Fermin Renteria, Assistant Professor at the UAMS College of Nursing, recently became a Certified Nurse Educator, a prestigious designation granted by the National League for Nursing. This certification is held by the top nursing educators in the nation. It is a mark of professionalism for academic nurse educators, establishing nursing education as a specialty area […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
College of Nursing Moves Forward with McSweeney as Interim Dean
Stability, support and the resources the UAMS College of Nursing needs for continued success — that’s what Jean McSweeney, Ph.D., R.N., says she is committed to providing as interim dean. McSweeney, associate dean for research and director of the PhD program, became the college’s interim dean Jan. 17 following the departure of Lorraine Frazier, Ph.D., […]
Nurse Researcher Presents First Dean’s Distinguished Lecture
The UAMS College of Nursing welcomed a nationally-recognized nurse researcher for its inaugural Dean’s Distinguished Lectureship Nov. 21, where she discussed the risks and signs of high blood pressure in children from pre-school to adolescents. Marti Rice, Ph.D., R.N., a professor in the Family, Child Health and Caregiving Department of the School of Nursing at […]
UAMS College of Nursing Dean Lorraine Frazier was featured on the front cover of the August 31, 2014 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette High Profile section.
UAMS College of Nursing Dean Lorraine Frazier was featured on the front cover of the August 31, 2014 Arkansas Democrat-Gazette High Profile section. The news feature, written by Joe Stumpe, with photography by John Sykes, Jr., provided interesting insight on Dr. Frazier and why nursing is her passion. The story provides her vision for the […]
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 […]