College of Health Professions


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.


December 29, 2015

Inaugural Physical Therapy Students Find Joy in Learning

Katrina Dupins

As the inaugural physical therapy class at the UAMS northwest Arkansas campus in Fayetteville finishes its first semester, students are as enthusiastic as ever. Student Scott Van Camp finds it both humbling and exciting to be a part of the first class headed by John Jefferson, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Physical Therapy in…


December 8, 2015

12th Street Center Marks World AIDS Day

Ben Boulden

Dec. 8, 2015 | The UAMS 12th Street Health & Wellness Center’s made the global local on Dec. 1, observing World AIDS Day by providing 36 patients with free HIV screenings. Most of those 36 people also sought a variety of other free health screenings, including screenings for blood pressure, glucose levels and blood pressure….


February 12, 2015

UAMS Northwest Names Physical Therapy Skills Lab for Schmieding Foundation

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Feb. 12, 2015 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Northwest regional campus in Fayetteville today unveiled a name for a new teaching lab critical to its coming physical therapy program – the Schmieding Neurological Skills Lab.


UAMS Northwest Names Physical Therapy Skills Lab

ChaseYavondaC

LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Northwest regional campus in Fayetteville today unveiled a name for a new teaching lab critical to its coming physical therapy program — the Schmieding Neurological Skills Lab.


December 10, 2014

12th Street Center Provides Screenings on World AIDS Day

Ben Boulden

Dec. 10, 2014 | The UAMS 12th Street Health and Wellness Center – Health on 12th for the Holidays event Dec. 1 marked World AIDS Day by making 18 patients more aware of their own health status with free HIV screenings.


October 23, 2014

College of Health Professions Dedicates Legacy Garden

Spencer Watson

Oct. 23, 2014 | Nearly 200 laser-engraved bricks spread across a 2,000-square-foot courtyard were the centerpiece of the Legacy Garden dedicated Oct. 21 by the College of Health Professions.


July 24, 2014

UAMS Northwest Vice Chancellor Pledges $250,000 to UAMS Northwest Campus

Spencer Watson

FAYETTEVILLE – Peter O. Kohler, M.D., vice chancellor for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Northwest, recently pledged a deferred gift of $250,000 to support the new physical therapy program based at the regional campus in Fayetteville.


March 13, 2014

UAMS Center for Dental Education Welcomes Senior Dental Students for Clinic Rotations

Ben Boulden

March 13, 2014 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Center for Dental Education is now hosting small groups of dental students from University of Tennessee College of Dentistry for two-week clinical rotations.


February 26, 2014

UAMS Names Slagle to Lead Center for Dental Education

Jon Parham

LITTLE ROCK – Distinguished educator and longtime dental college dean William F. Slagle, D.D.S., M.Ed., has been named director of the Center for Dental Education in the College of Health Professions at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).



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