UAMS College of Nursing PhD graduate Sarah Rhoads Kinder is using the education and research specialty that she received at our College to make a tremendous positive difference for others. Reuters News Wire, which provides news feeds to media throughout the world, recently did a story about the use of videoconferencing to reduce stress for […]
New Ph.D. Joins College of Nursing
We have a new PhD in the College!! Please send your congratulatory comments directly to Dr. Lana Brown. Her Dissertation Chair was Dr. Claudia Barone who spent many hours assisting Lana. Dr. Brown gave an outstanding presentation on her dissertation research that focused on barriers and facilitators to smoking cessation in older adults. Shown here […]
DNP Program Receives Grant
The UAMS College of Nursing’s Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program received a grant of $25,000 from Chancellor Dan Rahn recently. The grant, which came from Chancellor’s Circle funds, helps underwrite DNP scholarships for the students enrolled in the inaugural class (fall, 2013). The class of 19 students had a custom-made thank you card produced […]
Lana Brown Dissertation Defense
The Dissertation Defense of Lana Brown “Tobacco Cessation in Older Adults” Committee Chair: Dr. Claudia Barone Date: Friday, June 20, 2014 Time: 12:00 p.m. Location: COPH 3202
Graduate School Honors
The UAMS College of Nursing racked up awards at the UAMS commencement held last weekend. Dr. Jean McSweeney, College of Nursing associate dean for research, was presented with the Outstanding Graduate Faculty Award by Dr. Bobby McGehee, dean of the UAMS Graduate School. It is the highest award given to a faculty member of the […]
Dr. Bryant-Moore Wins Trailblazer Award
Congratulations to Dr. Keneshia Bryant-Moore who was awarded the Trailblazer Award by the Little Rock Black Nurses Association of Arkansas on Saturday evening. This award is given to a member who exhibits leadership within the organization and nursing and is dedicated to the mission of the Organization which is to decrease health disparities, improve the […]
Faculty, Staff and Students Respond to April Tornadoes
Students, faculty and staff responded quickly to the devastating tornado that hit Faulkner, Pulaski and White Counties on April 27, 2014. Collection boxes for comfort kit donations for the American Red Cross had been placed throughout the campus the week before by the Student Nurses Association, and stayed relatively empty until April 28. The boxes […]
Educator Nominated
Congratulations to Dr. Bedwell who has been nominated for 2014 Outstanding Educator Award!
Clinical/Community Work at The Anthony School
Twelve College of Nursing students, accompanied by College of Nursing professor Dana Dorman, visited The Anthony School in Little Rock on April 16 to provide scoliosis screening, which is required by the State of Arkansas, to 77 sixth, seventh and eighth grade students. The trip to The Anthony School is typical of the community service, […]
Scoliosis Screening to The Anthony School
Twelve College of Nursing students, accompanied by College of Nursing professor Dana Dorman, visited The Anthony School in Little Rock on April 16 to provide scoliosis screening, which is required by the State of Arkansas, to 77 sixth, seventh and eighth grade students. The trip to The Anthony School is typical of the community service, […]