College of Health Professions


May 13, 2022

Student Spotlight: Sydney Chastain Moves from Courtside to Bedside, Imaging Sciences

Ben Boulden

Sydney Chastain is scheduled to complete her studies in Nuclear Medicine Imaging Sciences in August. She also works a full schedule as a patient care technician in the UAMS Medical Center.

Whether on the basketball court as a point guard, a patient care technician in the UAMS Medical Center, or a Nuclear Medicine Imaging Sciences student, Sydney Chastain’s dogged determination has helped her excel. At 5 feet 6 inches tall, Sydney was never the tallest player on the court when she was on the University of…


April 29, 2022

College’s Faculty Never Stop Learning, Study for Advanced Degrees

Ben Boulden

Bridget Fitzhugh, left, Megan Lane and Cherika Robertson are among about 20 UAMS College of Health Professions faculty members who are pursuing advanced degrees.

Some faculty members in the UAMS College of Health Professions have headed back to school — a role that gives them greater insight into their own students. About 20 professors and instructors out of 81 in the college are pursuing advanced degrees in postgraduate programs or have recently completed them.


April 7, 2022

Program’s New Motion Analysis Equipment Enhances Research, Education

Ben Boulden

Nadia Marconi, left, demonstrates a motor task to a student volunteer while using the new motion-capture system.

Mobility has come to the motion capture technology that the UAMS Department of Physical Therapy uses for teaching graduate students and for research. Plans call for its use to be extended to patient care in the near future.


March 22, 2022

Dental Hygiene Students Treat Afghan Refugee Families

Ben Boulden

An Afghan refugee woman receives a dental assessment at the UAMS Dental Hygiene Clinic.

Since late November, UAMS dental hygiene students have given dozens of Afghan refugees something many of them have never before received – dental care.


March 17, 2022

Dietetics, Nutrition Programs Mark Anniversaries with Online Celebration, Guest Lecture

Ben Boulden

UAMS Dietetics through the Decades: the Dietetics Internship program in the College of Health Professions' Department of Dietetics and Nutrition celebrated the 50th anniversary of its establishment.

Alumni, faculty and students celebrated March 10 the dual birthdays of programs in the UAMS College of Health Professions’ Department of Dietetics and Nutrition. College and university leaders spoke on Zoom about the history and achievements of the programs leading up to the anniversaries.


March 2, 2022

Occupational Therapy Doctoral Student Inspired to Innovate

Ben Boulden

Occupational Therapy doctoral student Brenna Ramirez stops for a photo on the campus of the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.

When Brenna Ramirez graduated with a degree is in kinesiology, she didn’t follow the typical sports path. Instead, she began working as a registered behavioral therapist, providing services to children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.


Virtual Festivities Celebrate College’s Half-Century Milestone

Ben Boulden

During a week of celebrations in late November and early December, faculty and staff of the College's Department of Physical Therapy show off their 50th anniversary sweatshirts.

Although the COVID-19 pandemic pushed many of the festivities online, the UAMS College of Health Professions still managed to celebrate 50 years of excellence.


February 17, 2022

Nutrition Central to Fighting, Treating Cancer, Guest Lecturer States

Ben Boulden

David Heber

February is a National Cancer Prevention Month. Reza Hakkak, Ph.D., Chair of Department of Dietetics and Nutrition, invited one of the most prominent experts in the field of cancer prevention to give a presentation on Feb. 10.


February 14, 2022

UAMS Dental Hygiene Program Offers Free Sealant Clinic for Children on Feb. 26

Ben Boulden

Two dental hygiene students help a patient in a operatory in the new UAMS Dental Hygiene Clinic. All students are supervised by faculty and instructors in the clinic.

LITTLE ROCK — 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. 26 at Freeway Medical Tower, 5800 W. 10th St., Suite 501. The clinic is for children 5-17 years old. A free dental examination is a part of…


January 11, 2022

UAMS Occupational Therapy Students Break Ground, Complete Mental Health Fieldwork

David Wise

UAMS OT fieldwork discussion

  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…



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