The Nicholas P. Lang, MD and Helen F. Lang, RN Professorship was established by the Lang’s 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 […]
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UAMS College of Nursing Advisory Board Elects Officers
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. […]
Ellyn Matthews, PhD, RN, Angela Green, PhD, RN, Inducted as American Academy of Nursing Fellows
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 […]
College of Nursing Dean Dr. Cowan visited KATV recently to talk about the college’s full accreditation.
Leanne Lefler, PhD, Named Breakthrough Leader in Nursing for Helping Older Women Become More Physically Active
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 […]
UAMS College of Nursing Receives Maximum Accreditation for Four Programs
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 […]
Advisory Board Welcomes Dr. Cowan
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. Shown here are (left to right) Del and Benni Fambrough, Dr. Patty Cowan and her husband Dwight. Benni Fambrough assumes the […]
Nursing Students Inducted to International Honor Society
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 […]
Ellyn E. Matthews, Ph.D., R.N., was invested in the Elizabeth Stanley Cooper Endowed Chair in Oncology Nursing at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
LITTLE ROCK – Ellyn E. Matthews, Ph.D., R.N., was invested Dec. 7 in the Elizabeth Stanley Cooper Endowed Chair in Oncology Nursing at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Matthews is an associate professor in the UAMS College of Nursing. She came to UAMS in July from the University of Colorado where […]
Hartford Center Director Charges Nurses to Lead Change
Claudia Beverly, PhD, RN, director of the Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence at UAMS, implored her fellow health care professionals to identify a need and find a way to help meet it. Beverly’s call to action was part of the 10th annual Distinguished Leader in Nursing Lecture Series sponsored by the UAMS College of Nursing and Hartford Center. “We […]