College of Nursing

LITTLE ROCK – Degrees and certificates were conferred to 936 graduates of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) five colleges and graduate school today. Because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, no commencement ceremony was held; however, the various colleges held independent virtual commemorations this month. Degrees were awarded to 177 in the College…

LITTLE ROCK — Patricia A. Cowan, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has been honored by her alma mater, the Sinclair School of Nursing at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Cowan was presented with a Citation of Merit, which honors an alumna who “exemplifies…

This semester, students in both undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the UAMS College of Nursing will be able to experience thorough, hands-on experience with digital health using technology recently purchased with grant funds awarded by the Gertrude E. Skelly Charitable Foundation. “We want to train students to use devices, such as tablets with peripherals…