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September 28, 2023

Standardized Patient Profile — Cynthia Dillaha-Lemley

Name :   Cynthia Dillaha-Lemley How long you have been a standardized patient (SP)? I have been an SP for 10 years. Why did you become a SP? I am an SP because in college I started having weird symptoms and the doctors at the U of A health clinic told me it was most likely…


September 27, 2023

Maddox Named Interim Associate Provost for Northwest Campus

Tina Maddox, Ph.D., RD, LD, has been appointed interim associate provost for our UAMS Northwest Regional Campus, effective Oct. 1. She is currently the associate dean for the UAMS College of Health Professions (CHP) and the associate director of Interprofessional Education on our Northwest campus. She will continue to serve in those roles. A registered…


September 22, 2023

Campus Life Welcomes Students with Travs Night, Resource Fair and Move-In Week

The Associated Student Government (ASG) hosted its back-to-school Pyro Night on Friday, Sept. 8, for Arkansas Travelers baseball game at Dickey Stephens Park in North Little Rock. UAMS students and their guests gathered at Tracks Inn Pavilion to enjoy a buffet of burgers and hot dogs while enjoying the game and watching the fireworks finale….


September 8, 2023

Campus Life Welcomes New Resident Assistants

Campus Life and Student Support Services (CLSSS) recently welcomed five student employees working in the office of student housing for the 2023-2024 academic year. These five resident assistants (RAs) work to accommodate occupants and provide a connection between staff and students after hours. They not only bring into our mix their unique personalities, they also…


August 30, 2023

Academic Affairs Accolades and News – August 2023

Accolades Nexus 2023 Accepts Five Presentations from Office of Interprofessional Education Five presentations from the UAMS Office of Interprofessional Education were accepted for the upcoming virtual Nexus Summit 2023 hosted by the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education. The presentations include: “Repeated Presentations of Two IPE Wellness Workshops: Busy Professionals and Leaders Creating a…


Start of Semester Keeps ESSC Team Busy

The start of the new academic year is always a busy and exciting time for the UAMS Educational and Student Success Center (ESSC) with team members busy meeting new students, giving presentations about ESSC services and speaking at new student orientation sessions. ESSC staff presented at various orientations and workshops, such as the Graduate School…


CHL Assists on New UAMS Patient Education Portal

The UAMS Center for Health Literacy worked with the UAMS Information Technology team to create a new, more robust on-line patient education library that recently launched. The goal of this new system is to improve access and increase efficiency for all involved in the upkeep of custom patient education materials. The new system is called…


August 18, 2023

Slagell Joins UAMS as Library Director

Jeff Slagell, MA, joined UAMS on Aug. 1 as the new director of the UAMS Library. Slagell previously served as dean of library services at Roberts-LaForge Library at Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi. In that role since 2005, he supervised a staff of 25 plus about 30 student assistants while overseeing the  Roberts-LaForge Library,…


August 1, 2023

First Cohort of UAMS-UAF Executive Healthcare Leadership Program Graduates

The first cohort of 20 UAMS faculty members recently graduated from the Executive Healthcare Leadership program, a special collaboration between UAMS and the Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. The one-year leadership program, created for UAMS faculty, featured monthly sessions on topics including strategic planning/thinking, delegation/empowerment, difficult conversations, organizational communication and…


July 24, 2023

Office of Continuing Education Reports More CE Activities in 2022-2023 Academic Year

The UAMS Office of Continuing Education (OCE) concluded another academic year with some impressive data, with a busier 2022-2023 than the previous year. The number of activities that provided continuing education (CE) and continuing medical education (CME) credits demonstrates the UAMS community’s commitment to Vision 2029 to provide high-quality educational updates for meeting the needs…



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