The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Northwest Regional Campus is now accepting applications from students who will be entering the 11th or 12th grade and interested in exploring careers in health care for its two-week, intensive Medical Applications of Science for Health (MASH) programs. The Rogers area program is hosted by Mercy Northwest […]
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UAMS Northwest Regional Campus Marks 10 Years of Academic Medicine
FAYETTEVILLE — Celebrating 10 years as northwest Arkansas’ home to academic medicine, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Northwest Regional Campus hosted community leaders, friends, faculty and staff today for a timeline unveiling and open house. “We are happy to host the community on campus today to celebrate how far we’ve come with […]
Ruth Wood Endowed Physical Therapy Student Award Created at UAMS Northwest Regional Campus
FAYETTEVILLE — Shirley Wood of Ames, Iowa, has given $25,000 to establish the Ruth Wood Endowed Physical Therapy Student Award at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Northwest Regional Campus in honor of her sister. The endowment will provide funds for UAMS physical therapy students to develop leadership skills through participation in professional […]
Marshallese Students Encouraged to Pursue Health Care Careers
July 18, 2017 | More than 50 Marshallese high school students and parents attended the Pathways to Health Professions conference June 9-10 in Springdale, where they were encouraged to pursue higher education and health care careers. Sheldon Riklon, M.D., an associate professor in the UAMS College of Medicine, shared the story of his perseverance and efforts […]
UAMS Northwest Names Physical Therapy Skills Lab for Schmieding Foundation
Feb. 12, 2015 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Northwest regional campus in Fayetteville today unveiled a name for a new teaching lab critical to its coming physical therapy program — the Schmieding Neurological Skills Lab. The name is in celebration of the foundation’s $100,000 pledge toward the physical therapy three-year doctoral […]