Women in health care, radiology experts earn honors

Published on Monday, May 6, 2024

By: Gary Pettus, gpettus@umc.edu

Medical Center faculty and staff often are recognized regionally, nationally and internationally for their academic or medical achievements. These accolades place UMMC among health science centers worldwide.

GWIMS honors women in medicine with annual awards

The Group on Women in Medicine and Science at the University of Mississippi Medical Center honored women in health care during the group’s annual awards ceremony May 2 at the Kathy and Joe Sanderson Tower at Children’s of Mississippi.

“We are so pleased to honor this year’s award winners, who are among the 25 nominees for these honors,” said Dr. Angelle Klar, professor of neonatology and president of GWIMS. “These awards honor those who advance the role of women in academic medicine, making the selection this year difficult since we had so many worthy nominees.”

Dr. Mobolaji Famuyide, professor and chief of the Division of Newborn Medicine of the Department of Pediatrics, was presented with the Dr. LouAnn Woodward Late-Career Faculty Award. Nominees also included Dr. Michelle Sheth, professor of anesthesiology; Dr. Michelle Horn, chief of the Division of General Internal Medicine; and Dr. Sherry Colson, professor of physical therapy.

The Mid-Career Faculty Award went to Dr. Kimberly Bibb, associate professor in the Department of Family Medicine. Nominees also included Dr. Amanda Clark, associate professor of internal medicine; Dr. Marilyn Harrington, associate professor of nursing and assistant dean for diversity, equity and inclusion in UMMC’s School of Nursing; Dr. Alissa Willis, chair of neurology; Dr. Roya Attar, associate professor of ophthalmology; Dr. Sara Robertson, associate professor of anesthesiology; Dr. Paula Domino, assistant professor of urology; and Dr. Shuying Lin, associate professor of physical therapy.

Dr. Lais Berro, assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, was honored with the Early-Career Faculty Award. Early-career nominees also included Dr. Caroline Walker, assistant professor of anesthesiology; Dr. Lisa Bryant, assistant professor of physical therapy; Dr. Maria Clarissa Tio, assistant professor of nephrology; Dr. Noha Shawky, assistant professor of pharmacology and toxicology; Dr. Sukriye Kara, assistant professor of neurology; Dr. Tara Lewis, assistant professor of emergency medicine; and Dr. Thy Huynh, assistant professor of dermatology.

The GWIMS Trainee Award went to Dr. Avani Patel of the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior. Others nominated included Dr. Amisha Parekh, School of Graduate Studies in Health Sciences; Dr. Kayla Robinson, anesthesiology; Dr. Poonam Sharma, post-doctorate research fellow in pathology; and medical student Simranjit Kaur.

The Association of American Medical Colleges formed GWIMS in August 2009, focusing on the goals of gender equity, recruitment and retention, career advancement and awards and recognition. 

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SHRP, SOM faculty lauded by radiologic journal review board

Dr. Asher Street Beam, Dr. Chelsea Stephens and Dr. Charlotte Taylor are the recipients of the 2023 Radiologic Technology Distinguished Author Award in Honor of Jean I. Widger for a research article on severe head trauma.

The article, “Imaging and Demographic Risk Factors in the Diagnosis of Pediatric Nonaccidental Trauma,” was featured in the July/August 2023 issue of the Radiologic Technology journal. The award is given by the Editorial Review board of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists to a peer-reviewed article as the most outstanding manuscript of the calendar year.

Street, associate professor in the Department of Radiologic Sciences and program director of the Master of Science in magnetic resonance imaging program in the School of Health Related Professions; Stephens, associate professor and director of the Master of Science in the nuclear medicine technology program in the Department of Radiologic Sciences at SHRP; and Taylor, assistant professor of radiology and program director of the diagnostic radiology residency in the School of Medicine, were assisted by five graduates of the masters-level MRI program. They were Jesse Bentley, Allison Crane Gonzalez, Maneet Marwaha, Drake Riley and Cassandra Wade.