Penni S. Foster, PhD

Penni S. Foster, PhD

Director - Office of Academic Affiliations

Department:
SOM-Family Medicine

Email:
psfoster@umc.edu

Work Phone:
(601) 815-5064

Biography

After completing my doctoral degree in psychology, I completed a postdoctoral fellowship in primary care and health psychology with the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. My clinical work with patients with chronic pain and training experiences with medical residents in this position led me to accept a position as Assistant Professor with the Department of Anesthesiology. From 2008 until 2013, I served as the Director of Education for the Department of Anesthesiology and assisted with ACGME accreditation, educational strategies, program and curriculum development, and faculty development. I also provided psychological evaluation and treatment to patients with chronic pain syndromes at the multidisciplinary Pain Management Center in the Department of Anesthesiology from 2008 until 2012. In 2012, I began a position within the Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. Since that time I have served as an Academic Consultant and now assist students, residents, fellows, and faculty across the institution with teaching, learning, and academic development. In 2015, I became the Director of Academic Affiliations within the Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. In 2013, I was appointed as an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine. In 2014, I was promoted to Associate Professor of Family Medicine.

Education

University of Mississippi Medical Center, Certificate of Completion, Health Psychology/Primary Care Psychology2008
University of Southern Mississippi, PhD, Counseling Psychology2006
VA Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System, Certificate of Completion, Clinical Psychology Predoctoral Internship2006
University of Southern Mississippi, MS, Counseling Psychology2002
Mississippi College, BA, Psychology2000

Specialty Certification Licensure

Licensure, Psychology, Mississippi Board of Psychology01/2008 - 06/2018

Current Positions

Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine Resrch & Tching Center07/2018 - Present
Director, Department of Academic Affairs10/2015 - Present
Academic Consultant, Department of Academic Affairs05/2012 - Present
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology12/2011 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments

Associate Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine Resrch & Tching Center07/2014 - 06/2018
Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine Resrch & Tching Center07/2013 - 06/2014
Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology07/2008 - 06/2013
Director, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology07/2008 - 03/2013