Contact Academic Effectiveness

Office of Academic Compliance, Effectiveness, and Research (ACER)
Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Verner S. Holmes Learning Resource Center
University of Mississippi Medical Center
2500 N. State St.
Jackson, MS 39216-4505
Phone: (601) 984-5009
Accreditation@umc.edu

Our staff

Kenneth L. Thompson, PhD
Executive Director, Academic Compliance, Effectiveness, and Research
SACSCOC Liaison
Assistant Professor, Advanced Biomedical Education
klthompson2@umc.edu
(601) 815-5194
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Kenneth M. Heard, III, JD
Director, Academic Compliance
Assistant Professor, Health Administration
Assistant Professor, Health Sciences
kheard2@umc.edu
(601) 815-7823
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Chelsea P. Stephens, EdD, RT(R)(N)(ARRT), CNMT
Director, Assessment
Assistant Professor, Radiologic Sciences
clpalmer@umc.edu
(601) 984-2810
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Kent A. Johnson, MS
Director, Institutional Research
kjohnson36@umc.edu
(601) 815-1149