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UMMC Honors College

Purpose

To provide students in UMMC's six health professions schools and the University of Mississippi's School of Pharmacy with an opportunity for academic distinction and educational enrichment, developed within an interprofessional framework and guided by dedicated faculty, to broaden critical thinking skills related to healthcare practice and research.

Program Structure

The UMMC Honors College is an in-person interactive program for interprofessional collaboration and engagement. The program duration is one academic year (June through May) with monthly in-person interactive sessions.

Eligibility

Full-time students enrolled in UMMC degree programs and the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy degree program that are at least 3 years in length will be eligible to earn an invitation to join the UMMC Honors College. Degree programs eligible for the UMMC Honors College are AuD, DHA, DMD, DNP, DPT, MD, OTD, PhD, and PharmD.

Full-time students will be selected for the UMMC Honors College based on academic and professionalism evaluations after their first year(s) of professional school.

Full-time students in 3-year UMMC degree programs are eligible if they finished in the top 25% after the first year, have a 3.0 cumulative GPA or higher for UMMC coursework in their degree program, and demonstrate professional conduct with no formal disciplinary sanctions, probation, or remediation.

Full-time students in 4+ year UMMC degree programs and the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy degree program are eligible if they finished in the top 25% after the second year, have a 3.0 cumulative GPA or higher for UMMC coursework in their current degree program, and demonstrate professional conduct with no formal disciplinary sanctions, probation, or remediation.

Students who are eligible for invitations to the UMMC Honors College will receive more information during the summer academic semester.

For questions, contact the UMMC Honors College.

Honors College Membership

• Mais Abdelhaq, Graduate Studies

• Michael Ibitayo Adenawoola, Graduate Studies

• McKing Izeiza Amedari, Population Health

• Presleigh Beach, Dentistry

• Benjamin Beard, Pharmacy

• Brittney Lauren Beasley, Health Related Professions

• Morgan Claire Bell, Medicine

• Barnes Benton, Medicine

• Jack Berman, Medicine

• Blake Berry, Medicine

• Wilson Burke, Medicine

• Brittany Amber Burwell, Nursing

• Print Chouteau, Medicine

• Camille Couey, Medicine

• Chloe Coulter, Medicine

• Anna Clare Colson, Medicine

• Braxton Crumpler, Medicine

• Nicholas Dean, Pharmacy

• Mattie Derivaux, Medicine

• Anna Grace Dillard, Pharmacy

• Elizabeth Doucet, Pharmacy

• Alden Mackenzie Easterling, Health Related Professions

• Amy Fletcher, Health Related Professions

• Ridge Futral, Medicine

• Alex Gibbs, Medicine

• Anne Riley Glass, Dentistry

• Aaron Goldman, Medicine

• JT Goodman, Medicine

• Hunter James Hammett, Medicine

• Jacob Beathea Hearin, Medicine

• Erin Hederman, Health Related Professions

• Brooklyn Howe, Medicine

• Sallie Humphreys, Medicine

• Kerri Sullivan Ivey, Population Health

• Rebekah Anne Jennings, Health Related Professions

• Benjamin Luke Johnson, Medicine

• Logan Lamar, Medicine

• Caroline Lambert, Pharmacy

• Robert Lawson, Medicine

• Camille Martin, Medicine

• Timothy Glynn Martin, Medicine

• Ron McCall III, Medicine

• Wes Miller, Medicine

• Hanna Mitchell, Pharmacy

• Skikesh Morris, Nursing

• Josh Murphy, Medicine

• Dave Myatt, Medicine

• Sadie Parker, Health Related Professions

• Aubree Anna Patterson, Health Related Professions

• Morgan Peters, Dentistry

• Mary Madison Pevey, Medicine

• Kendall Pitre, Medicine

• Lindsey Poirot, Pharmacy

• Tal Redhead, Medicine

• Anna Renfroe, Medicine

• Kiersten Rickard, Pharmacy

• Rachel Ricketts, Pharmacy

• Anna Robertson, Medicine

• Rushali Shah, Pharmacy

• Lores Sharp, Medicine

• Emma Shows, Pharmacy

• James Sikes, Medicine

• Aubrey Ruth Smyly, Graduate Studies

• Webster Strickland, Dentistry

• Holden Sumrall, Dentistry

• Wesley Thomas, Dentistry

• Avery Tollison, Health Related Professions

• Youness Touissi, Graduate Studies

• Tyler Trussell, Medicine

• Alex Turner, Medicine

• Woody Vowell, Medicine

• Saili Weeden, Health Related Professions

• Bryson Weeks, Dentistry

• Caroline Maxine Wilbanks, Health Related Professions

• Chelsie Wilkinson, Nursing

• John Williams, Graduate Studies

• Rebecca Kristine Zorn, Health Related Professions