Jason Parham, MD
Executive Vice Chair, SOM Department of Medicine
Department:
SOM-Medicine-ID
Email:
jparham@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 984-5560
Education
| University of Massachusetts Amherst, MPH, Public Health Practices | 2009 |
| University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Fellowship, Infectious Diseases | 2004 |
| University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Residency, Internal Medicine | 2002 |
| University of Mississippi School of Medicine, MD, Doctor of Medicine | 1999 |
| Mississippi College, BA, Bachelor of Arts in Biological Sciences, Minor Chemistry | 1991 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Re-certification, American Board of Internal Medicine | 2014 - 12/2024 |
| Certification, American Board of Internal Medicine | 2004 - 12/2014 |
| Certification, American Board of Internal Medicine | 2002 - 12/2012 |
| Licensure, Mississippi State Board License | 07/2001 - 06/2016 |
Current Positions
| Interim Director, Division of Digestive Diseases, School of Medicine | 09/2022 - Present |
| Professor, School of Medicine | 07/2021 - Present |
| Executive Vice Chair, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine | 07/2019 - Present |
| Associate Professor, School of Population Health | 08/2017 - Present |
| Director, Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine | 07/2017 - Present |
| Director | 10/2011 - Present |
| Faculty | 07/2004 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Director, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine | 07/2017 - 08/2020 |
| Associate Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine | 07/2016 - 06/2021 |
| Associate Vice Chair for Quality, Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine | 04/2016 - 06/2019 |
| Director, Outpatient Antimicrobial Service, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 07/2015 - 08/2016 |
| Associate Director, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine | 04/2015 - 06/2017 |
| Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine | 10/2011 - 06/2016 |
| Consultant, St. Dominic Memorial Hospital, Jackson, Mississippi, Department of Medicine | 10/2005 - 09/2011 |
| Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine | 07/2005 - 09/2005 |
| Consultant, Crossroads Clinic, Division of STD/HIV | 07/2004 - 09/2005 |
| Instructor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine | 07/2004 - 06/2005 |
Sponsored Program Funding
| Extramural, The National Nursing Home COVID Action Network. 2020-2021., AHRQ - University of New Mexico, ECHO Program | 09/2020 - 08/2021 |
| Extramural, Expanded Access Treatment Protocol: Remdesivir (RDV; GS-5734) for the Treatment of SARS-CoV2 (CoV) Infection, Gilead Sciences | 05/2020 - 03/2021 |
| Extramural, Outcomes Related to COVID-19 Treated with Hydroxychloroquine among Inpatients with Symptomatic Disease (ORCHID), National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) | 04/2020 - 03/2021 |
| Extramural, Clinical Evaluation of the Aptima HSV 1 & 2 Assay on the Panther System in Swab Specimens from Symptomatic Subjects Presenting With a Suspected Herpes Lesion(s), Hologic, Inc. | 03/2015 - 02/2017 |
| Extramural, A Pilot Gaming Adherence Program for Youth Living with HIV, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) | 12/2014 - 10/2018 |
| Extramural, Tigris DTS System Clinical Equivalence Study Using Vaginal Swab and Liquid Pap Specimens in the Aptima Combo 2 Assay, Gen-Probe, Inc. | 02/2005 - 10/2005 |
| Extramural, HIV Drug Resistance and Subtype Surveillance / VARHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mississippi State Department of Health | 09/2004 - 09/2005 |
| Extramural, Medical Monitoring Project, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mississippi State Department of Health | 06/2004 - 05/2009 |
| Extramural, Use of Self-collected Vaginal Swabs as an Innovative Approach to Facilitate Testing for Repeat Chlamydia Infection, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | 11/2003 - 10/2009 |
| Extramural, Estimating HIV-1 Incidence by Using a Population-based Serologic Method to Detect Recent HIV-1 Infection, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mississippi State Department of Health | 03/2003 - 02/2005 |
Publications
Journal Article | |
| Navalkele BD, Parham J Long COVID: A review of long-term consequences of COVID-19 JMSMA. 2022;63(6). | 2022 |
| Wingler MB, Cretella DA, Parham JJ. Navigating COVID-19 Experimental Treatments: A Comprehensive Review of the Medical Literature. J Miss State Med Assoc. 2020; Vol 61:184-191. | 2020 |
| Cretella DA, King ST, Parham JJ, Stover KR. Change in meropenem utilization following implementation of a targeted antimicrobial stewardship audit and feedback program J Miss State Med Assoc. 2017 May;58(5):162-166. | 2017 |
| Brock JB and Parham JJ Top ten things you need to know about bloodstream infections J Miss State Med Assoc. 2017 Mar;58(3):78-80 | 2017 |
Abstracts | |
| Navalkele B, Lucar J, Brock J, Parham J. 400. Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Test-based Strategy to Reduce Quarantine Days Among Asymptomatic Healthcare Workers After Household Exposure Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2021 Nov;8(Suppl 1):S302-S302. | 2021 |
