About the Office of Academic Affairs

Welcome!

The Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs oversees the academic enterprise of UMMC. To support our academic mission, each member of our team plays an essential role in our continued success. Our goals are to provide quality education to our students and trainees and to promote lifelong learning to our alumni, faculty, and staff. 

Thank you for visiting our webpage, and please feel free to browse through our many programs and services. We look forward to your continued engagement.

Scott M. Rodgers, MD
Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Chief Academic Officer
Professor, Psychiatry and Human Behavior

Natalie W. Gaughf, PhD, ABPP
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Professor, Family Medicine
Professor, Population Health Science

Our centers, offices, and programs

The centers and offices within Academic Affairs are as follows:

• Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
• Office of Academic Affiliations
• Office of Academic Compliance
• Office of Academic Effectiveness
• Office of Academic Assessment
• Office of Institutional Research (IR)
• Office of eCampus
• Office of Enrollment Management
• Office of Faculty Affairs
• Office of Interprofessional Education (IPE)
• Office of Student Financial Services
• Office of Student Services
• Office for Student Success
• The Office of Mississippi Physician Workforce
• Center for Bioethics and Medical Humanities
• Continuing Health Professional Education (CHPE)
• Mississippi Rural Dentists Scholarship Program (MRDSP)
• Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program (MRPSP)
• Rowland Medical Library

Contact us

Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Verner S. Holmes Learning Resource Center, U170
University of Mississippi Medical Center
2500 N. State St., Jackson, MS 39216
(601) 984-5009
AcademicAffairs@umc.edu

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