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Proposed UAMS Nursing Program Designed to Ease Nursing Shortage in Arkansas

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Patricia Cowan, Ph.D., R.N., has served as Dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences since late 2015.

In late January, the University of Arkansas System Board of Trustees approved an accelerated inclusive nursing degree program to be offered at UAMS Northwest in Fayetteville to address a nursing shortage in the state. Patricia Cowan, UAMS Dean of the College of Nursing, is facilitating the development of the novel program.

Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for Ozarks at Large.
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