Sheree C. Melton, MD
Associate Professor
Department:
SOM-Family Medicine
Email:
smelton@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 984-6800
Biography
Dr. Sheree Melton is a New Orleans native who graduated from Tougaloo College in 2003. After graduation from college, Dr. Melton went on to attend Brown Medical School in Providence, Rhode Island. She completed her family medicine residency at UMMC in the Department of Family Medicine in 2010. Since 2010, Dr. Melton has been practicing in the Jackson metro area. In 2017, Dr. Melton decided to return to her roots at UMMC and become faculty in the Department of Family Medicine. Since being at UMMC, Dr. Melton has become Director of Student Programs, core faculty at for the residency program, and continues to see her own panel of patients at the Lakeland family medicine clinic. Dr. Melton is board certified in family medicine, a member of the Society of Teacher's of Family Medicine, and a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Education
| BROWN MEDICAL SCHOOL, MD, MEDICINE | 2007 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Re-certification, American Board of Family Medicine | |
| Licensure, Mississippi Medical Licensure | 08/2007 - Present |
Current Positions
| Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine Resrch & Tching Center | 07/2023 - Present |
| Director, School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine Resrch & Tching Center | 07/2018 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Assistant Professor, UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI, School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine | 09/2017 - 06/2023 |
Sponsored Program Funding
Publications
Journal Article | |
| Alston KJ, Bibb K, Melton S, Conversion disorder: An integrated care approach. The Journal of family practice, 2023 Apr;72(3):117-121 | 2023 |
| Pearlman RL, Wilkerson AH, Ferris TS, Griffin DB, Cobb EK, McCowan HK, Bhattacharya K, Leo JT, Melton SC, Nahar VK, Skin cancer knowledge, attitudes, and practices among non-medical skin care professionals: A narrative review of cross-sectional and interventional studies. Journal of cosmetic dermatology, 2021 Aug;20(8):2437-2457 | 2021 |
| Melton SC, A pain in the neck. Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association, 2011 Feb;52(2):44-6 | 2011 |
Presentations
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Women in Family Medicine: Exploring and Navigating the Spectrum of Family Medicine Practice Opportunities., STFM Med Student Medical Education meeting, New Orleans, La | 01/2023 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Update of Medical Care and Pharmacologic Therapies for Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, UMMC dept of Family Medicine, Virtual | 05/2021 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, An Innovative Partnership to improve Dermatology Practice in the Primary Care Setting, Society for Education and the Advancement of Research in Connected Health, Virtual | 11/2020 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Preceptor Hour: Community Preceptorship, University of Mississippi Medical Center Family Medicine Update, Hilton Jackson | 03/2019 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, It's Digital Game Time: Using Technology to Teach and to Learn, Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, Jacksonville, Florida | 02/2019 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Update on Pharmacologic Care and Therapies for Diabetes, UMMC Family Medicine Department, Jackson Hilton | 03/2018 |
| DEI lunch series for jfc, JFC |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| 2022 Trailblazer Award for Excellence in Medical Student Education, School of Medicine | 2023 |
| Golden Stethoscope Award, Department of Family Medicine | 2018 |
| HEALTH CARE HERO, MISSISSIPPI BUSINESS JOURNAL | 2014 |
Professional Membership and Service
| Mississippi Academy of Family Physicians, Member | 2024 - Present |
| Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, Member |
Committee Service
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-ADMISSIONS INTERVIEW, Member | 2022 - Present |
| National Board of Medical Examiners Family Medicine Task Force, Task Force Member | 2021 - Present |
| Course Content and Design Subcommittee, Member | 2021 - Present |
| Curriculum Redesign Task Force, Task Force Member | 2020 - Present |
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-CURRICULUM, Member | 2020 - Present |
| Task Force for Curriculum Improvement, Member | 2020 - Present |
