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Ways to Give Back

As a graduate of the UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, you are an integral part of our community and an asset to the field of public health. Your dedication, knowledge, and skills are making a difference in the lives of countless individuals and communities.

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As a preceptor, you will play a key role in teaching students real-world skills and helping them achieve their academic and professional goals.

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Join or renew your committment to the Dean’s Society to provide the best opportunities for our students to exceed and support our vital work.

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Support Scholarships

Support scholarships to help remove financial barriers for the next generation of public health leaders committed to advancing health equity.

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Stay Connected

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Where Anthropology, Biology & Epidemiology Meet

Sarah Wang, MPH, class of 2006
Wang discovered a passion for understanding health through cultural lenses while studying anthropology and biology at Lyon. After earning her MPH in Epidemiology, she embarked on a career in health data analytics. She has served as an HIV/STD Epidemiologist with the Arkansas Department of Health and has held leadership roles there as well as with Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield and UnitedHealthcare.

Get Involved

Put your experience, connections and passion for public health to work by helping the College build relationships, share knowledge and bring people together. Whether you serve as an Ambassador, connect us with potential partners or employers, or host an event, your involvement can create meaningful opportunities for students, alumni and the broader public health community.

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Alumni News & Announcements

College of Public Health Alum Strives to Beautify Nashville

Ashley Bachelder, an alum of the UAMS Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health, is the executive director of the Metro Nashville Arts Commission.

Sarah Fountain, MPH, Helps Arkansans Benefit from Research

Sarah Fountain, MPH, is grateful for each opportunity to connect Arkansans to invaluable resources. A research program manager for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Translational Research Institute (TRI) Community Engagement team, Fountain embraces the task of being a link to people getting the services they need. “In TRI, we’re community voices in…

Commitment to Physical Fitness Leads Alumna to College of Public Health

Jennifer Wessel, J.D., MPH, works to improve health outcomes, and her love for health and wellness paved the way for her to become a public health professional.

College of Public Health Alum Uses Legal System to Advocate for Access to Vaccines

Richard Hughes IV, J.D., MPH, seeks to improve the health of people throughout the nation. A native Arkansan, Hughes strives to reach his goal through advocating for the access and use of approved vaccines. “The way our health care system works regarding coverage for vaccines, the way we fund vaccines, the access to vaccines, there…

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