Graduate School


June 11, 2018

Two Ph.D. Graduates Head to Post-docs at Emory

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Johnsasha and Kimberly pose for photo

June 11, 2018 | Two Ph.D. students in the spring graduating class of the UAMS Graduate School have accepted positions at Emory University in Atlanta to continue their postdoctoral work. “They will join other UAMS alumni at Emory for us to have a strong presence there,” said Robert E. McGehee Jr., Ph.D., dean of the…


April 29, 2015

Health Systems Topic of McGehee Lectureship

Spencer Watson

April 29, 2015 | The UAMS Graduate School welcomed Maureen Smith, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., a professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, April 15 as the fourth annual presenter of the Robert E. McGehee, Jr. Distinguished Lectureship in Biomedical Sciences.


March 23, 2015

Students Share Research in Inaugural GSA Symposium

Spencer Watson

March 23, 2015 | Poster and oral presentations from some 30 UAMS Graduate School students were featured March 16 in an inaugural research symposium organized and presented by the Graduate Student Association (GSA).


February 12, 2015

UAMS Sees Significant Clinical Growth, Looks Ahead

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Feb. 12, 2015 | As the health care industry changes in real time, UAMS is aimed at strategies to deliver better care, better patient experience and lower costs, said UAMS Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D., during his annual State of the University presentation Feb. 10.


December 10, 2014

12th Street Center Provides Screenings on World AIDS Day

Ben Boulden

Dec. 10, 2014 | The UAMS 12th Street Health and Wellness Center – Health on 12th for the Holidays event Dec. 1 marked World AIDS Day by making 18 patients more aware of their own health status with free HIV screenings.


October 17, 2014

Ph.D. Students Celebrate Milestone

Liz Caldwell

Twenty-five doctoral candidates celebrated their move from the classroom to the lab recently as they received their white lab coats signifying the next step in earning their degrees.


May 8, 2014

Student Leadership Academy Provides UAMS Students with Essential Skills

Liz Caldwell

UAMS students from its five different colleges and graduate school had the opportunity to look at leadership differently through the Student Leadership Academy held on campus in April.


April 30, 2014

Biomed Students at UAMS Get $2.45 Million Boost

Liz Caldwell

A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) program developed to help increase the number of underrepresented, disadvantaged and disabled students graduating with doctoral degrees in biomedical sciences recently received a $2.45 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) training grant that will continue through 2019.


November 8, 2013

Biomedical Career Day Shows Students New Career Paths

Liz Caldwell

The UAMS Graduate School drew more than 150 students from 11 different institutions at its 13th Annual Career Day for Biomedical Sciences. The event offered undergraduates, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows a chance to learn more about career options in biomedical sciences.


October 1, 2013

Grad School Students Celebrate Ph.D. Milestone

Liz Caldwell

After years of sitting in a classroom and countless hours of studying for exams, 32 graduate students celebrated the next step in earning their doctorate degrees.



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