College of Nursing


October 11, 2023

UAMS College of Nursing Students Don White Coats

Chris Carmody

Students stand during the College of Nursing's white coat ceremony.

Nearly 150 students from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing donned white coats during an Oct. 6 ceremony that recognized their transition to the clinical stage of their education. The ceremony, held at the First Pentecostal Church of North Little Rock, honored students from the college’s undergraduate and graduate programs….


September 13, 2023

UAMS College of Nursing Honors Inaugural Graduating Classes for Two Programs

Chris Carmody

Graduates from the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Nurse Anesthesia program stand with UAMS College of Nursing faculty members in the Rahn Interprofessional Education Building.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing held a pair of celebrations to honor the first graduating classes in its Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Nurse Anesthesia and Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing programs. Sixteen students from the College of Nursing made up the inaugural cohort of the DNP Nurse…


August 28, 2023

UAMS College of Nursing Welcomes Taiwanese Exchange Students

Chris Carmody

Students and faculty members from the UAMS College of Nursing stand with the exchange students from Taiwan’s Kaohsiung Medical University.

Eight nursing students and a faculty member from Taiwan’s Kaohsiung Medical University came to central Arkansas in July for a month of educational and cultural opportunities under an exchange program with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). This year’s visit marked a resumption of the exchange program after a three-year pause during the…


July 6, 2023

UAMS Welcomes First Cohort of Pre-Nursing Summer Scholars Program

Chris Carmody

Students in the Pre-Nursing Summer Scholars program use manikin arms to practice blood-draw techniques.

Seven students from colleges across the state came to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) for the inaugural Pre-Nursing Summer Scholars program, a three-day session intended to give them the tools they’ll need to gain acceptance to nursing school.   The program, a partnership between the UAMS College of Nursing and the Division for…


June 26, 2023

UAMS Ranks 17th Nationally for Primary Care in Annual U.S. News Best Graduate School Rankings

Linda Satter

pictures of U.S. News badges

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

Andrew Vogler

Freda McKissic Bush and Lee Bush

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

Chris Carmody

A hood is placed on a graduate's shoulders during the College of Nursing 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

Chris Carmody

Karen E. Wickersham, Ph.D., RN, talks about cancer survivorship as part of the Dalme-Rickel Visiting Lectureship in Oncology/Community Health.

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

Chris Carmody

A student in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program dons her white coat during a ceremony in October.

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

Chris Carmody

Graduate students wear their white coats as they sit during the College of Nursing ceremony.

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…



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