| Wingler MJ, Cretella DA, Parham J, Navalkele B 763. Impact of Two-Step Testing Algorithm on Hospital-onset Clostridioides difficile Infections and Oral Vancomycin Prescription Practices at an Academic Medical Center Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021 Dec 4;8(Suppl 1):479. | 2021 |
| Svoronos PA, Vijayvargiya P, Vaitla P, Wynn JJ, Beam E, Parham J, Sohail MR, Esquer Garrigos Z. 210. Outcomes of Kidney Transplant Recipients with Donor Positive Blood Cultures Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021 Nov 8 (Suppl 1): 213–214. | 2021 |
| Navalkele BD, Tate M, Dunaway J, Fletcher S, Inman B, Hankins P, Hung L, Guy R, Parham J Effectiveness of Multimodal Intervention Strategies to Improve Hand Hygiene Compliance at an Academic Medical Center. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2019 Oct 23;6(Suppl 2):S426–7. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofz360.1052. | 2019 |
| Navalkele BD, Fletcher S, Truhett N, Hester X, Martin S, Smith E, Galloway R, Stempak L, Allard C, Hayes W, Parham J. Impact of Discontinuation of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Contact Precautions on Bloodstream Infection Rates at an Academic Medical Center. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2019 Oct 23;6(Suppl 2):S269. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofz360.639. PMCID: PMC6810965. | 2019 |
Presentations
| Poster Presentation, Impact of a Multidisciplinary Team on Reducing Hospital-acquired Clostridioides difficile Infections at an Academic Medical Center., SHEA, Boston, MA | 04/2019 |
| Poster Presentation, Rate of appropriate management of asymptomatic bacteriuria at a large academic medical center., Ro Chi, Oxford MS | 03/2017 |
| Platform Presentations, Antibiotic stewardship in the medical ICU: importance of a multidisciplinary approach for antibiotic de-escalation., American Thoracic Society | 05/2016 |
| Poster Presentation, Rising incidence of nocardiosis: a conundrum of monoclonal antibody therapy, American Thoracic Society | 05/2016 |
| Poster Presentation, Change in meropenem utilization following the implementation of a targeted antimicrobial stewardship audit and feedback program, ICAAC, San Diego, CA | 09/2015 |
| Poster Presentation, Trends in antimicrobial consumption and healthcare-associated infection rates before and after a piperacillin-tazobactam shortage, ICAAC, San Diego, CA | 09/2015 |
| Poster Presentation, Impact of Piperacillin-Tazobactam Shortage on Antimicrobial Stewardship: Clinical and Economic Outcomes, ICAAC, San Diego, CA | 09/2015 |
| Poster Presentation, Evaluating Outcomes Before and After Implementation of a Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia Bundle, Department of Medicine, UMMC, Jackson, MS | 03/2015 |
| Poster Presentation, Inpatient factors predicting vancomycin AUC/MIC ratio: a retrospective chart review, ASHP, Orlando, Florida | 12/2013 |
| Poster Presentation, Factors affecting initial vancomycin trough concentrations in an inpatient population: a retrospective cohort study, ACCP, Albuquerque, NM | 10/2013 |
| Poster Presentation, Screening College Students for Asymptomatic Infection with Chlamydia and Gonorrhea, International Society of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Research Congress, Amsterdam, The Netherlands | 07/2005 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Community Hero, Mississippi Clarion Ledger | 2020 |
| Antimicrobial Stewardship Center of Excellence, IDSA | 2019 |
| Phi Kappa Phi, University of Massachusetts Amherst | 2008 |
| Norman C. Nelson Scholarship, University of Mississippi School of Medicine | 1995 |
| Cum laude graduate, with honors, Mississippi College | 1991 |
| National Merit Finalist | 1987 |
| Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities |
Professional Membership and Service
| Myrlie Evers-Williams Institute for the Elimination of Health Disparities, Affiliate | 2015 - Present |
| American College of Physicians, Fellow | 2012 - Present |
| Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, Member | 2012 - Present |
| Infectious Disease Society of America, Fellow | 2002 - Present |
| HIV Medical Association, Member | 2002 - Present |
Committee Service
| Department of Medicine Faculty Development Coaching Committee, Sage | 2022 - Present |
| Division of Infectious Diseases, Fellowship Program Evaluation Committee, Chair | 2014 - 2015 |
| Department of Medicine CME Committee, Member | 2013 - 2017 |
| Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee, Chair | 2012 - Present |
| P&T Formulary Subcommittee, Member | 2012 - Present |
| THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS AND CLINICS-INFECTION PREVENTION, Chair | 2011 - Present |
| THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS AND CLINICS-PHARMACY AND THERAPEUTICS, Member | 2011 - Present |
Community Service
| COVID Planning, Clinton Public School District, Medical Advisor | 03/2020 - Present |
| COVID Health Team, Northside Baptist Church, Advisor | 02/2020 - Present |
| Personnel Committee, Northside Baptist Church, Member | 11/2019 - Present |
| BSA Troop 1475, Guest Lecturer, Volunteer | 07/2019 - Present |
| Committee on Committees, Member | 07/2015 - 06/2016 |
| Afterschool Program, Northside Baptist Church, Board Member | 2013 - 2017 |
| Budget and Finance Committee, Northside Baptist Church, Chair | 2012 - 12/2014 |
| Diaconate, Northside Baptist Church, Chair | 11/2011 - 12/2014 |
| Parent Teacher Organization, Clinton Public Schools, Member, Volunteer | 08/2011 - Present |
