Based on the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ faculty’s longtime awareness of the educational value of engaged learning, the Odyssey Program was implemented in the fall of 2005 to encourage all ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ students to embark on educational adventures in experiential learning. The graduation requirement includes the
completion of an approved experience in at least three of the six Odyssey categories, which importantly allows students to learn more about themselves and the world around them. For more information, visit theÌý
Odyssey Program Info Hub.
Below you will find examples of ways students pursuing a major Health Sciences have encountered Odyssey. Remember that these are only suggested opportunities; students are encouraged to propose their own creative Odyssey projects. Further, Odyssey experiences do not need to be related to
your major or minor.Ìý
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Established Pathways to Odyssey through
theÌýBIOLÌýMajorÌý
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UndergraduateÌýResearchÌý
Students in Biology can achieve UR Odyssey credit through research experiences in theÌýfollowing classes:Ìý
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý BIOL 435 – Cancer Biology with LabÌý
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý HESC 499Ìý –ÌýIndependent Studies (research done with Biology faculty)Ìý
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Professional and Leadership DevelopmentÌý
The Health Sciences Program includes an internship experience as one of the graduation requirements.ÌýStudents are encouraged to complete their internships in the medical field disciplines they are considering for their career. See examples provided below.Ìý
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·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Places whereÌýHESCÌýstudents have internedÌýinclude:Ìý
oÌýÌýÌý Local/regionalÌý
oÌýÌýÌý Batesville Therapy Clinic
oÌýÌýÌý Carson Physical Therapy
oÌýÌýÌý Acute Care Physical Therapy at Conway Regional
oÌýÌýÌý Beard Family Chiropractic
oÌýÌýÌý Conway Human Development Center
oÌýÌýÌý Conway Regional Therapy Center
oÌýÌýÌý Hurley Chiropractic and Wellness Center
oÌýÌýÌý Pediatrics Plus
oÌýÌýÌý Salem Place Nursing and Rehab
oÌýÌýÌý Conway Animal Clinic
oÌýÌýÌý Conway Regional Hospital
oÌýÌýÌý Greenbrier Nursing and Rehab Center
oÌýÌýÌý Advanced Allergy and Asthma Clinic
oÌýÌýÌý AR Department of Health and UAMS College of Public Health
oÌýÌýÌý Arkansas Children’s Hospital
oÌýÌýÌý Bowen Hefley Orthopedics
oÌýÌýÌý D1 Sports Training
oÌýÌýÌý Little Rock Zoo
oÌýÌýÌý Allied Therapy
oÌýÌýÌý Further afieldÌý
oÌýÌýÌý Studying Nutrition in Head and Neck Oncology at the University of Michigan Health System
oÌýÌýÌý Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital in Shenzhen, China
oÌýÌýÌý SCC Health Lutheran in Wheat Ridge, CO
oÌýÌýÌý CHI Health St. Elizabeth in Lincoln, NE
oÌýÌýÌý Physical Therapy Professionals in Reno, NV
oÌýÌýÌý C4 Sports Performance and Fitness in Durant, OK
oÌýÌýÌý React Neuro Rehab in Addison, TX
oÌýÌýÌý Orthopedic Physical Therapy in Corpus Christi, TX
oÌýÌýÌý Kinetik Chain Chiropractic in Dallas, TX
oÌýÌýÌý Spring Valley Dental Associates in Dallas, TX
oÌýÌýÌý Synergy Wellness and Performance in Dllas, TX
oÌýÌýÌý Peak Physical Therapy in Princeton, TX
oÌýÌýÌý Texas Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine in Tomball, TX
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Examples of Other Past Odyssey ExperiencesÌýrelated
to the HESC ProgramÌý
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·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Other PL experiences have been achieved through the following projects:Ìý
oÌýÌýÌý IRIS MentorÌý
oÌýÌýÌý Stead Scholars ProgramÌý
oÌýÌýÌý Intercollegiate Athletics Leadership Program
oÌýÌýÌý Student Outreach Academic Resources (SOAR)
oÌýÌýÌý A Journey into the Field of Public Health
oÌýÌýÌý Supplemental Dry Land Training for Special Olympics
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Special ProjectsÌý
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Medicine in Society
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Explorations Peer Assistant
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Lessons Learned: True Stories of Humanitarian Responders on the Front Line, Editorial Assistantship
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Service to theÌýWorldÌý
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý City of Hope Outreach volunteer
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Serving Central Arkansas Through Science Experiences
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Student Note Taking
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Well-Being Coalition
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Miller Center Service Fellowship
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Exploring Medicine, Linguistics, and Culture in Rural Peru
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Volunteering at the Humane Society of Pulaski County
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Conway Animal Welfare
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Arkansas Children’s Hospital Volunteer
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Volunteering at the 12th Street Health Clinic Owned by UAMS
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Global Awareness
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý An Investigation of the Chinese Health Care System with Regards to Modern and Traditional Chinese Medical Treatment
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Exploring Health and Wellness in Germany
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Study Abroad
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Many of our students pursue original research with faculty on our campus and elsewhere.ÌýBelow you will find examples of research topics and programs that students have used for UR credit on-campus and off-campus.Ìý
·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý On-campusÌý
oÌýÌýÌý Form and function of mammalian skeletal muscles (Dearolf)Ìý
oÌýÌýÌý Interplay between transcription and chromatin structureÌý(Duina)Ìý
oÌýÌýÌý The physiology of stress tolerance in insectsÌý(Gantz)Ìý
oÌýÌýÌý Evolution of viruses, bacteria, and snakesÌý(Harper)Ìý
oÌýÌýÌý Understanding how different components of a tumor alter cancer progression; Understanding factors that lead to increased student success in the sciences (MacDonald)Ìý
oÌýÌýÌý Human impacts on wildlife behavior and conservation (McClung)Ìý
oÌýÌýÌý Ecology of grasslands, tropical ecology, conservation (Moran)Ìý
oÌýÌýÌý (Murray)Ìý
oÌýÌýÌý Plant evolution, building and apply phylogenetic trees (Schneider)Ìý
oÌýÌýÌý Bdelloid rotifers as a model system forÌýDNA repair (Schurko)Ìý
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·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Off-campusÌý
oÌýÌýÌý Research Experiences for UndergraduatesÌý(REU):Ìý
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oÌýÌýÌý University of Arkansas Medical Sciences (UAMS):Ìý
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oÌýÌýÌý ArkansasÌýIDeAÌýNetwork of Biomedical Research Excellence (INBRE):Ìý
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