The UAMS College of Nursing has two valuable members of its team retiring this month. Dr. Cheryl Schmidt, Associate Professor, has enjoyed a highly productive career of 21 years at the College. Nancy Shaver, Executive Assistant in the Dean’s Office, is retiring after 12 years with us. Both will be sorely missed. The College honored […]
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Two Join College of Nursing Advisory Board
The May 8 Advisory Board meeting of the College of Nursing was eventful, with the “photo hanging” of two new board members, Fern Cross and Jane McGehee Wilson. The Advisory Board also heard from two students, Jennifer Orahood and Joshuah Lingo, describing their recent experiences at the Southern Nursing Research Society conference in Tampa. Following […]
Nursing College “Goes Red”
The UAMS College of Nursing was “Going Red for Women” on Thursday, May 7 at the Heart Association annual luncheon. (Left to right) Dr. Jean McSweeney & Dr. Christina Pettey are shown here. Dr. McSweeney is our Interim Dean, is on the Heart Association board and is a world renowned researcher in women’s cardiovascular disease. […]
Departmental Club Supports College
The Little Rock Departmental Club has once again provided funding to the College of Nursing for the purchase of nursing pins that are presented to all of our BSN graduates. The pins are worn by nurses throughout their careers and serve as a sort of “badge of honor” for the compassion, wisdom and integrity of […]
Nursing Student Visits LR Departmental Club
Stella Bowers (center), a Master’s nursing student at the UAMS College of Nursing, was a guest at the April meeting of the Little Rock Departmental Club. Her mentor, Dr. Kelly Betts (right), Associate Dean for the BSN program, hosted Stella’s visit. Sitting beside Stella is Dr. Donna Middaugh (left), Associate Dean for Academic Programs. Stella […]
Congratulations to Dr. Amy Hester for successfully defending her dissertation
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Amy Hester for successfully defending her dissertation this week: “Development of a Fall Injury Prediction Model.” The UAMS College of Nursing is proud to have great representation from all its students.
Doctoral Candidate Dissertation Defense
of Amy L. Hester Doctoral Candidate “Development of a Fall Injury Prediction Model.” Committee Chair: Dr. Pao-Feng Tsai Date: Thursday, April 23, 2015 Time: 12:00 p.m. Location: COPH 3202
Two From College “Women to Watch”
National Women’s History Month, celebrated during the month of March in the United States, highlights the contribution of women to history and society. This year, UAMS joins our country in recognizing and celebrating the many ways that women’s history has become woven into the fabric of our national story. We honor the lives of individual […]
College of Nursing’s Schmidt Honored by Red Cross
Responding to fires, tornadoes, ice storms and hurricanes, Cheryl Schmidt, Ph.D., R.N., is going to leave quite a legacy behind. Schmidt, associate professor in the UAMS College of Nursing, who will retire in May after 21 years of teaching at UAMS, was honored March 17 by the American Red Cross in Arkansas for her dedicated […]
The Dissertation Defense of Linda Marie Tate Doctoral Candidate
The Dissertation Defense of Linda Marie Tate Doctoral Candidate “Temporal Discounting and its Effect on Exercise Behavior in Elders” Committee Chair: Dr. Pao-Feng Tsai Date: Monday, April 6, 2015 Time: 4:00 p.m. Location: COPH 2280