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On May 24, Estelle Blair will be one of around 159 receiving medical degrees from UMMC, but probably the only one who will have graduated from high school, college and medical school as a single parent.

#2024UMMCGrad: Estelle Blair balances medical school and motherhood – single, but not alone

Monday, May 6, 2024

When Estelle Blair meets the parents of her future patients, the School of Medicine graduate will bring with her a special kind of credibility and empathy to her pediatrics practice – the kind that can only come from a mom who knows what it’s like to fear for her child’s life. Read More

Ron Landreth, who is earning a master's degree in the Health Informatics and Information Management program, works in UMMC's Division of Information Systems to help maintain multiple software applications that improve patient outcomes.

#2024UMMCGrad: SHRP grad tinkers with career change, contributes to health care improvements

Monday, April 29, 2024

It took Ron Landreth about 10 years to find the ideal settings for his career. Now with a master’s degree in sight, he finds the right settings every day as a tech support specialist at UMMC. Read More

Front and Center: Hannah Lambert

Hannah Lambert is starting her career where she started her life: at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. The state’s 2015 Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Champion, Lambert’s first five months of life were in the neonatal intensive care unit at Children’s of Mississippi.

Published on Monday, April 22, 2024

#2024UMMCGrad: School of Nursing’s Carter, Haynes combine nursing, military service

School of Nursing degree candidates Raven Carter and Kevin Haynes share a love of health care and a love of country. Carter, a sergeant in the Army National Guard, and Haynes, who served in the U.S. Air Force as a senior airman until 2016, will be among traditional BSN graduates from UMMC during commencement May 24.

Published on Monday, April 22, 2024

#2024UMMCGrad: ER doc masters population health

Dr. Utsav Nandi, an ER physician at UMMC, will earn a master’s in School of Population Health in May, his second post-residency degree in eight years.

Published on Monday, April 15, 2024

Front and Center: Susan Anand

No one knows better than Susan Anand the power of art. Through the act of creating, she guides those experiencing memory loss on a journey of self-discovery and healing.

Published on Monday, April 8, 2024

Front and Center: Kenya Jefferson

Published on Monday, April 1, 2024

PICU nurse manager Gordon Gartrell an AACN Circle of Excellence Award winner

Published on Monday, April 1, 2024

Front and Center: Dr. Pam Farris

Published on Monday, March 25, 2024

Front and Center: Dr. Allison Strickland

Published on Monday, March 11, 2024

Photos: Patient Safety Week celebrates UMMC’s culture of quality care

Published on Monday, March 11, 2024

Front and Center: Dr. Juvonda Hodge

Published on Monday, March 4, 2024

Front and Center: Dr. Kerry Yancy

Published on Monday, February 26, 2024

Front and Center: Dr. Robin Benson Thompson

Published on Monday, February 5, 2024

Front and Center: Thomas Moore

Published on Monday, January 29, 2024

Front and Center: ‘Community of UMMC’ close to heart of Dr. Samuel Dickinson

Published on Monday, January 22, 2024

Front and Center: Venessia Randle

Published on Monday, January 8, 2024

Front and Center: Makenzie Downs

Published on Tuesday, December 26, 2023

UMMC PD puts Law on its side

Published on Monday, November 13, 2023

Front and Center: John Rushing and Martha Claire Thomas

Published on Monday, November 13, 2023

AAP honors Benton for outstanding service to maltreated children

Published on Monday, November 6, 2023

Front and Center: Gabrielle “Gabi” Morris

Published on Monday, October 16, 2023

Front and Center: David Barrett

Published on Monday, October 9, 2023

Front and Center: Benson Hill

Published on Monday, September 25, 2023

Front and Center: Lauren Winters

Published on Monday, August 21, 2023