The Student Nursing Association at the UAMS College of Nursing raised $6000.00 to grant a wish for a child with a life-threatening condition. They presented the check to the staff at the Make-A-Wish Mid-South the last week of April 2017.
News Feature
CON Welcomes Hundreds to Nursing Research Conference
June 1, 2017 | There are few times nurses from various backgrounds and specialties are able to come together and learn from one another. More than 300 nurses and nursing students from Arkansas and surrounding states had that opportunity April 21 at UAMS at the Arkansas Nursing Research Conference. The conference is a collaboration between […]
Jean McSweeney, PhD, Featured in Heber Springs Paper for Presentation
May 03, 2017 | Jean C. McSweeney, PhD, a professor and associate dean for research in the College of Nursing, was featured in the Heber Springs’ The Sun Times last month for her presentation on women’s cardiovascular health and her research on the topic to theHeber Springs Arts and Letters Club. She is internationally known […]
Heart disease is number one killer of women
Courtesy of El Dorado News-Times By Janice McIntyre, City Editor, El Dorado News Times EL DORADO — Numbers of cardiovascular disease cases were projected to reach 41.5 percent among Americans in 2030. “We already reached that mark in 2015,” said Dr. Jean McSweeney, associate dean of research at the University of Arkansas for Medical Science […]
UAMS Nurses Number Half of Inaugural Great 100 Nurses of Arkansas List
April 20, 2017 | The Great 100 Nurses Foundation has released its list of the top nurses in Arkansas and half of the caregivers honored are University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) nurses. The UAMS nurses recognized encompass numerous backgrounds and specialties in research, administration and practice. To see the UAMS nurses honored, visit […]
Congrats to Dr. Leanne Lefler for being named to the Great 100 Nurses of Arkansas!
Dr. Leanne Lefler, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC Associate Professor, is pictured with Virginia Trotter Betts, MSN, JS, RN, FAAN, featured speaker for the event.
You’re Invited to Kerry Jordan’s Dissertation Defense
You are invited to attend Kerry Jordan’s final dissertation defense. Please mark your calendars for April 24th at 10:00 a.m. in COPH 3202.
You’re Invited to Marcia Byers Dissertation Defense
You are invited to attend Marcia Byers final dissertation defense. Please mark your calendars for March 31st at 11:00 a.m. in COPH 3202.
You’re Invited to Dissertation Defense for Sloan Davidson
You are invited to attend Sloan Davidson’s final dissertation defense. Please mark your calendars for April 3rd at 2:00 p.m. in COPH 2280.
SNRS Scholarly Activities from the UAMS College of Nursing Faculty and Doctoral Students
Faculty and students from UAMS College of Nursing presented research findings at the Southern Nursing Research Society Conference in Dallas TX February 21-25, 2017. In a well-attended symposium session, Drs. Mitchell, Jones, Matthews, Tsai, and McSweeney shared methodological challenges they experienced in measuring symptoms and behaviors across the lifespan. Eleven peer reviewed research abstracts were […]