Sarah M. Jones, MD
Associate Professor
Department:
SOM-Peds-Palliative Medicine
Email:
smjones@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 815-9347
Education
| University of Mississippi Medical Center, Residency, Pediatrics | 2012 |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center, MD, Medicine | 2009 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, AAT training, UNC | 05/2024 - Present |
| Certification, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Pediatric Trials Network | 08/2019 - 08/2022 |
| Certification, Reach Out and Read | 09/2019 - Present |
| Certification, NIH Information Security Awareness, NIH | 10/2019 - Present |
| Certification, AIMS-SAS training | 10/2019 - Present |
| Certification, Biomedical Research Investigators and Key Personnel, CITI | 11/2010 - Present |
| NPI | |
| DEA | 11/2014 - 12/2023 |
| Certification, BLS | |
| Certification, PALS | |
| Certification, USMLE | 04/2011 - Present |
| Certification, USMLE | 08/2009 - Present |
| Certification, USMLE | 06/2008 - Present |
| Certification, USMLE | 06/2007 - Present |
| Licensure, ABP | 07/2012 - 07/2022 |
Current Positions
| Medicine Medical Director of Spina Bifida Clinic, School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery | 06/2023 - Present |
| Associate Professor, School of Medicine | 07/2021 - Present |
| Medical Director of Complex Care, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics | 05/2022 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine | 07/2016 - 06/2021 |
| Jackson Pediatric Associates, School of Medicine | 05/2013 - 06/2016 |
| Affiliated Faculty, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine | 2013 - 06/2016 |
| Family Health Care Clinic, INC., School of Medicine | 07/2012 - 05/2013 |
| Resident Physician, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine | 2009 - 2012 |
Sponsored Program Funding
| Extramural, An Observational Disease and Clinical Outcomes Registry of Patients with Lysosomal Acid Lipase (LAL) Deficiency, Alexion Pharmaceuticals | 01/2024 - Present |
| Extramural, Development Understanding and Legal Collaboration for Everyone (DULCE) implementation in General Pediatrics at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Roots and Wings | 05/2023 - Present |
| Extramural, Developmental Understanding and Legal Collaboration for Everyone (DULCE) Planning Implementation and planning grant, Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP) | 10/2020 - 06/2021 |
| Extramural, Long-term Antipsychotics Pediatric Safety Study (LAPS), Duke Univeristy/ Pediatric Trials Network and NIH | 01/2020 - Present |
| Extramural, IMPLICIT Phase 3, MSDH and March of Dimes | 01/2019 - Present |
| Extramural, IMPLICIT, March of Dimes | 02/2017 - 01/2019 |
Publications
Poster and PPT presentation | |
| Taylor Lampkin1, Sarah Jones, M.D.2 Vaccinate to Eliminate: Quality Improvement Project to Improve HPV Vaccination rates Among 9-12 Year Old Patients | 2024 |
Resident Board Review Curriculum | |
| Sarah Jones, MD Vaccines: Board-Relevant Vaccine Review | 2023 |
Strategic Plan | |
| Sarah Jones, MD LPT 4: Initiative A Goal: Establish care coordination partnerships to promote service excellence and to reduce barriers & complications from the inability to comply with the plan of care Initiative: Develop a comprehensive approach for mitigating health outcome risks and health disparities caused by Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) | 2023 |
Medical Student Curriculum Material | |
| Sarah Jones, MD Ambulatory Clinic-based Education Series | 2022 |
| Sarah Jones, MD Ambulatory Pediatrics | 2022 |
Maternal Risk Screen Education, Phase 3 | |
| Sarah Jones Screening and Education for Maternal Risk Factors for Preterm and LBW Infants, Phase 3 Many resources were developed for providers to learn the importance of maternal screening, the risk factors for preterm and LBW and rationale for the maternal screening, and maternal education materials for positive screens. This material was updated for Phase 3 of the IMPLICIT QI project | 2019 |
Childhood Obesity Risk Factor and Screening Materials | |
| Sarah Jones and Desiree Pendergrass Childhood Obesity Risk Factors and Screening Tools Tools were developed and published for providers to use to offer an obesity focused family history, review of systems and behavioral assessment. This was in relation to the Childhood Obesity QI project. | 2018 |
