 |
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is one of the region's major academic health centers, located in Little Rock, Arkansas, with outreach programs operating in every county and a regional campus in Northwest Arkansas. The five colleges and graduate school at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) produce many of the state’s health care professionals. UAMS colleges and programs are accredited by independent academic or professional organizations. In 2007, UAMS was reaccredited for 10 years by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The colleges of medicine, nursing, pharmacy and public health were recently reaccredited by their respective governing bodies for seven years or more. Programs in the College of Health Related Professions were accredited at a rate of almost one every two months for the past two years.
In addition to students on the Little Rock campus, UAMS students may complete their education while working and living in their own communities through Web-based courses and programs utilizing interactive video. Many of these students take classes and complete clinical requirements through the AHEC in their region. For example, several UAMS programs use distance education, from diagnostic medical sonography in the College of Health Related Professions to courses in the colleges of Medicine,Nursing and Pharmacy. The entire curriculum for the registered nurse (RN) to bachelor’s degree (BSN) program in the College of Nursing can be delivered online, enabling nurses to remain in their communities while earning their BSN degree. For more information about available distance education courses, contact the individual college.
UAMS includes 5 colleges and a graduate school.
|
|