UAMS Graduates 1,134 Health Care Professionals

By Chris Carmody

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) on May 18 conferred degrees and certificates to 1,134 students in its five colleges and graduate school.

UAMS awarded 175 degrees or certificates to students in the College of Medicine, 172 in the College of Nursing, 583 in the College of Health Professions, 78 in the College of Pharmacy, 86 in the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health and 78 in the UAMS Graduate School. Thirty-eight students earned dual degrees.

Degrees and certificates conferred at this year’s commencement ceremony included doctor of philosophy; doctor of medicine; doctor of pharmacy; doctor of nursing practice; master of science; master of nursing science; bachelor of science in nursing; doctor of public health; master of public health; master of health administration; master of science in health care data analytics; postbaccalaureate certificate in public health; and a variety of allied health disciplines, including doctor of audiology, doctor of physical therapy, master of physician assistant studies, master of science and bachelor of science.

For a complete list of the 2024 graduates, follow the link below.

UAMS Graduates 1,134 Health Care Professionals

UAMS students take part in the May 18 commencement ceremony at Barton Coliseum in Little Rock. Image by Bryan Clifton

McCarthy Capitalizes on College of Public Health Education to Become Trailblazer in Arkansas

By Kev' Moye

Suzanne McCarthy, MSN, MPH, is deeply connected to the evolution of public health in Arkansas. The education she received at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health factors greatly into her impact.

McCarthy was the college’s first student when she took a course when it opened in fall 2001. Her decision to enroll in the upstart school was a matter of capitalizing on a prime opportunity.

“When the college officially launched, students were needed,” she said. “Some of the college’s organizers knew I wanted a public health education and encouraged me to enroll.”

McCarthy Capitalizes on College of Public Health Education to Become Trailblazer in Arkansas

Suzanne McCarthy is deeply connected to the evolution of public health in Arkansas. An alumna of the UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, McCarthy is the school's first-ever student.