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Welcome to the Office of Academic Affairs

Portrait of Dr. Scott Rogers and Dr. Natalie Gaughf
Scott M. Rodgers, MD Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Natalie W. Gaughf, PhD, ABPP Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

The University of Mississippi Medical Center supports six health professions schools on its main campus in Jackson and successfully graduates roughly 1000 health care professionals each year, many of whom choose to stay and practice in the state.

The Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs oversees the academic enterprise of UMMC. To support our academic mission, each member of our team plays an essential role in our continuing success as we work to identify and promote best practices in health care education, including the following: 

  • Academic planning and strategy
  • Academic policies and procedures
  • Continuing health professions education
  • Faculty development and success
  • Institutional accreditation
  • Quality improvement and innovation in education
  • Resources through the Rowland Medical Library
  • Student services and success

Our goals are to provide quality education to our students and trainees and to promote lifelong learning to our alumni, faculty, and staff.

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Academic Affairs News

Early Career Award winner Johnna Riddick and Alumnus of the Year Dr. Carl Mangum hold their honors after the annual School of Nursing Alumni Awards Lunchoen.

UMMC School of Nursing Alumni honors spotlight Mangum, Riddick

Monday, May 13, 2024

Alumnus of the Year Dr. Carl Mangum and Early Career Award Winner Johnna Riddick are now shaping the next generation of nurses as faculty members at their alma mater. The annual School of Nursing Alumni Awards program also recognized members of the Class of 1974. Read More

Ninth-grader, Alvin Simmons, has his teeth examined by Dr. Sreenivas Koka, dean of the School of Dentistry and Brittany Rogel, assistant professor of dental hygiene.

School of Dentistry begins two-year research project to improve children’s oral health

Monday, May 13, 2024

The School of Dentistry recently began new research focused on the role of education in reducing oral caries among children. The two-year-long study with the South Delta School District will be the first of its kind conducted in the United States. Read More

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