College of Health Professions


June 19, 2019

College of Health Professions Hosts Brunch for Graduating Students

Yavonda Chase

Chancellor Cam Patterson, M.D., MBA, speaks to the crowd at the College of Health Profession's graduation brunch.

The College of Health Professions (CHP) celebrated its 2019 graduates with an informal brunch May 17 in the Admin West lobby and front porch.


April 30, 2019

UAMS, Delta Dental Band Together to Improve Oral Health in State

Yavonda Chase

Ashtyn Sturch, a senior in the Dental Hygiene program, examines a patient at the 12th Street Health & Wellness Center.

The 12th Street Health & Wellness Center has a mission. A student-run free clinic operating under the supervision of licensed health care professionals, the center provides health screenings, education, immunizations and basic dental screenings for the community. Achieving the dental portion of the clinic’s mission would not be possible without the generosity of the Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation.


January 7, 2019

UAMS, UA Little Rock Partner in 7 Programs in College of Health Professions

Yavonda Chase

Radiologic Imaging Sciences is one of seven programs included in the 2+2 partnership between UAMS and UA Little Rock. The partnership allows students to attend UA Little Rock for two years and then transfer to UAMS for two more years to earn Bachelor of Science degrees in seven allied health professions.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock have announced a new partnership for students pursuing seven bachelor’s degrees in the UAMS College of Health Professions.


September 7, 2018

Passion, Dedication Still Evident for Graduates at Alumni Weekend 2018

Benjamin Waldrum

Jack Blackshear Jr., M.D., COM '68 (at right), pins a button on George Fielder Jr., M.D., COM '68 at the Friday night welcome reception.

Sept. 7, 2018 | Although the decades may have separated them, UAMS graduates from all specialties arrived Aug. 17-18 for Alumni Weekend and caught up as if the years didn’t matter.


September 4, 2018

UAMS Celebrates Achievements of Graduating Physician Assistants

Yavonda Chase

Melissa Clark, Pharm.D., M.P.H., hugs class President Ada Sochanska after presenting her with the Faculty Gold Key award.

Sept. 4, 2018 | What does it take to become a physician assistant? For the Class of 2018, it required more than 58 exams (not including quizzes), more than 2,240 hours of patient care on clinical rotations, 48 hours of labs, at least 30 hours of service learning, 30 hours of interprofessional education at the 12th Street Health & Wellness Center, a capstone project and more —as they earned 128 credit hours in just 28 months.


August 21, 2018

UAMS College of Health Professions Physical Therapy Program Earns Full Accreditation

Yavonda Chase

FAYETTEVILLE — The Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been awarded full accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Physical Therapy Education, allowing graduates to be eligible to become licensed in their profession. The program, part of the Department of Physical Therapy in the College of…


June 7, 2018

White Coat a Symbol of Trust, Provost Tells Physician Assistants

Yavonda Chase

The Physician Assistant Class of 2020 was awarded their white coats during a May 25 ceremony.

June 7, 2018 | Make sure your white coat represents a symbol of trust, incoming physician assistant students were encouraged recently as they donned their coats for the first time and pledged to care for their patients.


July 14, 2017

PT Program Turns to Plasticized Remains to Teach Anatomy

Yavonda Chase

John Jefferson, Ph.D., P.T., chair and associate professor of the Department of Physical Therapy (PT) in the College of Health Professions, shows how a plasticized cadaver allows students to see in 3D what they see in 2D in their anatomy textbook.

July 14, 2017 | John Jefferson, Ph.D., P.T., chair and associate professor of the Department of Physical Therapy (PT) in the College of Health Professions, thought long and hard about the best way to teach anatomy to physical therapy students when he was setting up the program.


February 16, 2017

Scholarship, Donations Fund Assistant Professor’s Medical Missions

Yavonda Chase

Lindsay Gilbert, M.Ed., MLS, an assistant professor in the College of Health Profession’s Department of Laboratory Sciences, went on three medical mission trips in 2016 — Haiti (left), Guatemala (top right) and Tanzania (bottom right).

Feb. 17, 2017 | Lindsay Gilbert, M.Ed., MLS, has wanted to go on a medical mission trip for years, but financially, it was never feasible. So when the Clinical Laboratory Management Association (CLMA) offered a scholarship for such trips, she jumped at the opportunity.


December 20, 2016

CHP Honors Scholarship Recipients, Donors at Reception

Yavonda Chase

Jessica Bailey and Crystal Whitmore, who are in the Cytotechnology Program in the College of Health Professions' Department of Laboratory Sciences, were among nine students who each received two scholarships.

Dec. 20, 2016 | The College of Health Professions (CHP) recognized dozens of students who were awarded scholarships for the 2016-2017 academic year, as well as the donors who made the scholarships possible, during a ceremony Nov. 10.



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