Over $6,200 was raised last night by nursing students in the first night of the College of Nursing Student Phonathon. The Phonathon continues two nights next week. Money raised supports our college general scholarship fund & endowed chairs & professorships.

UAMS College of Nursing students will be calling you during the college’s annual Phonathon on March 3, 8, and 10. When a student calls, please consider making a pledge. Gifts made during the Phonathon will be used to strengthen our scholarship program and increase funding for Endowed Chairs. Our student volunteers are looking forward to […]

The UAMS College of Nursing staff and faculty wore red on February 5 in honor of the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women Day. It was a day showcasing women banding together as a force for change against heart disease. Our college has a long history of involvement with this association and this event. […]

The Nicholas P. Lang, M.D., and Helen F. Lang, RN, Professorship was established by the Langs to provide assistance to the College of Nursing. The professorship became fully endowed in 2014 and on April 29, 2015, Dr. Claudia P. Barone became the inaugural recipient of the professorship. The professorship supports the interprofessional work led by […]

LITTLE ROCK — The College of Nursing Advisory Board at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has elected Benni Fambrough of Little Rock its new chairman and re-elected JoAnn Hennessy Smith of Searcy as vice chair and Mike Spades of Little Rock as secretary-treasurer. Each officer will serve a two-year term, which began Jan. […]

LITTLE ROCK — Two College of Nursing faculty at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) were recently inducted as fellows to the American Academy of Nursing. Ellyn E. Matthews, PhD, RN, and Angela L. Green, PhD, RN, were two of 163 nurse leaders to be inducted Oct. 17 in Washington, D.C., as part […]

LITTLE ROCK — Developing an innovative approach that helped older women incorporate physical activity into their daily lives has led to national award for Leanne Lefler, PhD, APRN, an associate professor in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing. Lefler was one of ten nurses in the United States to receive […]

LITTLE ROCK — The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education has granted maximum accreditation to four programs in the College of Nursing at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), the only university in Arkansas to have all four accredited by the commission. Three programs received 10-year accreditations — Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Master […]

The UAMS College of Nursing Advisory Board recently gathered at the home of Benni and Del Fambrough for a combination welcome and holiday reception for the new dean of the college, Dr. Patty Cowan. Benni Fambrough will assume the College of Nursing Advisory Board chairmanship on Jan. 1, 2016.

Nov. 20, 2015 | Nearly 100 students from the UAMS College of Nursing were recently inducted to the Gamma Xi chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International, the honor society for nursing.The ceremony, held Nov. 15 in the Fred W. Smith Conference Center on the UAMS campus, welcomed 149 new members to Sigma Theta Tau from […]