Tina Martin, RN, BSN, MSN, PhD

Dean of the School of Nursing

Dr. Tina Martin, University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Nursing professor and associate dean for administration, began serving as the school’s dean March 3, 2024.

Martin, a Columbia native, holds a PhD in clinical health sciences, an MSN and a BSN, all from UMMC. She has served the School of Nursing in various roles since joining UMMC’s faculty ranks in 1999, including assistant dean for accreditation and evaluation from 2016 to 2022 and interim assistant dean for undergraduate programs from 2020 to 2021.

From 2009 to 2016, Martin was director of UMMC’s Accelerated BSN program. She has also held academic appointments in the School of Health Related Professions and the School of Medicine.

From 1999 to 2009, Martin was a family nurse practitioner in the Department of Neurology, collaborating with neurologists to diagnose and treat neurological conditions in an outpatient setting.

She was named to UMMC’s Academy for Excellence in Education in 2022 and was a 2020-2021 American Association of Colleges of Nursing Elevating Leaders in Academic Nursing Fellow. Her nursing research has been published in numerous journals.