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John Jefferson, Ph.D., PT, professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, provides instruction to physical therapy students.
| LITTLE ROCK — The Schmieding Foundation Inc., gifted $100,000 to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to create the Schmieding Foundation Physical Therapy Endowed Scholarship benefitting the UAMS College of Health Professions at the UAMS Northwest Regional Campus in Fayetteville.
“With abundant growth in Northwest Arkansas comes plenty of challenges to the area’s health care system, which requires a network of support to meet the increasing demand,” said Susan Long, Ed.D., dean of the College of Health Professions. “An organization that continues to lead by their actions is the Schmieding Foundation, and we are grateful for their continued leadership in the area of health care and education.”
Each year, this scholarship will be awarded to a second- or third-year student enrolled in the college’s Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at the Northwest Regional Campus, with preference given to a student from Northwest Arkansas.
“The employment for physical therapists is projected to grow by approximately 14% in the next 10 years. The growth in our profession coupled with the growth in Northwest Arkansas creates a demand for more highly trained physical therapists in our area. With the cost of higher education, scholarships play a crucial role in meeting the demands of our profession and community,” said Angel Holland, PT, DPT, Ed.D., chair of the Department of Physical Therapy and director of the Doctor of Physical Therapy program.
“We are beyond grateful that the Schmieding Foundation, an organization that has always stepped up for UAMS, has created this scholarship to support the Department of Physical Therapy’s mission to meet the needs of our community,” she said.
The Schmieding Foundation was created by brothers Lawrence and Hubert “Bert” Schmieding. The philanthropic nonprofit primarily supports health care and education for children and seniors. The foundation has supported UAMS since 1998 with the creation of the Schmieding Center for Senior Health and Education in Springdale, the first facility of its kind in the state. Now, it is a nationally recognized program for healthy aging. In 2019, the Schmieding Foundation generously gifted the building to the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees for the benefit of UAMS.
The Schmieding Foundation’s commitment to the health care and education in Northwest Arkansas also includes the nonprofit’s support of the UAMS Schmieding Foundation Pathways Academy, UAMS Schmieding Kids First and the UAMS Schmieding Developmental Center.
“We are honored to work with UAMS to support both health care and education in Arkansas,” said Lance Taylor, president of Schmieding Foundation, Inc. “Through the Schmieding Foundation Physical Therapy Endowed Scholarship, we are confident that we are contributing to the next generation of health care professionals that Northwest Arkansas desperately needs.”
The UAMS Northwest Regional Campus includes 356 medical, pharmacy, nursing and health professions students, 76 medical and pharmacy residents, and two sports medicine fellows. The campus has 13 clinics including internal and family medicine, a student-led clinic, orthopaedics and sports medicine, behavioral health/psychiatry, geriatrics, genetics counseling, transplant follow-up, and physical, occupational and speech therapy. Faculty conduct research to reduce health disparities.
UAMS is the state’s only health sciences university, with colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Professions and Public Health; a graduate school; a hospital; a main campus in Little Rock; a Northwest Arkansas regional campus in Fayetteville; a statewide network of regional campuses; and eight institutes: the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute, Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute, Psychiatric Research Institute, Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, Translational Research Institute, Institute for Digital Health & Innovation and the Institute for Community Health Innovation. UAMS includes UAMS Health, a statewide health system that encompasses all of UAMS’ clinical enterprise. UAMS is the only adult Level 1 trauma center in the state. UAMS has 3,485 students, 915 medical residents and fellows, and seven dental residents. It is the state’s largest public employer with more than 11,000 employees, including 1,200 physicians who provide care to patients at UAMS, its regional campuses, Arkansas Children’s, the VA Medical Center and Baptist Health. Visit www.uams.edu or uamshealth.com. Find us on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), YouTube or Instagram.
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“With abundant growth in Northwest Arkansas comes plenty of challenges to the area’s health care system, which requires a network of support to meet the increasing demand,” said Susan Long, Ed.D., dean of the College of Health Professions. “An organization that continues to lead by their actions is the Schmieding Foundation, and we are grateful for their continued leadership in the area of health care and education.”
Each year, this scholarship will be awarded to a second- or third-year student enrolled in the college’s Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at the Northwest Regional Campus, with preference given to a student from Northwest Arkansas.
“The employment for physical therapists is projected to grow by approximately 14% in the next 10 years. The growth in our profession coupled with the growth in Northwest Arkansas creates a demand for more highly trained physical therapists in our area. With the cost of higher education, scholarships play a crucial role in meeting the demands of our profession and community,” said Angel Holland, PT, DPT, Ed.D., chair of the Department of Physical Therapy and director of the Doctor of Physical Therapy program.
“We are beyond grateful that the Schmieding Foundation, an organization that has always stepped up for UAMS, has created this scholarship to support the Department of Physical Therapy’s mission to meet the needs of our community,” she said.
The Schmieding Foundation was created by brothers Lawrence and Hubert “Bert” Schmieding. The philanthropic nonprofit primarily supports health care and education for children and seniors. The foundation has supported UAMS since 1998 with the creation of the Schmieding Center for Senior Health and Education in Springdale, the first facility of its kind in the state. Now, it is a nationally recognized program for healthy aging. In 2019, the Schmieding Foundation generously gifted the building to the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees for the benefit of UAMS.
The Schmieding Foundation’s commitment to the health care and education in Northwest Arkansas also includes the nonprofit’s support of the UAMS Schmieding Foundation Pathways Academy, UAMS Schmieding Kids First and the UAMS Schmieding Developmental Center.
“We are honored to work with UAMS to support both health care and education in Arkansas,” said Lance Taylor, president of Schmieding Foundation, Inc. “Through the Schmieding Foundation Physical Therapy Endowed Scholarship, we are confident that we are contributing to the next generation of health care professionals that Northwest Arkansas desperately needs.”
The UAMS Northwest Regional Campus includes 356 medical, pharmacy, nursing and health professions students, 76 medical and pharmacy residents, and two sports medicine fellows. The campus has 13 clinics including internal and family medicine, a student-led clinic, orthopaedics and sports medicine, behavioral health/psychiatry, geriatrics, genetics counseling, transplant follow-up, and physical, occupational and speech therapy. Faculty conduct research to reduce health disparities.
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