| Habitat for Humanity, Construction volunteer | 06/2007 - 12/2009 |
| Junior Auxiliary of Clinton, MS: Angel Tree, Family sponsor | 12/2004 - Present |
| Diaconate, Northside Baptist Church, Secretary | 11/2004 - 12/2007 |
| Latino Festival, Health Educator and Outreach | 09/2004 - 09/2004 |
| Project Amazonas, Volunteer clinician | 02/2000 - 02/2005 |
| Peace Corps - Ghana, Science teacher, Volunteer trainer | 07/1991 - 09/1993 |
Other Service
| Journal for Healthcare Quality | 06/2020 - Present |
| Documentation Task Force, Member | 10/2019 - Present |
| Compensation Plan Committee, Department of Medicine, Member | 02/2018 - Present |
| Professional Practice Evaluation, Member | 07/2017 - Present |
| Mississippi Division of Medicaid, P&T Committee | 07/2016 - 06/2018 |
| Outpatient Antimicrobial Service, Director | 07/2015 - 08/2016 |
| Mississippi Division of Medicaid, Drug Utilization Review Board | 07/2013 - 06/2016 |
| Medical Staff Quality Review Council, Member | 07/2012 - 06/2017 |
| Antimicrobial Stewardship Program, Director | 10/2011 - Present |
Teaching Experience
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Internal Medicine Residency Conference | Spring 2022 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, ID Journal Club | Summer 2022 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Course Presenter, Bugs N Drugs | Fall 2021 |
| 611, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Microbiology | Fall 2021 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Course Presenter, Bugs N Drugs | Spring 2020 |
| MED 663, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Tropical Medicine | Spring 2020 |
| PHS 711, Population Health, Course, Course Director, Healthcare Quality and Safety | Spring 2020 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Infectious Diseases Clinical Conference | Spring 2020 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Internal Medicine Residency Conference | Spring 2020 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Internal Medicine Residency Conference | Spring 2020 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Guest Presenter, Department of Medicine Grand Rounds | Summer 2020 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Course Presenter, Bugs N Drugs | Spring 2019 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, ID Journal Club | Spring 2019 |
| MED 663, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Tropical Medicine | Spring 2019 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Guest Presenter, Family Medicine Residency Conference | Spring 2019 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Guest Presenter, Family Medicine Residency Conference | Spring 2019 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Guest Presenter, Family Medicine Residency Conference | Spring 2019 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Internal Medicine Residency Conference | Spring 2019 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Infectious Diseases Clinical Conference | Spring 2019 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Course Presenter, Bugs N Drugs | Spring 2019 |
| Medicine, Course, Course Director, Antimicrobial Stewardship Course for ID Fellows | Spring 2019 |
| DENT 641, Dentistry, Course, Lecturer, Microbiology | Spring 2019 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Course Presenter, Bugs N Drugs | Fall 2019 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Course Presenter, Bugs N Drugs | Summer 2019 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Infectious Diseases Clinical Conference | Fall 2019 |
| MED 611, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Microbiology | Fall 2019 |
| DENT 641, Dentistry, Course, Lecturer, Microbiology | Fall 2019 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Infectious Diseases Clinical Conference | Spring 2018 |
| MED 663, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Tropical Medicine | Spring 2018 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pulmonary / Critical Care Conference | Spring 2018 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, ID Journal Club | Summer 2018 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Course Presenter, Bugs N Drugs | Summer 2018 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Course Presenter, Bugs N Drugs | Summer 2018 |
| MED 611, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Microbiology | Fall 2018 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Guest Presenter, Grand Rounds, UMMC Grenada | Spring 2017 |
