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NIH Awards $1.36 million Grant to Aid UAMS Research on Pregnant Women’s Pelvic Floor Muscles
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $1.36 million grant to researchers at UAMS to develop a non-invasive means of detecting weaknesses in a pregnant woman’s pelvic floor muscles that could lead to injury while giving birth.
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July 14, 2021
Helena-West Helena Native Beverly Johnson-Wells Returns to Join UAMS Rural Research Network
LITTLE ROCK — Beverly Johnson-Wells, MLS, recently returned to her hometown of Helena-West Helena to serve as associate director of research for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Rural Research Network (RRN) and UAMS Regional Programs. Johnson-Wells will play a key part in expanding research into rural areas of Arkansas. Her role includes…
July 12, 2021
UAMS College of Nursing Adds New Programs
To meet the changing demands of the health care workforce, the UAMS College of Nursing is making programmatic changes for both undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
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Dean’s Message: Spring Semester Brings Beginnings, Endings
Maybe it’s fitting to start with the beginnings, recent white coat ceremonies in the UAMS College of Health Professions.
If you’re unfamiliar with this annual tradition in health care education, students at or near the start of their studies put on their white coats for the first time in a ceremony before family and friends, symbolizing their entry into their career and a commitment to professionalism.
- Bachelor of Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program
- Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Imaging Sciences Program
- College of Health Professions
- Department of Dietetics and Nutrition
- Department of Genetic Counseling
- Department of Imaging and Radiation Sciences
- Online Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Imaging Sciences Degree Completion Program
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July 9, 2021
College of Health Professions Faculty Promoted
The UAMS College of Health Professions recently announced the promotions of five faculty members.
UAMS Medical Student Published in JAMA Network Open
The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) recently published University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) medical student Austin Morgan’s results from his study on diversity among cancer centers’ leadership.
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Spotlight on the Department of Occupational Therapy
As with the College of Health Professions as a whole, the important work of the department has continued during the COVID-19 pandemic. The second cohort of 26 students began coursework on Jan. 2, 2021. We have retained 100% of the first cohort (professional year 2s –PY2s), and they have completed two Level 1 Fieldwork experiences.
July 8, 2021
Spotlight on the Department of Physical Therapy
The 2021 Doctor of Physical Therapy graduating class was our fourth cohort to graduate since the program opened its doors in August 2015, and the second cohort to graduate in the middle of a pandemic. With half of our graduations occurring during Covid restrictions, we almost can’t remember “normal.” The fact that both cohorts graduated…
Physician Assistant, Audiology, Speech Pathology Students Don White Coats
May often brings graduations and happy endings to the studies of many types of students.
But for the first-year students in the UAMS department of Physician Assistant Studies and fourth-year audiology students in Audiology and Speech Pathology, the month and the departments’ white coat ceremonies marked the formal beginning of the next phase of their academic lives.
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