Maternal Risk Screen Education, Phase 2 | |
| Sarah Jones Screening and Education for Maternal Risk Factors for Preterm and LBW Infants. Many resources were developed for providers to learn the importance of maternal screening, the risk factors for preterm and LBW and rationale for the maternal screening, and maternal education materials for positive screens. | 2017 |
Guidelines and education for HPV QI | |
| Sarah Jones Improving HPV Vaccination: A Conversation With Parents. Educational Material for Providers was published to increase HPV rates through discussions with parents. This was part of the HPV QI project. | 2016 |
Infant and Toddler Feeding and Obesity Prevention | |
| Sarah Jones Infant and Toddler Feeding and Obesity Prevention Screening Tools and Parent Education. Tools, screens, and education were published for providers to screen for risk factors related to diet, feeding practices, environment, social determinants of health that increase a child's risk for obesity. Educational handouts were provided for parents. This was created with the Infant and Toddler Feeding QI project | |
Journal Article | |
| Carolann Risley, Angela F.Filzen, Amy Ellis, Sarah M. Jones, Laura Tucker, Katherine Farrington, Rebecca Shipp, Eric Pittman, Dennis R. Smith, Rasheda J. Williams, Michael Todaro, Sandor Feldman, and Thomas Dobbs Opening New Pathways to HPV Cancer Prevention through Changes in Practice, Policy, and Partnerships Journal of Mississippi Academy of Science; 2022; Vol 67, No 4; page 396-407 | 2022 |
| Weisenberger S, Hayslett A, Jones S, Klar A, et al The Growth of Pediatric Complex Care in Mississippi Journal of MSMA. 2019; 60:202-203 | 2019 |
| Pournima Navalkele, MD, MPH, Sarah M. Jones, MD, Jason K. Jones, MD, Jorge D. Salazar, MD, et al Osteosarcoma Tumor Thrombus: A Case Report with Review of the Literature Texas Heart Journal | 2013 |
| Hasler, S "Elucidation of the Cysteine Dioxgenase Gene (CDO)of the Pathogenic Dimorphic Fungus Histoplasma capsulatum Catalyst; Vol 1, Issue 3; pg 4-10 | 2005 |
| Sarah Jones IMPLICIT at the University of Mississippi Medical Center This was a publication for the MSDH. It detailed the data from 3/2017-12/2018 and provided an assessment of the data. Geographic maps by county and zip code were given to highlight the areas of for the need based on the data to direct the MSDH on resource allocation. | 2019 |
Abstracts | |
| Carly M. Eiduson, BA, Sarah M.H Jones, MD, FAAP, Hannah Jackel-Dewhurst, BA, Shifra Mincer, MD, Mackenzie Palmer, BA, Scott G. Hartman, MD, FAAFP Improvements in Breastfeeding Exclusivity and Duration with Earlier Postpartum Visits AAP Experience 2023; Section on Breastfeeding | 2023 |
| Sarah M. Jones, MD; Md Abu Yusuf Ansari; Robert Annett, Ph.D. Interconception Care in an Academic Pediatric Clinic Setting Pediatrics (2022) 149 (1 Meeting Abstracts February 2022): 83. | 2022 |
Book Chapter | |
| Stacy Bartlett, MD Mario DeMarco, MD, MPH Anna Fetterolf, MPH Carolyn Kirby, MPH Kendall Roseboro, MPH Maha Shafqat, MPH Narges Farahi, MD Scott Hartman, MD Sarah Jones, MD Brianna Moyer, MD Aimee Smith, DO IMPLICIT Interconception Care Toolkit: Incorporating maternal risk assessment into well-child visits to improve health outcomes https://www.marchofdimes.org/implicittoolkit | 2023 |
Electronic Publications | |
| Jones, S, MD and Sorey, W MD Urticaria Pigmentosa/Cutaneous Mastocytosis Dermatlas.net; Mastocytosis_2_060927, Mastocytosis_3_060927, Mastocytosis_1_060927 | 2006 |
| Sequenced CDO gene was published on the NCBI database under the accession AY804144 | 2004 |
Presentations
| Invited Symposia, Getting Started with IMPLICIT: An Introduction to ICC and 4th Trimester, Montefiore, Montefiore, NY | 11/2024 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Providing IMPLICIT Interconception Care in the Pediatric Setting, MSDH, Jackson, MS | 09/2024 |
| Fall IMPLICIT meeting, Fall IMPLICIT meeting, FMEC, Philadelphia, PA | 09/2024 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Developmental Understanding and Legal Collaboration for Everyone (DULCE) at UMMC: Screening and Supporting Social Determinants of Health in Pediatrics, UMMC Department of Pediatrics, UMMC | 08/2024 |