| MED 663, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Tropical Medicine | Spring 2017 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Course Presenter, Bugs N Drugs | Summer 2017 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Infectious Diseases Clinical Conference | Summer 2017 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Course Presenter, Bugs N Drugs | Fall 2017 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Course Presenter, Bugs N Drugs | Fall 2017 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Guest Presenter, Chairman's Conference | Fall 2017 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, ID Journal Club | Fall 2017 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Internal Medicine Residency Conference | Fall 2017 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Internal Medicine Residency Conference | Spring 2016 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, ID Journal Club | Spring 2016 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, ID Rotation Podcasts | Spring 2016 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Infectious Diseases Clinical Conference | Spring 2016 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Course Presenter, Bugs N Drugs | Spring 2016 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Guest Presenter, Chairman's Conference | Summer 2016 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, ID Journal Club | Summer 2016 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Guest Presenter, Nursing Forum | Fall 2016 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Internal Medicine Residency Conference | Fall 2016 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Infectious Diseases Journal Club | Spring 2015 |
| MED 663, Medicine, Course, Lecturer, Tropical Medicine | Spring 2015 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Course Presenter, Bugs N Drugs | Spring 2015 |
| AIDS Education Training Center, Lecture, Lecturer, HIV Basics for Family Medicine | Summer 2015 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Guest Presenter, Chairman's Conference | Summer 2015 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Infectious Diseases Journal Club | Summer 2015 |
| AIDS Education Training Center, Course, Guest Presenter, HIV Update | Summer 2015 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Guest Presenter, Chairman's Conference | Fall 2015 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Infectious Diseases Clinical Conference | Winter 2015 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Course Presenter, Bugs N Drugs | Spring 2014 |
| Regional CME Conference, Course, Guest Presenter, Chapman Infectious Diseases Symposium | Spring 2014 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Infectious Diseases Journal Club | Spring 2014 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Infectious Diseases Clinical Conference | Spring 2014 |
| Medicine, Course, Guest Presenter, Internal Medicine Board Review | Summer 2014 |
| Medicine, Course, Preceptor, Department of Medicine Journal Club | Summer 2014 |
| AIDS Education Training Center, Course, Guest Presenter, HIV Update | Fall 2014 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Infectious Diseases Journal Club | Fall 2014 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Guest Presenter, Pulmonary/Critical Care Conference | Fall 2014 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Internal Medicine Residency Conference | Winter 2014 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Infectious Diseases Clinical Conference | Winter 2014 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Medicine Resident Conference | Summer 2013 |
| AIDS Education Training Center, Course, Guest Presenter, HIV Update | Fall 2013 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Course Presenter, Bugs N Drugs | Summer 2013 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Course Presenter, Bugs N Drugs | Fall 2013 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Course Presenter, Bugs N Drugs | Spring 2013 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Guest Presenter, Hospitalist Clinical Conference | Summer 2013 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Internal Medicine Resident Conference | Spring 2013 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Infectious Diseases Journal Club | Spring 2013 |
| Medicine, Course, Guest Presenter, Internal Medicine Board Review | Summer 2013 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Course Presenter, Bugs N Drugs | Summer 2012 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Course Presenter, Bugs N Drugs | Summer 2012 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Guest Presenter, Chairman's Conference | Summer 2012 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Guest Presenter, Critical Care Conference | Summer 2012 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Infectious Diseases Clinical Conference | Spring 2012 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Course Presenter, Bugs N Drugs | Winter 2012 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Infectious Diseases Journal Club | Spring 2012 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Family Medicine Resident Conference | Winter 2012 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Guest Presenter, Family Medicine Resident Rounds | Winter 2012 |
| Medicine, Course, Guest Presenter, Internal Medicine Board Review | Summer 2012 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Course Presenter, Bugs N Drugs | Winter 2011 |
Directed Student Learning
| Preceptor, Daptomycin Usage Evaluation Advised: Carrie Williams | 2015 - Present |
| Preceptor, Linezolid Usage Evaluation Advised: James Lueth | 2015 - Present |
| Student Internship, Meropenem and ceftriaxone usage rates Advised: Hannah Gwin | 2014 - Present |
Fellows supervised
| Infectious Diseases, Fellowship Director, 4 fellows supervised | 07/2017 - 06/2020 |
| Infectious Diseases, Attending Physician, 14 fellows supervised | 10/2011 - Present |
Residency Training
| Medicine, Attending Physician | 2011 - Present |
| ID Pharmacy Residents, Attending Physician | 2011 - Present |