Sara H. Gleason, MD
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Clinical Affairs
Department:
SER-Office-Vice Chancellor
Email:
shgleason@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 984-4104
Biography
Sara Gleason, MD is assistant vice chancellor for clinical affairs. A professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Dr. Gleason is board-certified in psychiatry and is a fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. She is a core faculty member in UMMC's Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities and serves as psychiatric consultant to the Asylum Hill Research Consortium. Dr. Gleason received her medical degree from the UMMC School of Medicine and also completed her residency at UMMC. Prior to entering the medical field, Dr. Gleason studied public policy as an undergraduate at Princeton University and earned a JD from the University of Michigan Law School. In 2019 she completed the executive MBA program at the Else School of Management at Millsaps College.
Education
| Else School of Management, Millsaps College, Jackson, MS, MBA, Executive MBA Program | 2019 |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, Adult Psychiatry Residency, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior | 2008 |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, MD, School of Medicine | 2004 |
| University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, MI, JD, Law | 1992 |
| Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, BA, Public & International Affairs | 1989 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Healthcare Ethics Consultant-Certified, HCEC Certification Commission | 06/2026 |
| Certification, Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (FAPA), American Psychiatric Association | 05/2018 - Present |
| DEA, DATA 2000 Waiver to Prescribe Buprenorphine | 09/2017 - Present |
| Licensure, Member of the Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts | 12/1992 - Present |
| Certification, Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology | 06/2010 - Present |
| Licensure, State of Mississippi Medical License | 09/2007 - Present |
Current Positions
| Core Faculty, Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities, School of Medicine | 08/2019 - Present |
| Vice Chair, School of Medicine | 01/2018 - Present |
| Psychiatric Consultant to the Asylum Hill Research Consortium | 10/2017 - Present |
| Director, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry | 06/2016 - Present |
| Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry | 06/2016 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Interim Director, Psychiatric Emergency Service, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine | 06/2016 - 08/2017 |
| Deputy Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine | 06/2016 - 01/2018 |
| Staff Psychiatrist, G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry | 02/2015 - 05/2016 |
| Psychiatrist, Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System, School of Medicine | 09/2014 - 02/2015 |
| Instructor, Tulane University, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry | 09/2014 - 02/2015 |
| Preceptor, University of South Alabama, School of Nursing | 2013 - 2016 |
| Staff Psychiatrist, G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, School of Medicine | 05/2012 - 09/2014 |
| President of Medical Staff, Mississippi State Hospital | 01/2012 - 05/2012 |
| VAMC Affiliate Faculty, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine | 2012 - 2016 |
| Adjunct Clinical Professor, William Carey University, School of Medicine | 2011 - 2012 |
| Physician Reviewer, HealthSystems of Mississippi | 10/2010 - 05/2012 |
| Staff Psychiatrist, Mississippi State Hospital, School of Medicine | 07/2008 - 05/2012 |
| Teacher, Jackson Preparatory School | 05/1995 - 05/1997 |
| Associate Attorney, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. | 09/1992 - 01/1993 |
Sponsored Program Funding
| Extramural, Mississippi TeleMAT for Opioid Use Disorder (SOR-Opioid (mCORR)), MS Dept of Mental Health; DHHS-SAMHSA (prime sponsor) | 10/2018 - 09/2020 |
Publications
Journal Article | |
| Reeves RR, Gleason SH. Top 10 facts you need to know about negative aspects of treatment with benzodiazepines. Journal MSMA. 2017; 58(6/7):184-186 | 2017 |
| Schumacher JA, Gleason SH, Holloman GH, McLeod WT, Using a single-item rating scale as a psychiatric behavioral management triage tool in the emergency department. Journal of emergency nursing, 2010 Sep;36(5):434-8 | 2010 |
| Gleason SH, Schumacher JA, Houston LJ, Ladner ME. Top 10 facts you should know about screening and brief intervention for alcohol use disorders. Journal MSMA. in press. | |
Editorial Commentary | |
| Gleason SH. Commentary on: Association of resilience with depression and health-related quality of life for patients with hidradenitis suppurativa. Dermatology Practice Update. 2017 | 2017 |
Presentations
