Azeez Shaik, MSCS, joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in 2026, serving as an Intermediate Data Analyst within the Center for Nursing Excellence. He holds a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, where he also served as a Graduate Assistant for Information Technology Services […]

Melissa Griffith, BPS, RHIT, CRS, is a Program Coordinator for the Center for Nursing Excellence. She started her career at UAMS in 2020 as a Communications Specialist for the Data Coordinating and Operations Center (DCOC), working along with NIH and the ECHO ISPCTN. She has over 20 years of experience in marketing and public relations, […]

Tyce M. Scroggins, BS, CRS, is a Program Coordinator with the Center for Nursing Excellence at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). With over 20 years of experience at UAMS, she has developed expertise in supporting healthcare operations, project management, and coordinating complex initiatives. Tyce’s background includes administrative operations, financial counseling, and patient […]

Alyssa Robinson, MSN, RN, serves as the Nurse Recruiter for the UAMS Center for Nursing Excellence. With more than 20 years of nursing experience, her career has included neonatal intensive care, school nursing, care management, telehealth, nursing education, and healthcare leadership. Prior to her current role, Alyssa led statewide telehealth and digital health initiatives that expanded […]

Tiambé Kuykendall, MSN, RN, is the Magnet Program Director and Assistant Director of Nursing Excellence within the Center for Nursing Excellence at UAMS. She began her nursing career in pediatric hematology/oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX, where she contributed to their 5th and 6th Magnet redesignation cycles and helped develop a Hematology Cohort Immersion […]

Dana L. Metcalf, BBA, MHA, CRCP, is the Program Administrator for the Center of Nursing Excellence. She started her career at UAMS in 2018 as the Medicaid Enrollment Manager within the Integrated Revenue Cycle. She has experience with government contracts, federal grants, patient safety process improvement, community outreach, and strategic planning. Within the Center for […]

Rebekah Thacker, MNSc, RN, started her career at UAMS in 2002, as a Chemistry Technologist in the Pediatric Laboratory, after graduating from the University of Central Arkansas with a Baccalaureate in Science. In 2005, she graduated with a Baccalaureate in Nursing from UAMS College of Nursing and started her nursing career in the NICU at […]