LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Oct. 9 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release:
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Students recite the Nightingale Pledge during the UAMS College of Nursing's white coat ceremony.
Image by Bryan Clifton
Oct. 8, 2026 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing held a white coat ceremony Oct. 2 at the First Pentecostal Church in North Little Rock, welcoming more than 150 students to the clinical phase of their education.
The ceremony honored students from the College of Nursing's undergraduate and graduate programs. Sarah Rhoads, Ph.D., DNP, dean of the College of Nursing, said the annual event is a momentous occasion for the students, for their family and fr...