Friends, We’ve had another busy year in the UAMS College of Nursing, and I’m excited to share some of the latest developments with you. In May, the state awarded us a grant of nearly $1.7 million through the Arkansas Linking Industry to Grow Nurses (ALIGN) program, which will allow us to expand our nursing faculty […]
Letter from Chancellor Patterson
Greetings, As our students immerse themselves in the hard work of preparing for careers in nursing, they’re gaining a better understanding of what it will take to provide high-quality care to their patients. The foundation of knowledge that they’ve built so far will serve them well in the next phases of their training. In these […]
Nursing Ph.D. Student Examines Care Gaps for Women with Congenital Heart Disease
When Dannis Armikarina, RN, began considering subjects for her doctoral research, she thought about how her daughter will one day have to transition from pediatric to adult care settings. “It was just this mom anxiety, trying to figure out what’s going to happen after she turns 18 or 21 and has to go see adult […]
UAMS College of Nursing Offers RN-to-Master’s Program
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing is offering a new program that prepares registered nurses for leadership roles in nursing administration. The RN-to-master’s program is available to registered nurses who have a diploma or associate’s degree but lack the graduate degrees needed for many leadership positions. Students in the program […]
UAMS College of Nursing Professor Receives Grant to Enhance Arkansas’ Newborn Screening Program
Laura Hays, Ph.D., APRN, associate professor in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing, has received a four-year, $1.4 million federal grant to expand and enhance the Arkansas Department of Health’s Newborn Screening Program. The new project, known as the Arkansas Coordinated NBS Expansion through Collaboration and Technology (AR CNECT) Program, […]
UAMS Hosts Statewide Conference to Showcase Advances in Nursing Research
Nurses and nursing students from across the state gathered April 5, 2024 on the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) campus for a conference that highlighted recent advances in research. Organized by the UAMS College of Nursing and the UAMS Office of Continuing Education, the 2024 Arkansas Nursing Research Day conference focused on the […]
UAMS College of Nursing Uses Grant to Address State’s Workforce Shortage
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing is using nearly $1.7 million in state-administered grant funding to address the shortage of nurses in Arkansas. UAMS received the funds in May through the Arkansas Linking Industry to Grow Nurses (ALIGN) program, which is operated by the Arkansas Office of Skills Development. The […]
Harrison and Nagel elected to national Hartford positions
Dr. Tracie Culp Harrison and Dr. Corey Nagel, faculty members in the College of Nursing, have been elected to national-level positions in the National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence. Dr. Harrison has been elected to the Nominations Committee, and Dr. Nagel is now the Legacy Affiliate Director. The UAMS College of Nursing is one […]
Jan Rooker to give presentation at the National Hartford Center
On October 27, 2023, Jan Rooker, MNSc, a faculty member in the College of Nursing, will give a virtual poster presentation at the yearly conference of the National Hartford Center for Gerontological Nursing Excellence. The poster, entitled “Lessons Learned from a PICME: Interprofessional Communication of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms,” focuses on the use of a three-phase process […]
College of Nursing faculty to present at Gerontological Society of America conference
Dr. Tracie C. Harrison and Dr. Corey Nagel, faculty members in the College of Nursing, will each deliver multiple presentations at the yearly conference of the Gerontological Society of America, which this year will take place in November in Tampa, Florida. The GSA is the major scientific organization in the United States for research on […]