College of Health Professions
January 11, 2022
UAMS Occupational Therapy Students Break Ground, Complete Mental Health Fieldwork
This story was written by Meeghan Gotcher, a senior Public Health major at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. Students at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) became the first Occupational Therapy (OT) students in Arkansas to participate in mental health fieldwork in locations across the state. People who are experiencing mental…
December 2, 2021
Students Chosen for Geriatric Student Scholars Program
The Arkansas Geriatric Education Collaborative (AGEC) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has chosen students for its 2022 Geriatric Student Scholars Program.
November 18, 2021
College Honors Three Faculty Members
The College of Health Professions recently recognized three exceptional faculty members.
Melissa Halverson, Pharm.D., M.P.H., an assistant professor in the Department of Physician Assistant Studies, received the college’s 2021 Excellence in Teaching Award.
October 14, 2021
Culinary Medicine Program Opens New Kitchen
What used to be a space where people could eat lunch is now a place where people will make lunches and other meals as part of the UAMS Culinary Medicine Program. On Oct. 5, the program reached a milestone in its brief history as it formally opened its new Culinary Medicine Kitchen.
September 28, 2021
12 UAMS Programs Receive $241,620 from Chancellor’s Circle
LITTLE ROCK — Twelve programs at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have received Chancellor’s Circle grants totaling $241,620 to support health care education, research and patient care across the state. “I am proud to distribute these awards each year to so many deserving programs,” said UAMS Chancellor and UAMS Health CEO Cam…
September 15, 2021
UAMS Physician Assistant Class of 2021 Evokes Tears, Smiles
As he brought the UAMS Physician Assistant Class of 2021 Valediction Ceremony to a close Aug. 27, Edward Williams wiped his eyes, and with a sad smile, he joked that his “eyes tend to sweat” when it’s warm. Williams, MPAS, PA-C, is chair of the Department of Physician Assistant Studies in the College of Health…
September 8, 2021
Audiology, Speech Pathology Students Don White Coats
One of the many things the white coat represents for students pursuing degrees in the health care field is a fresh start. For the first-year students in the UAMS Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology, the department’s white coat ceremony on Aug. 20 marked the formal beginning of the next phase of their academic lives.
September 1, 2021
Grant Funds Interprofessional Training to Combat Opioid Overdose
Researchers from the Colleges of Nursing, Pharmacy and Health Professions’ Physician Assistant program are combining efforts to battle the opioid epidemic through overdose education.
July 9, 2021
Dean’s Message: Spring Semester Brings Beginnings, Endings
Maybe it’s fitting to start with the beginnings, recent white coat ceremonies in the UAMS College of Health Professions.
If you’re unfamiliar with this annual tradition in health care education, students at or near the start of their studies put on their white coats for the first time in a ceremony before family and friends, symbolizing their entry into their career and a commitment to professionalism.
College of Health Professions Faculty Promoted
The UAMS College of Health Professions recently announced the promotions of five faculty members.
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