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Conversations Archive

Conversations at UAMS: Erin Gray

April 4, 2025

Erin Gray is the Assistant Vice Chancellor and Clinical Liaison for Environmental Services (EVS), Nutritional Services, and Institutional Support Services which falls under Campus Operations. She has been with UAMS for close to 15 years and has been in her current role for over two years.

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Conversation with Jessica L. Coker, M.D.

October 15, 2024

Dr. Coker is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and OB/GYN at UAMS.

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Conversation with Joel R. Dickens, M.D.

March 28, 2024

Dr. Joel Dickens is an Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. After working as a pediatrician for four years, Dr. Dickens decided to pursue a new specialty and completed a residency in OBGYN. One of his most unique experiences has been his work as a missionary physician in Nalerigu, Ghana.

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Conversation with Meghan Breckling, Pharm.D., BCACP

October 6, 2023

Dr. Breckling is an Assistant Professor in the College of Pharmacy. She was recently awarded a $1M grant by the US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to create a five-year program aimed at battling opioid overdoses with an Arkansas Naloxone Education Training (ANET) program.

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Conversation with Hanna K. Jensen, M.D., Ph.D.

April 21, 2023

“If there is a doctor on the plane, please make your way towards the bathrooms in the back of the aircraft.” I kicked off my tangled blankets, wiped the drool off my cheek, and climbed over my fiancé to the aisle, gaining more purpose with each step as I strode towards the back of the plane.

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Conversation with Jerrilyn Jones, M.D., M.P.H.

October 4, 2022

Dr. Jones is an Associate Professor in the UAMS College of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine.

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Conversation with Riley Lipschitz, M.D.

March 31, 2022

I never thought I would go into medicine. Both of my parents are physicians, so medicine was a part of my life as a kid. I never thought I would be a doctor. I went to a liberal arts college. I majored in International Relations as an undergraduate. I spoke Chinese and thought one day I would work for the State Department. 

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Conversation with Dr. Susan Smyth, the College of Medicine’s New Dean and UAMS Executive Vice Chancellor

October 5, 2021

UAMS welcomed Susan Smyth, M.D., Ph.D., as executive vice chancellor and dean of the College of Medicine on June 1. We sat down with Dr. Smyth for a Q&A to help team members and friends of the College of Medicine get to know this new leader of medicine in Arkansas.

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Conversation with Dr. Gina Drobena

April 19, 2021

Dr. Gina Drobena is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pathology. An Arkansas native, she is board certified in clinical pathology, transfusion medicine, and lifestyle medicine.

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Conversation with Dr. Rawle “Tony” Seupaul

October 7, 2020

Everyone has a story! That’s the most important part of getting to understand an individual. Let me tell you my story.

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Conversations @ UAMS: Dr. Matt Quick

January 22, 2020

In college, I got really interested in how we get sick. I thought microbiology was awesome. I thought it was so fascinating that a single-celled organism can take down a human.

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