On August 15, 2015 the very first annual meeting of the Arkansas Nurse Practitioner Association (ANPA) at the Embassy Suites in Little Rock, Arkansas was attended by 23 of the UAMS College of Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) students. These FNP students had the opportunity to network with NPs from all over the state. They […]
Special Friends Visit College
Dr. Nicholas P. Lang (right) and his wife Helen (left) visited the College of Nursing recently. They received an update on the Nicholas P. Lang, MD, and Helen F. Lang, RN, Professorship that they established earlier this year. The inaugural holder of the Professorship, Dr. Claudia Barone, expressed appreciation to the Langs. Their Professorship is […]
Doctoral Candidate Dissertation Defense
Amy Huett Doctoral Candidate “Family Coping after a Child’s Traumatic Brain Injury.” Committee Chair: Dr. Angela Green Date: Monday, September 14, 2015 Time: 2:30 p.m. Location: COPH 2280
UAMS College of Nursing Welcomes Dr. Patricia Cowan as Dean
LITTLE ROCK —Patricia A. Cowan, Ph.D., R.N., has been named dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and will begin at UAMS on or before Dec. 1. Cowan succeeds Lorraine Frazier, who left UAMS in January. Jean McSweeney, Ph.D., R.N., associate dean for research and director of […]
Signage Makes Us Feel “On Top of the World!”
The College of Nursing feels “on top of the world” with the recent installation of signage on the outside of our building. Now there’s no mistaking where the College of Nursing is located. Now there’s no mistaking that UAMS has a College of Nursing. So to the College of Pharmacy and Fay W. Boozman College […]
Alumni Society Support Continues With Alums Like Becky May (’61)
Becky May (left), class of 1961, is a great example of one who has consistently shown support to her alma mater, the UAMS College of Nursing. Becky served on our College’s 60th anniversary committee, is a member of the Dean’s Circle, has participated in focus groups for the alumni society , met with examiners of […]
College of Nursing Graduate Leads Creation of Heart Failure Clinic
While hospital readmission rates for patients with heart failure are traditionally high, a UAMS College of Nursing graduate played a key role in establishing a nurse-led specialty clinic that has lowered that risk for its patients. Nicole Comstock, M.N.Sc., A.P.R.N., is coordinator for the Heart Failure & Valve Clinic in the Walker Heart Institute Cardiovascular […]
Heba & Tina Honored
Heba Sadaka (left) and Dr. Tina Pettey (right) were saluted with an ice cream reception on June 17 as colleagues at the UAMS College of Nursing bid them farewell. Heba is moving to Houston and will teach at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Nursing. Tina will be teaching at […]
Happy Graduates!
A picture is worth a thousand words! Two UAMS College of Nursing graduates of our RN to BSN program (left to right), Amanda Jackson and Brandee Munn, were gleeful at the end of the College’s Pinning, Hooding and Recognition program held Thursday, May 14 at the First Pentecostal Church in North Little Rock. Congratulations to […]
“Springtime Serenity” Gifted To College
The College of Nursing was recently presented an original piece of art from Ginger Gilmore, artist and alumna (MNSc, APN, class of 2007), and Dr. Ralph Vogel, Clinical Assistant Professor. The gift was presented during Nurses Week to College of Nursing Interim Dean Dr. Jean McSweeney. Ginger (left) entitled the painting “Springtime Serenity.” She enjoys […]