’s students who experience unexpected or…
Dental Hygiene Program Delivers Thousands of Hours of Community Service
Community service is an important part of the education provided to students in the UAMS dental hygiene program. While helping students learn and gain experience, it increases access to preventive dental care and helps to address oral health care issues in society. Since moving into its Freeway Medical Tower clinic in early 2021, the College…
December 9, 2024
CHP 2024 Faculty Excellence Awards
The College of Health Professions recently recognized three exceptional faculty members with awards.
November 22, 2024
UAMS Launches Arkansas Maternal Health Scorecard to Improve Maternal Health Outcomes
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Science (UAMS) recently launched an online maternal health scorecard to provide crucial data that could improve the well-being of mothers and babies across the state. The Arkansas Maternal Health Scorecard is an interactive and user-friendly collection of maternal health data from the Arkansas Maternal Mortality Review…
October 20, 2024
UAMS and UA Distribute Electric Ride-On Cars to GoBabyGo Families in Northwest Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the University of Arkansas (UA) today distributed electric ride-on cars to families participating in GoBabyGo, a national program that promotes the use of modified electric ride-on cars as a solution for independent mobility during early childhood. The event is part of the capstone…
October 10, 2024
College of Health Professions Welcomes Academic Advisors to UAMS
The UAMS College of Health Professions held its first Academic Advisory Workshop on the Little Rock campus this month.
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