College of Nursing
June 26, 2023
UAMS Ranks 17th Nationally for Primary Care in Annual U.S. News Best Graduate School Rankings
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)’ colleges of medicine, nursing, public health and health professions were recently recognized by U.S. News & World Report as among the best graduate schools in the country. The UAMS College of Medicine continued to climb the rankings, earning 17th place overall in primary care, up from 36th…
June 8, 2023
Legacy of Freda McKissic Bush Continues with Scholarship in UAMS College of Nursing
To honor the life and legacy of Freda McKissic Bush, M.D., her family pledged $25,000 to create the Dr. Freda McKissic Bush Scholarship in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing. McKissic Bush, a leader in women’s health and sexual health for five decades, passed away in January 2023. McKissic Bush,…
May 26, 2023
College of Nursing Honors Graduates at Hooding and Pinning Ceremony
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing honored its graduates with a hooding and pinning ceremony that welcomed them to the nursing profession. The academic procession took place May 19 at First Pentecostal Church in North Little Rock on the eve of UAMS’ commencement ceremony. Patricia Cowan, Ph.D., RN, dean of…
May 22, 2023
UAMS College of Nursing Hosts Lecture on Cancer Survivorship
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing hosted Karen E. Wickersham, Ph.D., RN, of the University of South Carolina for a lecture about her research on cancer survivorship. Wickersham, assistant professor at the Cancer Survivorship Research Center in the University of South Carolina College of Nursing, spoke to UAMS College of…
February 10, 2023
UAMS College of Nursing Sees Impact of Scholarship for New BSN Students
Staff and faculty members in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing believe that a recently announced scholarship will provide some much needed relief for new students in two programs. The $2,000 scholarship will be available in the 2023-24 academic year for newly admitted students in the Bachelor of Science in…
December 15, 2022
UAMS College of Nursing Holds White Coat Ceremony for Graduate Programs
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing honored 77 students from its graduate programs during a white coat ceremony held at the Jackson T. Stephens Spine and Neurosciences Institute on the UAMS campus. “This is the first time we’ve had an in-person white coat ceremony for our graduate students, and we’re…
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.
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