College of Nursing
May 29, 2024
Hooding and Pinning Ceremony Honors 170 Graduates in UAMS College of Nursing
Friends and family members packed the sanctuary of the First Pentecostal Church in North Little Rock on May 17 as the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing welcomed 170 graduates to the nursing profession. The College of Nursing’s hooding and pinning ceremony, held each year on commencement weekend, recognizes the graduates’…
May 20, 2024
UAMS Graduates 1,134 Health Care Professionals
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) on May 18 conferred degrees and certificates to 1,134 students in its five colleges and graduate school. UAMS awarded 175 degrees or certificates to students in the College of Medicine, 172 in the College of Nursing, 583 in the College of Health Professions, 78 in the College…
May 13, 2024
2 Federal Grants Support Students in UAMS College of Nursing
Students from two doctoral programs in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing are seeing the benefits from a pair of federal grants intended to prepare them for careers in rural and medically underserved communities. The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Nurse Practitioner program last year received a four-year, $2.6 million…
May 1, 2024
UAMS’ Leonie DeClerk, Ph.D., DNP, APRN, Selected as Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Leonie DeClerk, Ph.D., DNP, APRN, clinical associate professor in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing, has been named as a 2024 inductee in the Fellows of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners program. The prestigious program recognizes nurse practitioners for their outstanding achievements and exemplary service in the areas of…
April 25, 2024
UAMS Hosts Statewide Conference to Showcase Advances in Nursing Research
Nurses and nursing students from across the state gathered April 5 on the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) campus for a conference that highlighted recent advances in research. Organized by the UAMS College of Nursing and the UAMS Office of Continuing Education, the 2024 Arkansas Nursing Research Day conference focused on the theme…
April 24, 2024
Interprofessional UAMS Students Monitored for Stress During Trauma Simulation
A man whose right leg was severed below the knee, leaving a jagged and bloody bone fragment sticking out of his pants leg, was surrounded by people in blue scrubs as paramedics wheeled him into a trauma bay at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) on a recent morning. The blue-clad workers —…
March 20, 2024
UAMS Students Shine in Student Research Day Presentations
Graduate and professional students, postdoctorate fellows, and medical house staff presented research to faculty and peers during Student Research Day at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Nobel Prize winner Craig C. Mello, Ph.D., spoke as part of the Robert E. McGehee Jr., Ph.D., Distinguished Lectureship in Biomedical Research. A concurrent Student Research…
November 20, 2023
‘Meet the Leaders’ Event Seeks to Match Nursing Graduates with Patient Care Units
By putting UAMS nursing students who will graduate in 2024 together with the leaders who manage patient units hiring nurses, the organizers of the “Meet the Leaders” event on Nov. 13 hope to save time for both groups.
October 31, 2023
UAMS College of Nursing’s BSN Program Ranked 86th in Nation by U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report ranked the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing among the nation’s 100 best undergraduate nursing programs for the 2023-24 academic year. UAMS’ Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program tied for No. 86 out of 656 programs examined by the publication. UAMS was the only Arkansas…
October 20, 2023
College of Nursing Honors Scholarship Recipients, Donors at Reception
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing recently held a reception to recognize more than a dozen scholarship recipients as well as the donors who made the awards possible. Patricia Cowan, Ph.D., RN, dean of the College of Nursing, thanked attendees for providing support at a time when the nationwide shortage…
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