March 1, 2017 | Jean C. McSweeney, PhD, RN, associate dean for research in the College of Nursing, spoke Feb. 28 to the Rotary Club of Little Rock about the prevalence of cardiovascular disease in women and steps needed to address it. McSweeney briefed rotary members on symptoms of heart disease for women, including unusual […]
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American Academy of Nursing Names CON Graduate Edge Runner for Angel Eye Work
Feb. 27, 2017 | Sarah J. Rhoads, PhD, DNP, APRN, a graduate of the College of Nursing’s PhD program, has been named an Edge Runner by the American Academy of Nursing for her work as program director of Angel Eye Camera Systems in the UAMS Center for Distance Health. The Edge Runner program is part […]
Dr. Jean C. McSweeney Featured in Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Jean C. McSweeney, PhD, RN, the College of Nursing’s associate dean for research, was featured in Sunday’s High Profile section of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for her tremendous work as a nurse, professor, scientist and research mentor. “Her work has really been an impetus for change,” Patricia A. Cowan, PhD, RN, dean of the College of […]
CON Service Projects Spread Holiday Cheer Across State
Jan. 9, 2016 | College of Nursing faculty, staff and students have been hard at work in December bringing joy and good tidings to many in Arkansas. On Dec. 17, the college hosted its 16th annual Camp Quality Christmas party for families with children with cancer. More than 100 family members received a Christmas dinner […]
CON Professor Helps Early Career Researchers Through AHA Committee
Dec. 29, 2016 | Christina Pettey, PhD, APRN, assistant professor in the UAMS College of Nursing, hopes the ideas and tips gleaned by young nursing researchers from presentations and lectures at the American Heart Association’s annual meeting will help make an immediate impact. As chair of the AHA’s early career committee, a part of the […]
CON SNA Chapter Earns Top Awards at State Convention
The UAMS College of Nursing’s Student Nurses Association earned a clean sweep in the top categories at this year’s Arkansas Nursing Students’ Association State Convention, winning most outstanding chapter, advisor of the year and student of the year. The annual convention was held Oct. 5-7 in Little Rock. The College of Nursing’s SNA chapter continued […]
College of Nursing Dean Patricia Cowan, PhD, RN, Debra Jeffs, PhD, RN Inducted as American Academy of Nursing Fellows
Patricia A. Cowan, PhD, RN, dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and faculty member Debra Jeffs, PhD, RN, were inducted Oct. 22 as Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing. The American Academy of Nursing has more than 2,300 Fellows, including nursing leaders in policy, practice, […]
CON Grant to Study Benefits of Mobile Health Equipment
Two faculty in the College of Nursing — Leanne Lefler, PhD, APRN, and Bill Buron, PhD, APRN — are serving as principal investigators on a pilot program to study the impact of home-based, mobile health equipment on older adults with chronic heart failure. The research team received $5,000 in funding from the American Association of […]
BSN Class of 2018 White Coat Ceremony
Oct. 17, 2016 | More than 300 family members and friends, along with UAMS College of Nursing faculty, staff, alumni and supporters, watched Oct. 7 as junior Bachelor of Science in Nursing students received their white coats. The ceremony marked the passage into the clinical phase of the students’ nursing education. The class of 2018 […]
Endowed Scholarship Donor Meets Nursing Students
The UAMS College of Nursing recently arranged for the donor of the Cammy Giffin Haynes Endowed Scholarship to meet the two students who received the scholarship this year. Mrs. Darlene Giffin of Little Rock, seated in the center and the donor, met Randi Marshall (left), a BSN student who resides in Maumelle. Randi previously attended […]