| Radio Show Guest Expert, Suicide Awareness, with host Dr. Josie Bidwell, on Southern Remedy Healthy and Fit, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, live broadcast, MIssissippi Public Broadcasting (MPB), Jackson, MS | 09/2019 |
| Grand Rounds, Interventional Psychiatry (panel presentation with Paul, I; Richert, A; Rowlett, J; White Flores, E.), Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, UMMC | 09/2019 |
| Schwartz Center Rounds, Being Mindful of Mental Health, UMMC Schwartz Center, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 06/2019 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Suicide Assessment, Warren Yazoo Behavioral Health, Vicksburg, MS | 05/2019 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Suicide Prevention, Evaluation, and Treatment, UMMC Mental Health Conference, Jackson, MS | 03/2019 |
| Poster Presentation, "Puerperal Insanity" and the Mississippi State Lunatic Asylum, 1855-1935, Mississippi Academy of Sciences 83rd Annual Meeting, Hattiesburg, MS | 02/2019 |
| Poster Presentation, An Analysis of Mississippi State Asylum Admission Data between 1855 and 1894, Mississippi Academy of Sciences 83rd Annual Meeting, Hattiesburg, MS | 02/2019 |
| Peace of Mind: A Discussion on Mental Health, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 02/2019 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Depression and Suicide Risk, Advanced Practice Provider Conference at The Univeristy of Missisippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 10/2018 |
| Panel, Panel on Suicide, University of Mississippi Medical Center Office of Wellbeing, Jackson, MS | 07/2018 |
| Mental Health Topics, Continuing Education Session for the Speech-Language Pathology Division in the Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Sciences, Jackson, MS | 04/2018 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Oral Presentations Session 3 at the AAMC Southern Group on Educational Affairs (SGEA) Regional Meeting: Shifting Paradigms in Medical Education, AAMC Southern Group on Educational Affairs, Jackson, MS | 04/2018 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Ask the Experts Roundtable Discussion at Forensic Psychiatry Update: Issues at the Interface of Law and Mental Health, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 12/2017 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, 1 in 100: The Circle of Life with CHD Patient Seminar: Mental Health and Adult Congenital Heart Disease, University Heart and Children's of Mississippi Heart Center, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 07/2017 |
| Helpful Tips for Clear Communication, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 05/2017 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Essential Psychopharmacology, Joint Annual Meeting of Louisiana Psychiatric Medical Association (LPMA) and Mississippi Psychiatryic Association (MPA), Point Clear, AL | 02/2016 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Best Clinical Teacher of the Year, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2018 |
| Fellow, American Psychaitric Association | 2018 |
| Trailblazer Teaching Award, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2017 |
| Nina Moffitt, MD Award for Outstanding Leadership and Clinical Excellence, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior | 2008 |
| William L. Jaquith Award for Outstanding Senior Psychiatry Resident, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2007 |
| William Sorum Award for Assembly Member-in-Training, American Psychiatric Association | 2007 |
| Special Contribution Award for Outstanding Achievement as House Staff Physician, G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center | 2007 |
| Award for Highest Score on the Psychiatry Resident-In-Training Exam, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2006 |
| Outstanding Junior Psychiatry Resident Award, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2006 |
| R.W. van de Velde Award in Public Policy, Princeton University | 1987 |
Professional Membership and Service
| Mississippi Psychiatric Association, Continuing Medical Education Chair | 2019 - Present |
| American Psychiatric Association (APA), Fellow | 2018 - Present |
| Central Medical Society, Member, Delegate to the 148th Annual Session of the MSMA House of Delegates | 2016 - Present |
| Mississippi State Medical Association, Member | 2016 - Present |
| Mississippi Psychiatric Association, Executive Council Member | 2015 - 2017 |
| Mississippi Psychiatric Association, Officer, Secretary | 2015 - 2017 |
| Mississippi Psychiatric Association, Officer, Treasurer | 2009 - 2011 |
| American Psychiatric Association (APA), Area 5 Member-in-Training Representative to APA Assembly, Area 5 Member-in-Training Representative to APA Assembly | 2006 - 2007 |
| Mississippi Psychiatric Association, Executive Council Member | 2005 - 2011 |
| American Psychiatric Association (APA), Area 5 Member-in-Training Deputy Representative to APA Assembly, Area 5 Member-in-Training Deputy Representative to APA Assembly | 2005 - 2006 |
| American Psychiatric Association (APA), Member | 2004 - Present |
