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July 24, 2023

Angel Holland, DPT, Ed.D., Named Chair of UAMS Department of Physical Therapy

David Wise

Angel Holland

FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Health Professions named Angel Holland, DPT, Ed.D., chair of the Department of Physical Therapy and director of the Doctor of Physical Therapy program, effective Aug. 1. Holland succeeds John Jefferson, Ph.D., PT, who led the establishment of the department and the development of…


August 21, 2018

UAMS College of Health Professions Physical Therapy Program Earns Full Accreditation

Yavonda Chase

FAYETTEVILLE — The Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been awarded full accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Physical Therapy Education, allowing graduates to be eligible to become licensed in their profession. The program, part of the Department of Physical Therapy in the College of…


October 30, 2017

Ruth Wood Endowed Physical Therapy Student Award Created at UAMS Northwest Regional Campus

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Oct. 30, 2017 | Shirley Wood of Ames, Iowa, has established 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 award will allow UAMS physical therapy students to develop leadership skills through participation in professional associations that benefit their…


December 29, 2015

Inaugural Physical Therapy Students Find Joy in Learning

Katrina Dupins

As the inaugural physical therapy class at the UAMS northwest Arkansas campus in Fayetteville finishes its first semester, students are as enthusiastic as ever. Student Scott Van Camp finds it both humbling and exciting to be a part of the first class headed by John Jefferson, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Physical Therapy in…


February 12, 2015

UAMS Northwest Names Physical Therapy Skills Lab for Schmieding Foundation

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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.


November 14, 2013

UAMS Names Jefferson to Lead New Physical Therapy Program

Holland Doran

LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has named John Jefferson, Ph.D., to direct the physical therapy education program under development for its UAMS Northwest regional campus in Fayetteville.