College of Pharmacy


April 29, 2025

Pharmacy Students Find Multiple Paths at 2025 Career Fair

Benjamin Waldrum

College of Pharmacy students speaking with industry representatives at the 2025 Career Fair

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) College of Pharmacy recently hosted its annual Career Fair, drawing 78 pharmacy students who were there to make connections and learn about different paths available to them after graduation. This year’s event was held March 28 at the Meyer Student Pavilion at Pulaski Academy in Little Rock….


April 14, 2025

Pharmacy Students Recognized Nationally at APhA Annual Meeting

Benjamin Waldrum

UAMS College of Pharmacy students posing in front of a large APhA sign.

At this year’s American Pharmacists Association (APhA) annual meeting, the UAMS College of Pharmacy’s Academy of Student Pharmacists (ASP) chapter was named national runner-up in its division, and third-year student Hayden Wood was elected ASP speaker of the house. The college’s ASP student chapter has been named runner-up or division winner multiple times over the…


April 11, 2025

UAMS Invests Corey J. Hayes, Pharm.D., Ph.D., MPH, in Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Professorship

Andrew Vogler

Hayes

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy invested Corey J. Hayes, Pharm.D., Ph.D., MPH, a tenured associate professor in the UAMS Department of Pharmacy Practice, in the Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Professorship during an April 9 ceremony. “As I look across this room, I am…


March 25, 2025

College of Pharmacy to Begin Phasing In New Curriculum

Benjamin Waldrum

Pharmacy student listening to lecture

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy has completed a redesign of its curriculum, which it will begin phasing in during the fall semester later this year. It is the first full redesign of the college’s curriculum since the 1994-1995 academic year. The new curriculum is a response to the rapidly…


March 21, 2025

College of Pharmacy Honors Pilar Murphy, Pharm.D., with Memorial Scholarship

Benjamin Waldrum

Pilar Murphy, Pharm.D.

The UAMS College of Pharmacy has established the Pilar Murphy Memorial Scholarship to honor the beloved alumna and faculty member who died Nov. 2.


March 18, 2025

College of Pharmacy Recognizes Class of 2026 at Pinning Ceremonies

Benjamin Waldrum

COP Class of 2026 LR

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy Class of 2026 received commemorative pins marking their transition to patient care during ceremonies held in Little Rock on March 7 and Fayetteville on March 10. Thirty-nine students in Little Rock and 14 students in Fayetteville participated in the ceremonies, held at their respective…


March 4, 2025

‘Life-Changing’ Pharmacy Rotation Inspires Alumni to Create Unique Scholarship

Benjamin Waldrum

Lauren and Bobby Glaze with dogs Jeri (left) and Baxter (right)

After meeting as pharmacy students and beginning their careers in Kentucky, Lauren Glaze, Pharm.D., and Bobby Glaze, Pharm.D., call Camden, Arkansas, their home. Still, more than a decade after their fourth-year rotations in pharmacy school, a piece of their hearts remains in Fort Thompson, South Dakota. The experiences the couple had on the Crow Creek…


February 12, 2025

How Geoffrey Curran, Ph.D., Forged a National Implementation Science Hub at UAMS

David Robinson

Geoffrey Curran, Ph.D., discusses implementation science opportunities with attendees of the 2024 Translational Research Institute Research Expo.

In biomedical research, some leaders not only advance their field but also build communities around it. Geoffrey Curran, Ph.D., is one such leader. Since joining the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in 1999, his name has become synonymous with implementation science, not just within Arkansas, but across the globe. Curran’s journey into implementation…


February 4, 2025

College of Pharmacy Adds Three New Faculty Members

Benjamin Waldrum

Corey Hayes, Mokarram Hossain and Lara Rains

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy recently welcomed three new members to its faculty: Corey Hayes, Pharm.D., Ph.D., MPH; Mokarram Hossain, Ph.D.; and Lara Rains, Pharm.D. Corey Hayes, Pharm.D., Ph.D., MPH Hayes joined the College of Pharmacy faculty as an associate professor of pharmaceutical evaluation and policy. He received his…


December 6, 2024

Pharmacy Student Among 15 Nationwide Chosen for ACCP Standing Committee

Benjamin Waldrum

Jessica Allred COP

Jessica Allred, a fourth-year student in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy, was recently one of only 15 pharmacy students nationwide to be awarded a standing committee position with the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP). “Jessica’s selection to this national standing committee is a testament to her dedication, leadership…



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