College of Health Professions
March 2, 2023
Two PT Alums Achieve Rare Perfect Scores on National Exam
![Shortly after graduating in 2022, Antonio Martinez, left, and Rush Hemphill achieved perfect scores on the national physical therapy examination.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CHP-Perfect-Scores-Martinez-Hemphill-150x150.jpg)
Rush Hemphill and Antonio Martinez had to pass the National Physical Therapy Examination to start their careers, and in the summer of 2022, they aced it, earning perfect 800 scores. Both graduated in May with Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degrees after three years of study in the UAMS College of Health Professions Department of…
March 1, 2023
Spotlight on the Department of Physician Assistant Studies
![The faculty and staff of the Department of Physician Assistant Studies take a moment for a group photo outside on the west side of the Little Rock campus of UAMS.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CHP-PAStudies-DeptFacultyStaff-150x150.jpg)
By Edward Williams | Enrolling its first class of 26 students in 2015, the UAMS PA Program became the second PA program in Arkansas. The program now enrolls 40 students in each class into the 28-month program. The program is supported by 11 core faculty and three administrative staff providing our program with a 4:1…
Vincenzo Receives $1 Million Grant for PT Research into Falls of Older Adults
![Jennifer Vincenzo, left, and Heather Vaughn, a UAMS physical therapist, work with a patient.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CHP-Vincenzo-Grant-featured-150x150.jpg)
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 Beeson award stems from an initiative by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) at…
February 27, 2023
Chambers Wins Irby Award for Early Career Faculty
![Shaneika Chambers](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Shaneika-Chambers-IrbyAward-150x150.jpg)
Sometimes doing your job well and with passion makes a big difference. For Shaneika Chambers, MHA, MLS, it is also what earned her the Edith Irby Jones Award for Early Career Faculty. Chambers first worked in the UAMS clinical lab for three years. She has been an instructor since July 2021 in the Department of…
Three Programs Get New Leadership
![Left to right, Natalie Benafield, Summer Khairi and Shayla Stinnett.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/ThreeDeptHeads-150x150.jpg)
This fall, the College of Health Professions saw new leaders take the helms of three of its degree programs: Nuclear Medicine Imaging Sciences, Cytotechnology and Audiology. Summer Khairi, MBA, CNMT, succeeded Arthur Maune, M.Ed., CNMT, as program director of the Nuclear Medicine Imaging Sciences program, following his retirement after 20 years at UAMS. In addition…
Respiratory Care Department Earns Apex Award
![Apex 2023-2024 recipient](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/AARC-Apex2023-CHP-150x150.jpg)
The American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) recently recognized the College of Health Professions Department of Respiratory Care program with its Apex Award for 2023-2024. With its Apex Awards, the association seeks to honor institutions for their commitment to excellence in professional development, evidence-based care, patient safety, patient satisfaction and quality improvement. “We are one…
February 23, 2023
Lambda Nu Chapter Inducts 35 New Members
![Lambda Nu logo](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/LambdaNuLogo-Feb2023-150x150.jpg)
The UAMS Chapter of Lambda Nu inducted 35 students into its membership during a virtual ceremony on Feb. 10. Lambda Nu is a national honor society for the radiologic and imaging sciences. Students and faculty who participated in the ceremony are in programs in the College of Health Professions Department of Radiation & Imaging Sciences…
January 27, 2023
UAMS Dental Hygiene Program Offers Free Sealant Clinic for Children on Feb. 18
![Dental hygiene students do the preparatory work for applying a dental sealant to some of the teeth of one of the 56 children who came to March sealant clinic with their families.](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/DHsealantclinic-featured-150x150.jpg)
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Dental Hygiene is offering a free Sealant Clinic from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 18 at Freeway Medical Tower, 5800 W. 10th St., Suite 501.
January 19, 2023
First Cohort of Occupational Therapy Students Completes Capstone Projects, Graduates
![UAMS/UA Occupational Therapy 1st Cohort with Faculty](https://news.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/1st-Cohort-w-Faculty-Graduation-2022-150x150.jpg)
The Occupational Therapy Doctoral (OTD) program recently celebrated the achievements of its first class of students, who earned their degrees after a challenging three years that included the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to the official University of Arkansas commencement on December 17, 2022, the program provided an intimate doctoral hooding and pinning ceremony for the 25…
October 7, 2022
UAMS Dental Hygiene Program Offers Free ‘Fall for Smiles’ Clinic for Children on Oct. 15
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Dental Hygiene is offering a free Fall for Smiles clinic Oct. 15 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Freeway Medical Tower, 5800 W. 10th St., Suite 501.
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