Dr. Kaneshia Bryant (right) recently received the 2015 UAMS Diversity and Inclusion Award of Excellence in the faculty division. Dr. Bryant is an assistant professor in our College and is the Principal Investigator for the Growing Our Own in the Delta (GOOD) scholars program. Shown with Dr. Bryant are Hazel Rosson (left), employee award recipient, […]
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Scholarship Winner Says Thanks
Krystal Royster (right) attended the Arkansas Hospital Association Auxiliary board meeting on September 10 to express gratitude to members for the two scholarships they provided to the College of Nursing. Krystal was the recipient of both their endowed and general scholarships. Krystal told board members that their generosity has made it possible for her to […]
Class of 2017 T-Shirts
Ebony Cooney of Little Rock, a junior College of Nursing BSN student, shows off the Class of 2017 t-shirt. There were 121 students admitted to the BSN program in late May. The next treasured piece of apparel that the class will be presented with is their white lab coats. The White Coat Ceremony is scheduled […]
Fermin Renteria, CNE !
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 […]
FNP students attend first annual meeting of the Arkansas Nurse Practitioner Association (ANPA)
On August 15, 2015 the very first annual meeting of the Arkansas Nurse Practitioner Association (ANPA) at the Embassy Suites in Little Rock, Arkansas was attended by 23 of the UAMS College of Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) students. These FNP students had the opportunity to network with NPs from all over the state. They […]
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 […]
Doctoral Candidate Dissertation Defense
Amy Huett, Doctoral Candidate “Family Coping after a Child’s Traumatic Brain Injury.” Committee Chair: Dr. Angela Green Date: Monday, September 14, 2015 Time: 2:30 p.m. Location: COPH 2280
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 […]
Alumni Society Support Continues With Alums Like Becky May (’61)
Becky May, class of 1961, is a great example of one who has consistently shown support to her alma mater, the UAMS College of Nursing. Becky served on our College’s 60th anniversary committee, is a member of the Dean’s Circle, has participated in focus groups for the alumni society , met with examiners of the […]