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Amanda McMillin Serves as an Army Medic
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Amanda McMillin: Serving Her Country and Her Community

By day Amanda McMillin is an Emergency Room technician at Baptist Health in Fort Smith. On drill weekends, she’s a medic in the Arkansas Army National Guard. And in the hours in between—weeknights and weekends—she’s working toward her Bachelor...

November 26, 2025
HOlly Needham, UAFS Nursing Student, poses with her family after her White Coat Ceremony
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Holly Needham: From Mom Life to the L&D Suite

Before she was a nursing student, Holly Needham was a stay-at-home mom. Her days were full of activities and pickups, laundry and bedtime routines, but amidst the commotion, she felt a calling to serve others.

November 26, 2025
A student loads cell samples into a machine for testing
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Research Den Brings Cancer, Cell Researchers to Fort Smith

Two University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences graduate students will bring their cancer and cell biology research to downtown Fort Smith on Dec. 4 as part of the Research Den series, a free public program designed to connect the River Valley with...

November 25, 2025
Dr. Paula Julian and Dr. Patti Conard hug as Conard accepts the Nurse of the Year in Education award Nov. 20, 2025
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Conard Named Nurse Educator of the Year

Dr. Patti Conard, Jim L. Hannah Endowed Professor in the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith’s School of Nursing, has been named the 2025 Arkansas Nurse of the Year in Education.

November 24, 2025
Zachary Ryan in uniform
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Army Veteran Hopes Nursing Degree Allows Him to Help More Veterans

Zachary Ryan, an Army veteran and senior UAFS nursing student, believes his critical care experience will help him when he starts his second career as a nurse in the emergency room or intensive care unit.

November 24, 2025

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