Committee Service
| Intramural Research Support Program, Reader/ Peer Reviewer | 2019 - 2019 |
| SOM LCME Mock Accreditation Visit, Junior Faculty Session, Participant | 2019 - 2019 |
| Clinical Learning Environment Committee, Member | 2019 - Present |
| Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Sleep Medicine and Biology Working Group, Member | 2019 - Present |
| GME Wellness Subcommittee for Faculty Development, Member | 2019 - Present |
| Adult Physician Advisor Subcommittee of Utilization Review Committee, Member | 2019 - Present |
| Clinical Decision Support Committee, Member | 2019 - Present |
| Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Writing Accountability Group, Member | 2019 - 2019 |
| Work Group on Psychiatry Resident Education, Member | 2019 - Present |
| Mississippi Hospital Association Committee on Behavioral Health, Member | 2019 - Present |
| Graduate Medical Education Wellness Subcommittee for Faculty Development, Member | 2019 - Present |
| Psychiatry Executive Committee, Member | 2018 - Present |
| Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Promotion and Tenure Committee, Member | 2018 - Present |
| Interventional Psychiatry Work Group, Member | 2018 - Present |
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-ADMISSIONS FILE REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE, Member | 2018 - Present |
| Young Faculty Advisory Group to the Vice Chancellor, Member | 2018 - Present |
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-EXECUTIVE FACULTY, Member | 2018 - Present |
| Addictions Fellowship Planning Committee, Member | 2018 - Present |
| Psychiatry Medical Student Education Curriculum Committee, Member | 2018 - Present |
| Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Member | 2018 - Present |
| Epic Power User, Member | 2018 - Present |
| ACGME Clinical Learning Environment Review (CLER) Faculty Session, Member | 2018 - 2018 |
| Epic Physician Oversight Committee, Member | 2018 - Present |
| Psychiatry Residency Program Applicant Interviewing Committee, Member | 2017 - 2019 |
| Epic Specialty Steering Board for Behavioral Health, Member | 2017 - Present |
| Asylum Hill Research Consortium, Member | 2017 - Present |
| Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Inpatient Task Group, Member | 2017 - Present |
| School of Medicine House Mentorship Committee, Member | 2017 - Present |
| Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Grand Rounds Committee, Member | 2016 - Present |
| UMMC Resident Practice Boundaries Work Group, Member | 2016 - 2016 |
| Maternal Depression Screening in the NICU Work Group, Member | 2016 - 2016 |
| UMMC Graduate Medical Education Accreditation & Policy Oversight Subcommittee, Member | 2016 - Present |
| Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Quality Improvement Committee, Member | 2016 - Present |
| Psychiatry Residency Program Evaluation Committee, Member | 2016 - Present |
| Psychiatry Residency Clinical Competency Committee, Member | 2016 - Present |
| UMMC Clinical Pathway for Suicide Screening Process Work Group, Member | 2016 - 2017 |
| Mississippi State Hospital Human Rights/Advocacy Committee, Member | 2012 - 2014 |
| Mississippi State Hospital Human Rights/Advocacy Committee, Member | 2012 - 2014 |
| Mississippi State Hospital Special Treatment Procedures Committee, Member | 2010 - 2012 |
| Mississippi State Hospital ECT Committee, Member | 2010 - 2012 |
| Mississippi State Hospital Disruptive Behavior Committee Member, Member | 2010 - 2012 |
| Mississippi State Hospital Utilization Review Committee, Member | 2009 - 2012 |
| MEDICAL CENTER-ETHICS ADVISORY, Member | 2007 - 2008 |
Community Service
| Asylum Hill History Days at UMMC, Volunteer and Faculty Participant | 07/2019 - 07/2019 |
| Jackson Free Clinic Psychiatry Outreach Program, Supervising Psychiatrist | 10/2017 - 10/2017 |
| UMMC Culinary Medicine Seminar, Faculty Participant | 11/2016 - 11/2016 |
Other Service
| Collaboration with Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners at UMMC | 06/2016 - Present |
| Collaboration with Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistant at VAMC, Staff Psychiatrist | 05/2012 - 06/2016 |
| Collaboration with Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners at Mississippi State Hospital, Staff Psychiatrist | 07/2008 - 05/2012 |
Teaching Experience
| CONJ 628, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Neurocognitive Disorders | Spring 2019 - 2019 |
| PSYC 662, Medicine, Course, Course Director, Senior Elective in Inpatient Psychiatry | Annual 2019 |
| PSYC 661, Medicine, Course, Course Director, Senior Elective in Acute Care Psychiatry | Annual 2019 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Emergency Medicine Residency - Psychiatry in the Emergency Department | Fall 2019 - 2018 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Internal Medicine Residency - Depression | Spring 2019 - 2019 |
| Medicine, Faculty Participant, Emergency Medicine Morbidity and Mortality Conference | Spring 2018 - 2018 |
