Local students among UAMS health professional graduates

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently held commencement ceremonies to confer degrees and certificates to 1,186 students in its five colleges and graduate school. 

UAMS awarded a total of 1,207 degrees or certificates: 168 to students in the College of Medicine, 183 in the College of Nursing, 643 in the College of Health Professions, 85 in the College of Pharmacy, 78 in the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health and 50 in the UAMS Graduate School. Twenty students earned multiple degrees or certificates. 

Degrees and certificates conferred at this year’s commencement ceremonies included doctor of philosophy; doctor of medicine; doctor of pharmacy; doctor of nursing practice; 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. 

The following are graduates of the UAMS colleges and graduate school who authorized the release of their names and hometowns. Graduates are divided by college and hometown unless otherwise noted. The following graduates list a hometown in the reading area of arkadelphian.com:

UAMS College of Medicine

The following graduates received their Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree. 

Amity
Larry Thomas Hill

Delight
Madalyn Grace Brannon

Gurdon
Kellee Ann Whitson

Sparkman
Lane Scott Tupa

UAMS College of Nursing

The following graduates received either a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree; a Master of Science in Nursing (MNSc) degree; a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree; or a graduate certificate in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner or Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner.

Amity
Suzanne Sorrells

Delight
Summer Nicole Lee

UAMS College of Health Professions

The following graduates are listed by degree program.

Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene
Tessa Mckinzy Kuykendall – Donaldson


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