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18, 2002 | The Donald W. Reynolds Department
of Geriatrics, part of the College
of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for
Medical Sciences (UAMS), is one of the ten best in the
nation, according to the news magazine, U.S. News and
World Report.
The UAMS College
of Nursing is among the top 50 graduate programs
in a new ranking by the magazine.
The magazine polled deans and faculty nationwide to
learn what graduate programs they considered the best.
The respondents’ ten top choices among geriatrics
programs in medical schools were:
1.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine (New York)
2.
Harvard University (Massachusetts)
3.
Duke University (North Carolina)
4.
Johns Hopkins University (Maryland)
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5.
University of California at Los Angeles
6.
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
7.
University of Washington
8.
Yale University
(Connecticut)
9.
University of California at San Francisco
10.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
The survey results appear in the magazine’s 2003 edition of Best
Graduate Schools, a directory of business, education,
engineering, law and medical schools throughout the nation.
“We are very pleased with this ranking,” David A. Lipschitz,
M.D., Ph.D., chairman of the department, said.
“In 1999 we shared the 15th ranking with
another program, the University of Texas Health Sciences Center
at San Antonio. In this edition, not only have we moved up in
the ranking, but we also hold the position by ourselves. We are
literally one of the top 10 programs in the United States. It is
quite an honor.”
Dr. Lipschitz added that the Donald W. Reynolds Center on Aging
and Department of Geriatrics have developed a strong reputation
in the medical and scientific community in the United States and
abroad.
“Our physicians and medical researchers continue to win
accolades for their innovative patient care techniques and for
groundbreaking research. With
a faculty that consists of geriatricians, we are changing the
way seniors receive their health care in this state.
“Our goal is to safeguard each
person’s functional independence. The interdisciplinary care
we provide treats the entire patient because aging patients
often have a number of health problems.
By adding additional centers on aging throughout the
state, we hope to make quality health care accessible to all
seniors within 50 miles of the front door of their home,” Dr.
Lipschitz said.
The master’s program in the UAMS College of Nursing moved up
in the rankings from 65th to 46th. Pegge
L. Bell, Ph.D., R.N., associate dean of the college, commented
that the improvement
“shows that our program's recognition on a national level has
truly grown.
”Last year we were ranked 65th and this year we are 46th out
of 199 graduate nursing programs rated. For a graduate program
in a rural state that must continually compete for research and
educational grant dollars, this is a significant showing. The
CON faculty is committed to our educational mission and the need
to serve the individuals of our state. We are pleased with this
national recognition and hope to continue to improve in the
standings,” Dr. Bell said.
Links on This
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Schmieding Center: http://www.uams.edu/today/2002/041102/schmieding.htm
Require Geriatric Training: http://www.uams.edu/today/2002/030702/beverly.htm
Cancer Care: http://www.uams.edu/today/071201/usnews.htm
Department of Geriatrics: http://centeronaging.uams.edu/
College of Nursing: http://nursing.uams.edu/
Best Graduate Schools: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/grad/rankings/rankindex.htm
College of Medicine: http://www.uams.edu/com/
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