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UAMS Doctoral Candidate’s Research Published by Pediatric Journal
Melanie Boyd, a doctoral candidate at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health and Graduate School, recently served as the first author on one of her team’s research projects. Boyd, who is in UAMS’ Health Systems and Services Research doctoral program, was the lead investigator for the…
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Graduate School Honors Top Achievers at Awards Reception
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Graduate School celebrated the successes of faculty and students at its Winter Awards Reception on Dec. 5. “This reception recognizes the accomplishments of our students and the mentors who support them,” said Graduate School Dean Sean Taverna, Ph.D., from the Helen Guinn Adams Atrium in Biomedical Research…
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Graduate School Ceremony Celebrates Students’ Advancement Towards a Ph.D.
Students eagerly donned white lab coats during the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Graduate School’s recent research induction ceremony. The Sept. 9 event, held in the I. Dodd Wilson Education Building with faculty, family and friends in attendance, recognized students who had passed their doctoral qualifying exam and are eligible to begin research…
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Graduate School Program Gives Undergraduates a Chance to Explore Research
For many undergraduate students, research isn’t an area they often get to experience. The Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) at the University of Arkansas of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) offers that opportunity. SURP is a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute-funded effort sponsored by the UAMS Graduate School. Program co-directors are: Robert E. McGehee…
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Welcome to the UAMS Graduate School, home to several graduate programs leading to Graduate Certificates, MS, and PhD degrees. We are excited about our new and restructured basic science program, the Graduate Program in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences (GPIBS), that after completing a common core curriculum, allows students to select among six different tracks that include Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Physiology, Microbiology and Immunology, Neuroscience, Pathobiology, or Pharmacology-Toxicology and Experimental Therapeutics. In addition to GPIBS, we also have graduate programs Bioinformatics, Biomedical Informatics, Clinical Nutrition, Clinical and Translational Sciences, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Epidemiology, Health Promotion and Prevention Research, Health Systems and Services Research, Implementation Science, Nursing Science, Pharmaceutical Science, and Regulatory Science.