physical therapy
October 19, 2023
UAMS to Offer Free Physical Therapy Screening Oct. 27 at Northwest Arkansas Mall in Fayetteville
FAYETTEVILLE — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is hosting a physical therapy screening event on Oct. 27 in Fayetteville aimed at helping individuals of all ages regain their mobility, reduce pain and enhance their overall wellness. Faculty and students from the UAMS Department of Physical Therapy on the UAMS Northwest Regional Campus…
February 13, 2023
UAMS Physical Therapy Students Offering Free “Walk With Ease” Online Classes
FAYETTEVILLE — Physical Therapy students at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Northwest Regional Campus are offering Walk With Ease classes at no cost to participants starting Feb. 15. The classes are all virtual via weekly Zoom meetings with certified group leaders. Walk With Ease, which was developed by the Arthritis Foundation, is…
January 19, 2021
UAMS Health Launches Back and Neck Clinic
LITTLE ROCK — The new UAMS Health Back and Neck Clinic launched today, combining the best of established programs to offer team-based care at one convenient location, 10815 Colonel Glenn Road in Little Rock.
August 21, 2018
UAMS College of Health Professions Physical Therapy Program Earns Full Accreditation
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…
July 14, 2017
PT Program Turns to Plasticized Remains to Teach Anatomy
July 14, 2017 | John Jefferson, Ph.D., P.T., chair and associate professor of the Department of Physical Therapy (PT) in the College of Health Professions, thought long and hard about the best way to teach anatomy to physical therapy students when he was setting up the program.
February 26, 2016
UAMS Impact on Arkansas ‘Stronger Than Ever’
Feb. 26, 2016 | Pointing to measurements of academic, clinical and research productivity, UAMS Chancellor Dan Rahn, M.D., voiced optimism and pride at the work UAMS is doing in its health and health improvement mission for Arkansas during his annual State of the University report on Feb. 23. However, the university is also facing several…
June 11, 2015
UAMS Celebrates Physical Therapy Students, Power of Therapy
June 11, 2015 | UAMS welcomed the first 24 students to the Doctor of Physical Therapy program on its northwest Arkansas campus during a June 9 event that also reunited a longtime program supporter with the therapist who helped him overcome polio-induced paralysis as a teenager. Students in the program, based on the Fayetteville campus, will…
December 27, 2013
UAMS Takes Action in 2013
Dec. 27, 2013 | New degree programs and innovations in patient care marked 2013 as a year of dynamic action for UAMS.
November 4, 2013
UAMS Receives OK to Offer Physical Therapy Degree
Nov. 4, 2013 | Approval to begin educating physical therapy students at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) at its northwest Arkansas campus was given Oct. 25 by the Coordinating Board of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education.
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October 25, 2013
UAMS Receives Approval to Offer Physical Therapy Degree
LITTLE ROCK – Approval to begin educating physical therapy students at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) at its northwest Arkansas campus was given today by the Coordinating Board of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education.