| Medicine, Course, Attending, Emergency Medicine Residency - PGY3 Psychiatry Elective | Winter 2018 - 2018 |
| Medicine, Facilitator, M1 Objective Clinical Skills Examination | Winter 2018 - 2018 |
| CONJ 628, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Thought Disorders | Spring 2018 - 2018 |
| CONJ 628, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Personality Disorders | Spring 2018 - 2018 |
| CONJ 628, Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Medical Neuroscience and Behavior 2 | Winter 2018 - 2018 |
| M3 Boot Camp, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Psychiatry Note Writing | Spring 2018 - 2018 |
| PSYC 631, Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Trauma Disorders | Fall 2018 - 2018 |
| PSYC 631, Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Somatic Disorders | Fall 2018 - 2018 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Faculty Leader, Typical Antipsychotics, Psychiatry Residency | Fall 2018 - 2018 |
| CONJ 628, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Neurocognitive Disorders | Winter 2018 - 2018 |
| Psychiatry Residency, Medicine, Lecture, Faculty Class Participant, Cluster A Personality Disorders | Winter 2018 - 2018 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, PGY 1 Boot Camp Mood Disorders | Summer 2018 - 2018 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Faculty Leader, Psychiatry Resident-In-Training Exam (PRITE) Review | Summer 2018 - 2018 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Emergency Medicine Residency - Emergency Psychiatry: Dispositioning of the Psych Patient | Summer 2017 - 2017 |
| Medicine, Attending, Neurology Residency PGY 4 Medical Psychiatry Rotation | 2017 |
| Medicine, Attending, Neurology Residency PGY 1 Medical Psychiatry Rotation | 2017 |
| PSYC 621, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Somatic Symptom Disorders, Factitious Disorders, and Conversion Disorders | Spring 2017 - 2017 |
| PSYC 621, Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Introduction to Clinical Psychiatry | Spring 2017 - 2017 |
| PSYC 631, Medicine, Lecture, Faculty Leader, NMBE Psychiatry Shelf Exam Review | Spring 2017 - 2017 |
| Psychiatry Residency, Medicine, Lecture, Faculty Class Participant, Specific Phobia, Agoraphobia, and Social Phobia | Winter 2017 - 2017 |
| Psychiatry Residency, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Psychosomatic Medicine | Winter 2017 - 2017 |
| Psychiatry Residency, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Somatic Treatment of Bipolar Disorders | Fall 2017 - 2017 |
| Psychiatry Residency, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, PGY 1 Boot Camp Mood Disorders | Summer 2017 - 2017 |
| Medicine, Faculty Participant, M1 Wellness Retreat | Spring 2017 - 2017 |
| n/a, Medicine, Small Group, Faculty Participant, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Faculty Journal Club | 2016 |
| Medicine, Course, Attending, Pain Medicine Fellowship - Psychiatry Consultation-Liaison Rotation | 2016 |
| CONJ 612, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Communication within a Diverse Health Care Team | Summer 2016 - 2016 |
| CONJ 612, Medicine, Small Group, Facilitator, Introduction to Medical Profession, Communication Skills | Fall 2016 |
| PSYC 631, Medicine, Facilitator, Roundtable Case Discussions | Winter 2016 |
| PSYC 653, Medicine, Course, Attending, General Psychiatry for M4s | 2016 |
| PSYC 631, Medicine, Course, Attending, Junior Clerkship in Psychiatry | 2016 |
| Psychiatry Residency, Medicine, Lecture, Faculty Class Participant, Bipolar Disorder | Fall 2016 - 2016 |
| Psychiatry Residency, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Somatic Treatment of Bipolar Disorders | Fall 2016 - 2016 |
Directed Student Learning
| Supervising Attending | 2019 - Present |
| Organizer of M1/M2 On Call Clinical Shadowing | 2018 - Present |
| Research Advisor | 2018 - Present |
| Mentor for Pre-medical Student | 2018 - 2018 |
| Faculty Advisor for Psychiatry Student Interest Group (PsychSIG) | 2017 - Present |
| Faculty Mentor for M4s applying to Psychiatry Residency | 2016 - Present |
| Preceptor | 2015 - 2016 |
| Supervising Attending | 2012 - 2016 |
Fellows supervised
| UMMC Pain Medicine Fellowship, Attending Physician, 12 fellows supervised, Adult Psychiatry | 07/2016 - Present |
Residency Training
| Neurology Residency Inpatient Psychiatry Rotation, Attending Physician | 2017 - Present |
| Psychiatry Residency Inpatient Medical-Psychiatry Rotation, Attending Physician | 2017 - Present |
| Psychiatry Resident Psychotherapy Supervision, Advisor | 2016 - Present |
| Psychiatry Resident Mentorship Program, Advisor | 2016 - Present |
| Psychiatry Residency Outpatient Clinic, Attending Physician | 2016 - 08/2017 |
| Psychiatry Residency Psychiatric Emergency Service Rotation, Attending Physician | 2016 - 07/2017 |
| Psychiatry Residency Consultation-Liaison Rotation, Attending Physician | 2016 - Present |
| Psychiatry Residency VA Inpatient Rotation, Attending Physician | 2012 - 06/2016 |