Upcoming Events

Adult Chair Yoga Classes

Tuesday, May 6 at 5:30 p.m

Join us at the Center for Integrative Health for a free, one-hour, beginner-level chair yoga class to help build strength and flexibility of the body and mind from a seated posture. Any interested participants can sign up by filling out the online form or calling the CIH at (601) 815-3424, option 1.

SON Alumni Luncheon

Thursday, May 8 at 11:30 a.m

Please join us for the School of Nursing Alumni Luncheon, honoring the 2025 Alumna of the Year and the Dr. Chelsey Andries, 2025 Early Career Achievement Awardee at 11:30 am on Thursday, May 8.

Faculty Focus

Thursday, May 8 at 12:00 p.m

S. Calvin Thigpen, MD, the program director of Internal Medicine Residency and vice chair for Education, will host Faculty Focus "Growth Through High Stakes Conversations."

Leadership U Book Club

Tuesday, May 13 at 12:00 p.m

Faculty Focus is excited to host the first Leadership U Book Club, which aims to immerse UMMC faculty in thought-provoking leadership concepts. Our first meeting will discuss the book Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High.

Project ECHO Series

Tuesday, May 13 at 12:00 p.m

Dr. Vilakshan Alambyan, an assistant professor of Neurology, will present the Critical Care ECHO event, "Status Epilepticus."

Adult Chair Yoga Classes

Tuesday, May 13 at 5:30 p.m

Portrait of Dr. Scheffer Chuei-Goong Tseng

Ophthalmology Grand Rounds

Thursday, May 15 at 5:00 p.m

Scheffer Chuei-Goong Tseng, MD, PhD, the chief scientific officer at BioTissue Holdings, Inc. (2002-present), will present the Department of Ophthalmology Grand Rounds, "Regenerative Properties and Clinical Applications of Birth Tissue via HC-HA/PTX3."

Neurology Symposium

Saturday, May 17 at 8:00 a.m

The 2025 Neurology Symposium will be held from 8 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. on Saturday, May 17, at Sheraton Flowood: The Refuge Hotel & Conference Center.

SOPH Grand Rounds

Monday, May 19 at 12:00 p.m

Delvon T. Mattingly, PhD, MS, assistant professor in the Center for Health, Engagement, & Transformation, Department of Behavioral Science, College of Medicine, University of Kentucky, will present the John D. Bower School of Population Health Grand Rounds, "Perceived Discrimination and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Tobacco Product Use Among U.S. Youth and Adults."

Ophthalmology Journal Club

Monday, May 19 at 4:30 p.m

Dr. Andrew Burks, PGY2, Dr. J. Hunter Aultman, PGY3, and Dr. Stuart McFarland, PGY4, will present during the Ophthalmology Journal Club on Monday, May 19.

Adult Chair Yoga Classes

Tuesday, May 20 at 5:30 p.m

SOPH Honors Day

Wednesday, May 21 at 2:00 p.m

The School of Population Health’s (SOPH) 2025 Honors and Awards Ceremony will occur at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, May 21, in the Student Union Conference Rooms A–D. Dr. Thomas Dobbs, dean of SOPH, will speak during the ceremony and at the following graduation reception.

CRRC Seminar Series

Thursday, May 22 at 12:00 p.m

Martin Young, DPhil, professor in the Department of Medicine, Jeanne V. Marks endowed chair of Cardiovascular Disease, vice director for Research, section chief for Basic and Translational Research, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama-Birmingham, School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama, will present the Cardiovascular Renal Research Center Seminar, "Circadian Regulation of Cardiac Physiology and Pathophysiology."

Ophthalmology Chief Clinical Cases

Tuesday, May 27 at 4:30 p.m

Dr. Chase Warren, PGY2, Dr. Katie Pongetti, PGY3, and Dr. Sarah Grace Sobiesk, PGY4, will present the Ophthalmology Chief Clinical Case Studies at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, May 27.

Adult Chair Yoga Classes

Tuesday, May 27 at 5:30 p.m

Adult Chair Yoga Classes

Tuesday, June 3 at 5:30 p.m

Adult Chair Yoga Classes

Tuesday, June 10 at 5:30 p.m

CRRC Seminar Series

Friday, June 13 at 12:00 p.m

Eric Ravussin, PhD, Boyd professor, and Douglas L. Gordon Chair in Diabetes and Metabolism at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University, will present the Cardiovascular Renal Research Center Seminar, "Nutritional Strategies for Healthy Aging: from Caloric Restriction to Intermittent Fasting Towards Precision Nutrition."

Adult Chair Yoga Classes

Tuesday, June 17 at 5:30 p.m

Resident Research Day

Friday, June 20 at 1:00 p.m

Dr. Janice Law, the Gloria M. Sternberg directorship Ophthalmology and vice chair for Education at Vanderbilt University, will lead the Department of Ophthalmology Resident Research Day & Professor Samuel B. Johnson Memorial Lecture Series.

Ophthalmology Chief Clinical Cases

Monday, June 23 at 4:30 p.m

Dr. Zach Wiley, PGY2, Dr. Daniel Salvador, PGY3, and Dr. Adam VanDenLangenberg, PGY4, will present the Ophthalmology Chief Clinical Case Studies at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, June 23.

Global Wellness 2025

Tuesday, June 24 at 12:00 p.m

Faisal A. Bukeirat, MD, FACG, director of the Division of Digestive Diseases, associate vice chair of Health and Wellness, and professor of Surgery and Medicine, will present "Global Wellness: What to Do in 2025 to Prevent Professional Burnout?"

Adult Chair Yoga Classes

Tuesday, June 24 at 5:30 p.m

Adult Chair Yoga Classes

Tuesday, July 1 at 5:30 p.m

Adult Chair Yoga Classes

Tuesday, July 8 at 5:30 p.m

Ophthalmology Grand Rounds

Thursday, July 10 at 5:00 p.m

Omolola O. Idowu, MBChB, MRSC, a staff ophthalmologist and glaucoma specialist at the Wilmington Veterans Affairs Hospital, Wilmington, DE, will present the Department of Ophthalmology Grand Rounds, "Sitting pretty: a guide to a long and pain free career!"