Elideth Perez is an Administrative Coordinator for Cancer Institute Administration at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. She graduated from the University of Arkansas with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology, English, and Latin American and Latino Studies. Her interests include identity and belonging in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands and the intersectionality of race, class, and gender among Latinx populations. Before joining UAMS in 2021, she worked to expand collaboration amongst multicultural organizations at the University of Arkansas and in the community.
Elideth Perez
Jennifer M. Gan-Kemp, MBA, CRS
Jennifer Mei Gan-Kemp, MBA, CRS is the Program Administrator for the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Core in the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute (WPRCI), a Research Instructor in the UAMS Department of Medical Humanities and Bioethics, and an Affiliate Faculty Research Instructor in the UAMS Center for Health Literacy. She is also a facilitator for the UAMS Office of Interprofessional Education, UAMS Office of Intercultural Education, and the UAMS Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity (SEED) program.
Jen is currently the chair of the UAMS Academic Senate Research Committee, secretary for the UAMS Women’s Faculty Development Caucus, co-chair of the International Health Literacy Association Research group, and a member of the diversity, equity, and inclusion task force for the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine and Health.
Jen is originally from California and has also lived in rural southwest Arkansas. Prior to working at UAMS she served as the deputy director of clinical research at a neuropsychiatric clinic that specialized in serving the Spanish speaking population of Southern California. In this role, Jen managed multiple industry sponsored clinical trials evaluating the efficacy of experimental treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, schizophrenia, anxiety, and depression. Prior to that position, Jen managed multiple clinical research projects, surgical resident educational research, and an international robot-assisted laparoscopic surgical training program at the University of California Irvine (UCI). She also worked at the UCI Center for Educational Partnerships, where she managed the statewide California Alliance for Minority Participation (CAMP), across eight University of California campuses. This program supports undergraduate research in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) by populations historically excluded and underrepresented in the STEM field.
Jen has an undergraduate degree in sociology from UCI and a master’s degree from the Health Care Executive MBA program at UCI’s Paul Merage School of Business. She also completed the Research Administration Management Program at UCI, the advanced clinical research specialist certification at UAMS, and is currently completing the healthcare analytics certificate program at UAMS.
When she is not at work, she enjoys road trips with friends, float trips on lazy rivers, and finding hidden gems and adventures across the Natural State.
Jennifer M. Gan-Kemp, MBA, CRS (Pronouns: She/Her, They/Them, Elle)
Gwendolyn M. Bryant-Smith, M.D.
Gwendolyn Bryant-Smith, M.D. is a native of Arkansas. She is the Associate Director for Health Equity and Workforce Development in the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, the Division Director of Breast Imaging, the director of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Breast Center, and the director of the Mobile Mammography Program. A graduate of the UAMS College of Medicine, Bryant-Smith completed her internship at UAMS, followed by a residency in diagnostic radiology and fellowship training in the UAMS Breast Imaging Fellowship program. She is board-certified in Diagnostic Radiology.
Bryant-Smith joined the UAMS Department of Radiology in 2006. She served as Director of Breast Imaging in the Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS) Department of Radiology from July 1, 2008 to February 29, 2016. She was named Division Director of Breast Imaging at UAMS in the Department of Radiology on March 1, 2016.
She is a member of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Outstanding Community Impact Committee and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, serves on the American College of Radiology Patient and Family Centered Care (PFCC) committee, has served as chair of the National Veterans Affairs Mammography Advisory Committee, and is a clinical image reviewer for the Arkansas Mammography Accreditation Program. She is past president and a counselor with the Arkansas Radiological Society, which is the state chapter of the American College of Radiology.
Bryant-Smith has a strong interest in patient advocacy and health policy. She testified before the 2017 Arkansas General Assembly House and Senate Insurance and Commerce Committees in a successful effort to gain insurance coverage for Digital Breast Tomosynthesis and Whole Breast Ultrasound for women in the state of Arkansas.
Bryant-Smith is a member of the American College of Radiology, American Association for Women in Radiology, Arkansas Radiological Society, National Medical Association, Radiological Society of North America, and the Society of Breast Imaging.
She is married to a lawyer and partner at the Mitchell Williams Law firm, Derrick Smith. She has a son, Andrew, and two Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, Charlie and Louie.
Fun Fact: My colleagues say I have an “infectious laugh.”