| Poster Presentation, Vaccinate to Eliminate: Quality Improvement Project to Improve HPV Vaccination rates Among 9-12 Year Old Patients, UMMC Department of Pediatrics, UMMC | 07/2024 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, MSHPVRT HPV Summit: HPV Vaccine Hesitancy, American Cancer Society | 05/2024 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, UMMC Cancer Center HPV Summit- Expert panel member, UMMC, Jackson, MS | 01/2024 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Southeast HPV Roundtable-invited strategic planning meeting, St. Jude and SE HPVRT, Memphis, TN | 01/2024 |
| Poster Presentation, P3A095: Improvements in Breastfeeding Exclusivity and Duration with Earlier Postpartum Visits, American Academy of Pediatrics, DC | 10/2023 |
| Fall IMPLICIT meeting, Fall IMPLICIT meeting, FMEC, RI | 10/2023 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Focus on Inequalities: Improvements on Breastfeeding Exclusivity and Duration with Earlier Postpartum Visits, University of Rochester DEI Conference, NY | 09/2023 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, HPV and Cancer Prevention, Department of Pediatrics, UMMC | 06/2023 |
| Platform Presentations, Leadership 2022-2023 Capstone Project: To Find a Way, Children's of Mississippi, UMMC | 06/2023 |
| Spring IMPLICIT Meeting | 03/2023 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Pediatric Complex Care, Department of Pediatrics, UMMC | 09/2022 |
| Fall IMPLICIT Meeting, IMPLICIT/FMEC, DC | 09/2022 |
| Poster Presentation, Interconception Care in an Academic Pediatric Clinic Setting, American Academy of Pediatrics, PA | 10/2021 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Interconception Care in an Academic Pediatric Clinic Setting, FMEC, PA | 10/2021 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, IMPLICIT in the Pediatric Setting Training for a North Carolina IMPLICIT site, IMPLICIT/FMEC | 08/2021 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Providing IMPLICIT Interconception Care in the Pediatric Setting, IMPLICIT/FMEC, Webinar | 04/2021 |
| IMPLICIT Spring Meeting 2021, Spring leadership meeting for IMPLICIT, IMPLICIT/FMEC | 03/2021 |
| DULCE National Forum, Developmental Understanding and Legal Collaboration for Everyone (DULCE) National meeting- 2 day event, Center for the Study of Social Policy | 03/2021 |
| Invited Symposia, St. Richard and COVID: Research and Considerations for Students and Teachers | 08/2020 |
| Invited Symposia, TBI in Children, Burn care, Ingestions, and CPR presentations., Help Me Grow Respite Program, Jackson, MS | 06/2020 |
| Invited Symposia, Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program with the MS First Steps and MSDH. I was invited to be on the conference expert panel. The planned date was 3/30/20- canceled due to COVID-19., MSDH, Jackson, MS | 03/2020 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Interventions to Minimize Preterm and Low Birth Weight Infant through Continuous Quality Improvement Techniques (IMPLICIT) QI/PI project, Department of Pediatrics, UMMC | 01/2020 |
| Invited Symposia, Title V Needs Assessment with the Mississippi State Department of Health, UAB/ MSDH, Jackson, MS | 11/2019 |
| National IMPLICIT/FMEC meeting, National Interventions to Minimize Preterm and Low Birth Weight Infant through Continuous Quality Improvement Techniques (IMPLICIT)/ Family Medicine Education Consortium(FMEC) meeting 10/31/19-11/3/19, FMEC, Lancaster, PA | 10/2019 |
| National AAP meeting, National AAP meeting- Attendance of conference 10/25-10/28/19, National AAP, New Orleans, LA | 10/2019 |
| Poster Presentation, National Help Me Grow meeting in Buffalo, NY. 3 day conference attendance and poster presentation on MS Help Me Grow, Help Me Grow, Buffalo, NY | 05/2019 |
| State AAP meeting, AAP/ MS Thrive Meeting. 2 days attendance, AAP/ MS Thrive, Jackson, MS | 04/2019 |
| National IMPLICIT Meeting/ Family Medicine Education Consortium (FMEC), Interventions to Minimize Preterm and Low Birth Weight Infant through Continuous Quality Improvement Techniques (IMPLICIT) meeting in Rye Brook, NY with FMEC. 2 day attendance of conference., FMEC, Rye Brook, NY | 11/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, Help Me Grow national meeting. Attended conference and poster presentation for Mississippi Help Me Grow. 3 day conference. Poster presentation of Mississippi Help Me Grow., Help Me Grow, Seattle, WA | 04/2018 |
