Any adult Arkansan with experience as a patient is invited to participate in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Patient Scientist Academy starting April 6.
Sponsored by the UAMS Translational Research Institute, the Academy is for those interested in volunteer leadership roles that will help ensure UAMS clinical research programs represent the needs of patients.
Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) Director Cindy Gillespie announced Tuesday that a long-time member of the U.S. Secret Service will serve as DHS’s Chief of Security and Compliance.
The Harding University Carr College of Nursing announced that all 15 members of its December 2016 graduating class have passed their national licensing exam, the NCLEX-RN. All of the graduates received a passing grade in their first attempt at the exam.
Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed a proclamation declaring March 5-11 AmeriCorps Week in Arkansas, recognizing the dedicated volunteers and the programs that benefit from their service across the state with a focus this year on hunger relief.
Arkansas is ranked second in the nation in household food insecurity and first in senior hunger, according to the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance.
Pre-pharmacy students at the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) may be able to transfer early to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy under a new program to help recruit qualified students from rural and underserved areas in Arkansas.
The Rural Health Early Admissions Program was created by the universities recently through a memorandum of understanding.
