College of Nursing
November 2, 2022
UAMS Partnership Receives Two Awards to Address Suicide, Food Insecurity among Older Adults
LITTLE ROCK — A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) partnership involving the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, Centers on Aging, College of Nursing and the Arkansas Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence has received a total of $550,000 in awards for programs that address food insecurity and suicide among older adults. The…
October 25, 2022
BSN Students Don White Coats in UAMS College of Nursing Ceremony
Dozens of students from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing gathered Oct. 7 at the First Pentecostal Church in North Little Rock to don their white coats and mark a new phase of their education. About 90 members of the Class of 2024 took part in the white coat ceremony,…
October 5, 2022
UAMS Invests Tracie C. Harrison, Ph.D., RN, in Alice An-Loh Sun Chair in Geriatric Nursing
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing invested Tracie C. Harrison, Ph.D., RN, a professor in the UAMS College of Nursing, in the Alice An-Loh Sun Chair in Geriatric Nursing during a Sept. 29 ceremony. “It is my pleasure to be at UAMS, and I am more than…
September 27, 2022
UAMS College of Nursing’s BSN Program Ranked 67th in Nation by U.S. News & World Report
LITTLE ROCK — U.S. News & World Report recognized the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing as one of the nation’s top 100 undergraduate nursing programs for the 2022-23 academic year.
August 26, 2022
Accelerated BSN Students Begin Nursing Journey with White Coat Ceremony
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) nursing students on an accelerated path to their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degrees participated in a White Coat Ceremony on Aug. 19, at the UAMS Schmieding Center for Senior Health and Education in Springdale.
August 9, 2022
UAMS’ Elizabeth Riley, DNP, APRN, Chosen as Fellow of National League for Nursing Academy of Nursing Education
LITTLE ROCK — Elizabeth Riley, DNP, APRN, clinical associate professor in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing, has been selected as a fellow of the National League for Nursing (NLN) Academy of Nursing Education. Riley is among 20 nurse educators who will be inducted into the academy during a Sept….
July 20, 2022
UAMS Welcomes First Class in Accelerated BSN Program, Opens Simulation Center in Northwest Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE — A new class of nursing students are experiencing real-world scenarios in a new simulation center on the Fayetteville campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). All UAMS students in Northwest Arkansas will eventually use the center. UAMS’s new accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) is a 15-month program designed…
July 5, 2022
UAMS College of Nursing’s Renteria, Whited Chosen For National Association’s Leadership Programs
LITTLE ROCK — Two faculty members from the UAMS College of Nursing have been selected to take part in leadership programs through the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). Fermin Renteria, DNP, APRN, assistant professor in the College of Nursing, was named to the 2022-23 class of the AACN’s Elevating Leaders in Academic Nursing…
June 29, 2022
Nursing Schools Almanac Ranks UAMS College of Nursing Among Top 100 in Nation
LITTLE ROCK — Nursing Schools Almanac has recognized the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing in its 2022 ranking of the nation’s 100 best nursing programs. The UAMS College of Nursing ranked No. 82 among the 3,000 institutions examined by Nursing Schools Almanac, which places UAMS among the top 3%. Among…
June 2, 2022
Snead, de Gravelles Receive Chancellor’s Teaching Awards; Jo Smith Recognized for Distinguished Service
Gregory Snead, M.D., and Pamela de Gravelles, Ph.D., each took home a Chancellor’s Teaching Award from the UAMS 2022 Commencement ceremonies May 21 at Simmons Bank Arena.
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