| Invited Symposia, Mississippi Families for Kids- Help Me Grow. Expert panel discussion on child development and resources in Mississippi, Jackson, MS | 01/2018 |
| Invited Symposia, Mississippi Center for Clinical and Translational Research (MCCTR) Community Based Research Summer Institute 07/09/17-7/14/17 I was 1 of 10 accepted to the institute, MCCTR, USM | 07/2017 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Chronic Care Coordination and Children's Complex Care Clinic, AAP, Flowood, MS | 04/2017 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, "Meningitis and Hemiparesis", MS AAP Spring Meeting, Tupelo, MS | 2011 |
| Platform Presentations, Urticaria Pigmentosa/Cutaneous Mastocytosis under the supervision of Dr. William Sorey, M.D., University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, MS | 08/2006 |
| Poster Presentation, CDO research poster presentation, Mississippi Academy of Sciences, University of Southern Mississippi | 2005 |
| Presentation of Senior Thesis, "Cloning and Analysis of the Cysteine Dioxygenase (CDO) Gene from the Dimorphic Pathogenic Fungus Histoplasma capsulatum", Honors of College Senior Symposium, University of Southern Mississippi | 2005 |
| Poster Presentation, Undergraduate Poster Presentation on CDO research, USM Graduate Student Symposium, University of Southern Mississippi | 2005 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| HPV QI Champion Award, American Cancer Society | 2023 |
| HPV Champion Award, American Cancer Society | 2022 |
| Holliman Award- Outstanding Pediatric Faculty Award, Department of Pediatrics | 2020 |
| Outstanding Faculty in Ambulatory Setting, Department of Pediatrics UMMC | 2019 |
| IMPLICIT Recongnition Award, March of Dimes | 2018 |
Professional Membership and Service
| Family Medicine Education Consortium, Member | 2018 - Present |
| American Academy of Pediatrics, Fellow | 2012 - Present |
| Gold Humanism Honor Society, Member | 2007 - Present |
Committee Service
| UMMC HPV Task Force Committee, Member | 2024 - Present |
| Children's Strategic Planning Committee, Task Force Member | 2023 - Present |
| IMPLICIT Data Committee, Member | 2022 - Present |
| IMPLICIT Leadership Council, Member | 2021 - Present |
| MS HPV Roundtable Provider Outreach Committee, Chair | 2021 - Present |
| MS HPV Roundtable Advisory Committee, Steering Committee Member | 2021 - Present |
| DULCE interdisciplinary Team, Co-Chair | 2021 - Present |
| IMPLICIT PDSA Committee, Member | 2020 - 2021 |
| HPV Round Table, Member | 2019 - Present |
| HPV Round Table Provider Committee, Steering Comittee Member | 2019 - Present |
| Maternal depression work group, Member | 2018 - 2019 |
| 4th trimester work group, Member | 2018 - 2019 |
| Very Low Birth Weight Population health Working Group, Member | 2018 - 2019 |
| Help Me Grow Leadership Committee, Co-Chair of Provider Subcommittee and Member of Leadership Committee | 2016 - Present |
| Family and Support Team (FAST) steering committee, Member | 2016 - 2017 |
| Hospice & Palliative Fellowship Clinical Competency Committee (CCC), Member | 2016 - 2018 |
| Ambulatory executive committee, Member | 2016 - Present |
Community Service
| Sanderson Farms Championship benefitting Children's, Sponsor Services Volunteer | 10/2024 - 10/2024 |
| Human Rights Watch, Consultant for HPV and Cervical Cancer in MS | 05/2024 - Present |
| Sanderson Farms Championship benefitting Children's, Sponsor Services Volunteer | 10/2023 - 10/2024 |
| Sanderson Farms Championship benefitting Children's, Volunteer for Sponsor Services | 10/2022 - 10/2023 |
| Sanderson Farms Championship benefitting Children's, Volunteer for Sponsor Services | 10/2021 - 10/2022 |
| COVID Back to School Task Force Committee, Member | 07/2020 - 07/2021 |
| QIDI! Back to school at the Children’s Museum, Coordinator | 08/2019 - 08/2019 |
| QIDI! Back to school at the Children’s Museum, Coordinator | 08/2018 - 08/2018 |
| QIDI! Back to school at the Children’s Museum, Coordinator | 08/2017 - 08/2017 |
| QIDI! Back to school at the Children’s Museum, Coordinator | 08/2016 - 08/2016 |
Other Service
| Building Bridges Program, invited member | 10/2024 - Present |
| CLER ACGME, Panel member | 08/2024 - 08/2024 |
| Consultant for MSDH programs, Consultant for MSDH programs access and function (CYSHCN, HMHB, EI) | 07/2024 - Present |
| Medical and Psychological Outcomes in Rural Children in Mississippi, Co- PI | 05/2024 - Present |