| Program Evaluation Committee (evaluating the UMMC family medicine residency program), Member | 2020 - Present |
| Family Medicine Residency Program Clinical Competency Committee, Member | 2018 - Present |
| Clinical Sciences Subcommittee, Member | 2018 - Present |
Community Service
| Education, Panelist for Black Men in Medicine sponsored African American Visit Day | 04/2024 - Present |
| Education, Judge for Jackson Free Clinic Research Symposium | 03/2023 - 03/2023 |
| Covid 19 vaccine information panel hosted by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc, I was a panelist for a Covid 19 vaccine event in Jackson, MS that was meant to encourage members of the African-American community to get vaccinated against Covid-19. I was a panelist among other African-American health care personnel in the Jackson area. | 11/2021 - 11/2021 |
| Community Outreach, In partnership with the Mississippi State Medical Association, I made a facebook video to be shared with Mississippians about facts of Covid-19 | 04/2020 - 06/2020 |
| Covid 19 informational session for Free Mission Baptist Church, Panelist with other heathcare workers who are members of Free Mission Baptist Church discussing Covid 19. This was a facebook live session | 04/2020 - 04/2020 |
| Jackson Free Clinic, At least twice every academic year, I have volunteered to precept at JFC | 06/2018 - Present |
Other Service
| Reviewed an article in PRiMER titled " "A workshop centering intersectionality to increase awareness of medical student bias" | 05/2022 - Present |
| Co- author on Article on Conversion disorder, Co-authoring an article on conversion disorder for family medicine providers with two colleagues. Hope to be in publication by the fall of 2022 | 05/2022 - Present |
| Peer Reviewed an article titled " "Improving Management of Opioid Use Disorder Training with Novel Resident Co-PCP Model" " | 04/2022 - Present |
| United States Medical Licensing Exam Women's Health Item Writing Task Force, Item writer for the USMLE step exams | 04/2022 - Present |
| Step 2 Clinical Knowledge standard setting panel | 02/2022 - 02/2022 |
| STFM Conference on Medical Student Education 2022, Poster Reviewer | 01/2022 - 01/2022 |
| Reviewed Journal in PRiMER titled " Improving Student Confidence With Electronic Health Record Order Entry" | 04/2021 - Present |
| Presenter at Primary Care Day, Demonstrated teaching breast exams and pelvic exams to first year medical students | 01/2020 - 01/2020 |
| Aqifer case editor, Edited case #27 on "groin pain" for the Aquifer Family Medicine Cases. I was responsible for updating the case and the references as well as the assessment questions | 04/2019 - 05/2019 |
| MAFP Scientific Conference, Conference exhibitor focused on recruiting family medicine physicians in Mississippi to sign up as a community preceptor for the family medicine clerkship | 07/2018 - 07/2018 |
Teaching Experience
| SOM 615, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, The Renal and Genitourinary Systems | Spring 2023 - 2024 |
| FM 658A, Medicine, Course, Course Director, Medical Ethics | Annual 2020 |
| FM 652A, Medicine, Course, Course Director, Family Medicine Clerkship | Annual 2019 |
| FM 651 A, Medicine, Course, Course Director, Family Medicine Preceptorship | Annual 2019 |
| FM 656A, Medicine, Course, Course Director, Family Medicine Inpatient Service | Annual 2019 |
| CONJ 659A, Medicine, Course, Course Director, M4 to M2 Teaching Track | Annual 2019 |
| CONJ 622, Medicine, Course, Preceptor, IMP-2 | Annual 2019 - 2021 |
| ANAT 611, Medicine, Lecture, Guest Presenter, Gross Anatomy | Annual 2019 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Guest Presenter | Fall 2018 - 2018 |
| FM 631, Medicine, Course, Course Director, Family Medicine Clerkship | Annual 2018 |
| CONJ 612, Medicine, Small Group, Grader, Introduction to Medical Profession 1 | Annual 2017 |
Directed Student Learning
| Preceptor, Advised: Baylor Obert | 2020 - 2021 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Richard Easterling | 2020 - 2021 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Anna McCoy | 2019 - 2020 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Agatha "Louise" Berryhill | 2019 - 2020 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Alexis Manson | 2018 - 2019 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Jenni Miles | 2018 - 2019 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Meridith Cobb | 2017 - 2017 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Anna Beth Bryant | 2017 - 2017 |
Residency Training
| Family Medicine, Attending Physician | 2017 - Present |