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Student Wellness Program
Medical Director:
Linda
Worley, MD
Staff Psychiatrist: Angela Shy, MD
Lead Therapist:
Barbara Baldwin,
LCSW
Therapist: Janice Summerhill, LPC
Chief Psychiatry Resident:
Blaine Henderson, MD
Program Manager:
Meshelle Helms
Administrative Support:
Ms. Sherry Bullard
The UAMS Student
Wellness Program (SWP) is a preventative service
created to provide short term, confidential assistance for
students who are actively enrolled at UAMS (Little Rock
Campus). The purpose of this service is to provide the
necessary tools for students to achieve their fullest
potential.
Students seek help
for depression, anxiety, grief, relationship conflicts,
academic difficulties and numerous other issues interfering
with their maximal functioning. Seeking care through the
service is absolutely confidential. The only exceptions to
the strict code of confidentially (as required by law)
include homicidality (planning to kill someone else, or
being so severely impaired that patients in your care are in
jeopardy), suicidality (planning to kill self) and child
abuse. Record keeping is also strictly confidential within
the student mental health clinic (not entered into the
campus wide UAMS electronic medical record).
For short term
treatment, there is no financial cost to students seeking
care. The service is made possible through the support of
the UAMS Chancellor, the Deans of the Colleges at UAMS and a
portion of
the student health fee. When utilization reports are
generated, the number of students utilizing the service and
the types of problems students seek help for may be
reported. Specific identifying information about students is
NOT released. Note: Should a student's treatment require
medication, the cost of filling a prescription is up to the
student. Unfortunately sample medications are not readily
available any longer.
Due to the high
volume of utilization, students are asked to keep an
appointment once it is made or cancel as far as possible in
advance to allow other students needing services timely
access.
Referrals for
Long Term Difficulties:
Students suffering from major mental illnesses and/or
severe substance addiction requiring inpatient
hospitalization and/or intensive long term care will be
referred to a community mental health center, the UAMS
Psychiatric Clinic, or to appropriate resources in the
community. The cost for this level of care is the
responsibility of the student (it is important to maintain
health insurance coverage without lapse through school).
Hours:
The Student Wellness Clinic can be reached between
7:15 AM & 4:30 PM Monday through Friday. Students are
seen by appointment only. To schedule a confidential
appointment, telephone Ms. Meshelle Helms, (program
manager) or Ms. Sherry Bullard at (501) 686-8408.
Both are trained
to confidentially elicit information to allow for effective
triage and scheduling with the most skilled clinician for a
student’s particular problem. In the rare event of an
after hours emergency, telephone the UAMS operator at (501)
686-7000 identify yourself as a UAMS student with an
emergent problem and request the operator to page the UAMS
Department of Psychiatry resident on call.
Location:
The Student Wellness Office Suite is located at 201 Jack
Stephen’s Drive, on the street level. Parking is available
in front of the clinic in spots reserved for the
‘Student Wellness Program’ for the duration of the
appointment. Unauthorized vehicles are ticketed and towed.
Map to Student Mental Health Office (PDF)

UAMS Department of Psychiatry
4301 W. Markham # 554
Little Rock, AR 72205
501-526-8100
501-526-8199 (fax)
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