College of Health Professions


March 15, 2018

Occupational Therapy Program Receives $100,000 Award from Chancellor’s Circle

Robert Tolleson

OT Program Check

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has awarded a $100,000 Chancellor’s Circle Grant Award to the occupational therapy doctorate (OTD) program that is being jointly developed by the UAMS College of Health Professions (CHP) and the College of Education and Health Professions at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. Sherry Muir, Ph.D., program…


Two Programs Forge Ties with India’s Manipal Academy of Higher Education

Robert Tolleson

Manipal University

Two departments in the College of Health Professions (CHP) — Audiology and Speech Pathology and Genetic Counseling — are forging ties with India’s Manipal Academy of Higher Education, formerly Manipal University. Both departments have sent faculty to Manipal to present workshops, and Genetic Counseling has sent one student to complete a clinical rotation there. UAMS…


March 9, 2018

College Bids Farewell to Dean Murphy

Robert Tolleson

Dr. Murphy

After nearly seven years at the helm of the College of Health Professions (CHP), Dean Douglas Murphy, Ph.D., retired from UAMS in December. Before he left, CHP faculty and colleagues from around campus turned the college’s annual Holiday Open House into a farewell reception for Murphy. “Douglas didn’t want us to make a big fuss…


February 22, 2018

61 Students Honored at Scholarship Reception

Robert Tolleson

Three scholarship recipients

Donors, faculty and family members turned out to honor College of Health Professions students who were awarded scholarships during the college’s annual scholarship reception. Sixty-one students were recognized at the Nov. 9 reception, which was held in the Daniel W. Rahn Interprofessional Education Building. Then-Dean Douglas Murphy, Ph.D., congratulated the students on their awards and…


January 4, 2018

Dean’s Society Grants Support College’s Missions

Robert Tolleson

Ahmad Alanazi

For graduate student Ahmad A. Alanazi, Au.D., Ph.D., a Dean’s Society grant allowed him to focus more on his audiology research and less on obtaining outside funding to complete his work. For Erna Boone, Dr.PH., RRT, associate professor and chair of the Respiratory Care program, a Dean’s Society grant allowed her and faculty from other…


December 15, 2017

Director Envisions Innovation in New Occupational Therapy Degree Offered by UA, UAMS

Robert Tolleson

Sherry Muir

Sherry Muir, Ph.D., the newly hired director of the occupational therapy program, is determined to create an innovative program that recognizes the importance of interprofessional education. The foundation is already laid. The occupational therapy degree program is a joint offering from the UAMS College of Health Professions (CHP) and the College of Education and Health…


November 13, 2017

Head Start Pupils All Smiles at Oral Health Screenings

Yavonda Chase

Dental residents, dental hygiene students and faculty preceptors conducted oral health screenings at UAMS Head Start facilities in October. More than 80 children were seen by the team.

Nov. 14, 2017 | “Open wide and show me your pretty teeth,” was a familiar refrain as UAMS’ dental residents and dental hygiene students coaxed Head Start pupils to open their mouths during recent oral health screenings.


November 9, 2017

Physician Assistant Program Honors Class of 2017

Robert Tolleson

PA Valediction Photo

The College of Health Profession’s (CHP) Physician Assistant program honored the Class of 2017, as well as exemplary faculty, during an August valediction ceremony. CHP Dean Douglas L. Murphy, Ph.D., congratulated the students on their success during their 28 months at UAMS. He urged them to remember that they are well prepared for their careers…


September 13, 2017

Dedicated Team Helps Patients Stop Smoking

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Tobacco Cessation Group UAMS

Sept. 13, 2017 | It was just a chance encounter on a Friday evening, but that fateful meeting has had quite an impact on tobacco cessation research and work in Arkansas. Seven years ago, Claudia Barone, D.N.P., Ed.D., A.P.R.N., a professor in the UAMS College of Nursing and a certified tobacco treatment specialist, was at…


August 17, 2017

College Honors 83 Graduates at Hooding Ceremony

Robert Tolleson

Graduates taking selfie

The College of Health Professions (CHP) recognized its 83 graduates earning master’s and doctoral degrees at a May 19 hooding ceremony. Faculty members from various programs invested the graduates with the academic hoods they would wear around their shoulders at UAMS graduation on May 20. CHP Dean Douglas L. Murphy explained the origins of the…



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