College of Health Professions
February 5, 2021
College of Health Professions Bids Farewell to Two Program Directors
![Betholyn Gentry and her husband, Neal, enjoy a slideshow during her retirement celebration on Zoom.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Gentry-150x150.jpg)
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Health Professions bid farewell to two longtime faculty members as 2020 came to an end. Betholyn Gentry, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, and Tony Baker, M.Ed., RDMS, RVT, retired after decades at UAMS.
January 8, 2021
UAMS Cardio-Respiratory Care Program Receives APEX Award from AARC
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The Cardio-Respiratory Care program within the UAMS College of Health Professions early this year earned 2021-2022 APEX Award by the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC). “This honor is reserved for a very small number of programs, and is a reflection of the hard work of ALL of our program partners of the past 10…
December 7, 2020
Harder to Breathe — Respiratory Therapists ‘Last Line of Defense’ in Battle against COVID-19
![Respiratory Care student John Smith practices setting up an air entrainment mask.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Respiratory-therapy-lab-CHP-09082020-DSC_0555-150x150.jpg)
Since the emergence of COVID-19, respiratory therapists have found themselves at the forefront of the fight against the deadly virus. As the number of infected climb, these allied health professionals employ every tool at their disposal to keep their sick patients breathing.
November 23, 2020
Ophthalmic Medical Technology Program Celebrates 20th Anniversary
![Alicia Baird, director of the Ophthalmic Medical Technology program and department chair, demonstrates how to perform a prism alternate cover test (PACT) on student Mallory England.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/DSC_0988-150x150.jpg)
Blow up the balloons and cut the cake because the Ophthalmic Medical Technology (OMT) program turns 20 this year. “I think it is pretty fitting that a program dedicated to providing quality optical care celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2020,” said Susan Long, Ed.D., dean of the College of Health Professions. A collaboration between the…
November 5, 2020
Occupational Therapy Program Experiences Eventful First Year
![Mark Koch, OTD, (center) speaks with students Awbrey Gibby and Sarah Arenas during a class in January.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/OT-150x150.jpg)
If you had asked Sherry Muir, Ph.D., OTR/L, earlier this year what challenges she expected when the Doctor of Occupational Therapy program welcomed its first class of students, she wouldn’t have predicted a pandemic disrupting classes just weeks after they started.
November 3, 2020
College Honors Three Faculty Members
The College of Health Professions recognized three exceptional faculty members this semester.
September 29, 2020
UAMS Research Shows Transparent Face Shields Significantly Muffle Sounds
![New research by Samuel Atcherson, Ph.D.,shows that transparent masks and face shields muffle sounds more than other masks do.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/AT324-OnlineFeature-Main_image-Clear_Face_Masks-150x150.jpg)
LITTLE ROCK —New research at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) shows that while transparent masks and face shields aid in communication by restoring the visibility of the mouth and the lips, they muffle the sounds made by the speaker more than other masks do.
September 23, 2020
Physician Assistant Students Receive White Coats in Virtual Ceremony
![The Department of Physician Assistant Studies held its first virtual white coat ceremony Sept. 17. Students in the Class of 2022 were assisted by friends, family and significant others as they donned their white coats for the first time.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/PA-White-Coat-scaled-150x150.jpg)
The Department of Physician Assistant Studies in the College of Health Professions celebrated the Class of 2022 with a virtual white coat ceremony Sept. 17.
August 21, 2020
You Can Support CHP by Shopping at Kroger
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Respiratory Care Program in the News
![Tonya Cook Respiratory Care](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/tonya-cook-news-story-150x150.png)
Tonya Cook, director of clinical education and an associate professor in the college’s Cardio-Respiratory Care program, discusses the importance of ventilators in treating COVID-19. Click the button below to watch the video!
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