| Children's Leadership Program, Program participant | 07/2022 - 06/2023 |
| HPV QI | 03/2022 - Present |
| DULCE Program | 10/2020 - Present |
| Reseach- Long Term Antipsychotic Pediatric Safety Trial with the Pediatric Trials Network and Duke University, Medical Coordinator | 2020 - Present |
| AAP Optimize Infant and Toddler Feeding for Obesity Prevention QI project, Lead clinician | 12/2019 - 12/2020 |
| Research- Medley Study, Sub-Investigator | 09/2019 - 02/2023 |
| Research- Melody Study, Sub-investigator | 09/2019 - 04/2022 |
| AAP Childhood Obesity in Primary Care- QI project, Co-coordinator | 12/2018 - 07/2019 |
| National Improvement Partnership Network (NIPA) HPV Quality Improvement Project- Cohort 3, Physician participant for UMMC site | 12/2016 - 02/2019 |
| Interventions to Minimize Preterm and Low Birth Weight Infant through Continuous Quality Improvement Techniques(IMPLICIT) study, co-investigator then PI 6/2018 | 12/2016 - Present |
| Clinical research on asthma education, intervention, and outcome with faculty supervisor Dr. Omar Abdul-Rahman | 2010 - 2012 |
| Ambulatory Pediatric Research with Dr. William Sorey | 06/2006 - 08/2006 |
| Molecular biology research on cysteine dioxygenase gene (CDO1) of Histoplasma capsulatum Dr. Glenmore Shearer, Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi | 2004 - 2005 |
| Speciation of Gambusia holbrooki and Gambusia affinis, Dr. Jennifer Regan, Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi | 2003 - 2004 |
Teaching Experience
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Resident Board Review | Spring 2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pediatric Dermatology | Summer 2022 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Resident Board Review | Spring 2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Ambulatory Pediatrics | Spring 2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Ambulatory Medicine and Efficiency | Fall 2022 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Ambulatory Pediatrics | Fall 2022 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Ambulatory Pediatrics | Spring 2022 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pediatric Dermatology | Spring 2022 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pediatric Dermatology | Spring 2021 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pediatric Dermatology | Spring 2020 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Resident Study Hall | Spring 2020 - 2020 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pediatric Dermatology | Spring 2019 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Resident Study Hall | Spring 2019 - 2019 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Case Conference | Spring 2017 - 2017 |
| Pediatric Department, Lecture, Lecturer, General Pediatrics Office Basics | Summer 2017 |
Directed Student Learning
| Research Advisor, Advised: Taylor Lampkin | 2024 - 2024 |
| Research Advisor, Advised: Carly Eiduson | 2023 - 2023 |
| Female Mentoring Program, Advised: Emily Lewis | 2019 - Present |
| Supervised Teaching Activity | 2019 - Present |
| Preceptor, Advised: Christina Shields | 2019 - 2019 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: | 2018 - Present |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Allison Garrett | 2018 - 2018 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Annalise Johnson | 2017 - 2017 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Kelly Jarvis | 2017 - 2017 |
| School of Medicine Educator | 2016 - Present |
Fellows supervised
| Palliative and Complex Care Fellowship, Attending Physician, 1 fellows supervised, Complex Care and Palliative Care Clinic | 07/2017 - 07/2018 |
| Palliative Care and Complex Care Fellowship, Attending Physician, 1 fellows supervised, Palliative Felllowship- Clinic | 07/2016 - 07/2018 |
Residency Training
| Pediatric Residency- BKC, Advisor | 2022 - Present |
| Pediatrics Residency- BKC, Advisor | 2021 - 07/2022 |
| Resident Clinic (BKC), Attending Physician | 2020 - Present |
| Pediatric Complex Care, Attending Physician | 2020 - Present |
| Pediatrics Residency- JMM, Advisor | 2019 - 11/2022 |
| Pediatrics Residency- JMM, Advisor | 2016 - 07/2019 |
| Advocacy Resident Rotation, Attending Physician | 2016 - Present |
| Pediatrics Residency- JMM, Advisor | 2016 - 07/2019 |
| Resident Clinic (JMM), Attending Physician | 2014 - 07/2020 |