Grant Will Support Excellence in Geriatric Nursing

NOV. 8, 2001 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently celebrated a grant for advanced education in geriatric nursing.

The College of Nursing will use the grant from the John A. Hartford Foundation to create the Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence. The center will design innovative interdisciplinary programs in nursing education, practice, and research that promote functional independence in the elderly. (See more information about plans for the center.)

Ark. Sen. Brenda Gullett of Pine Bluff (left) celebrated with David Lipschitz, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Donald W. Reynolds Center on Aging at UAMS.

From left: UAMS Chancellor I. Dodd Wilson, M.D.; Linda C. Hodges, Ed.D., dean of the College of Nursing; Sen. Brenda Gullett; Claudia Beverly, Ph.D., R.N.; and Kathy Richards, Ph.D., R.N.

College of Nursing Receives $1.3 Million Grant for Elder Care
DEC. 28, 2000

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College of Nursing Receives: http://www.uams.edu/today/122800/elder.htm
College of Nursing: http://nursing.uams.edu/
Hartford Center: http://hartfordcenter.uams.edu/index.htm
More information: http://www.uams.edu/info/NewsReleases/102901.htm

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