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Welcome to the Office of Academic Affairs

Portrait of Dr. Scott Rogers and Dr. Natalie Gaughf
Scott M. Rodgers, MD Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Natalie W. Gaughf, PhD, ABPP Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

The University of Mississippi Medical Center supports seven health professions schools on its main campus in Jackson and successfully graduates roughly 1000 health care professionals each year, many of whom choose to stay and practice in the state.

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 continuing success as we work to identify and promote best practices in health care education, including the following: 

  • Academic planning and strategy
  • Academic policies and procedures
  • Continuing health professions education
  • Faculty development and success
  • Institutional accreditation
  • Quality improvement and innovation in education
  • Resources through the Rowland Medical Library
  • Student services and 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.  

Seven Schools. One UMMC.

  1. School of Medicine building exterior.

    1955

    School of Medicine
  2. School of Nursing building exterior.

    1958

    School of Nursing
  3. School of Health Related Professions building exterior.

    1973

    School of Health Related Professions
  4. School of Dentistry building exterior.

    1975

    School of Dentistry
  5. School of Pharmacy building exterior.

    1977

    School of Pharmacy
  6. Guyton Research Complex building exterior.

    2001

    School of Graduate Studies in the Health Sciences

  7. School of Population Health exterior building.

    2016

    John D. Bower School of Population Health

Academic Affairs News

Ernestine Smith, far left, is pictured with her siblings. Her dream to become a nurse was the inspiration for a scholarship for students in the RN-to-BSN program at UMMC.

Mother’s dream of a nursing career inspires endowed nursing scholarship at UMMC

Monday, June 5, 2023

The estate of Hugh Carroll Smith, a Brookhaven native and a professor emeritus in biology at Louisiana State University in Alexandria, endowed the Ernestine Price Smith Scholarship for registered nurses in the School of Nursing’s RN-to-BSN program. The gift will fund three $5,000 scholarships, easing the financial burden of continuing education for registered nurses seeking a bachelor’s degree. Read More

Brian Christman is keeping his talents at UMMC. Come fall, he will begin working on a PhD in biostatistics and data science in his journey to becoming a professor/researcher.

#UMMCGrad2023: Late bloomer finds his way following three loves

Monday, May 22, 2023

After realizing he was too squeamish to be a physician, Brian Christman found his calling in statistics and data science, which allow him to “play in everyone’s backyard.” Read More

Latest Articles

Ernestine Smith, far left, is pictured with her siblings. Her dream to become a nurse was the inspiration for a scholarship for students in the RN-to-BSN program at UMMC.

Mother’s dream of a nursing career inspires endowed nursing scholarship at UMMC

Published on Monday, June 5, 2023

Brian Christman is keeping his talents at UMMC. Come fall, he will begin working on a PhD in biostatistics and data science in his journey to becoming a professor/researcher.

#UMMCGrad2023: Late bloomer finds his way following three loves

Published on Monday, May 22, 2023

Dr. Amy Smith, second from left, Alumna of the Year, is congratulated by, from left, Michelle Goreth, president-elect of the UMMC School of Nursing Alumni Association; Michael Parnell, association president; and Dr. Julie Sanford, dean of the School of Nursing.

Nursing Alumna of Year serving ‘nation’s heroes’ as VA leader

Published on Monday, May 15, 2023

Malita Chaffier is a 2023 dental hygiene graduate of the School of Dentistry.

#UMMCGrad2023: Patient care a passion for dental hygiene grad

Published on Monday, May 15, 2023

Greenville resident Casey Park is a May 2023 graduate of the School of Dentistry.

#UMMCGrad2023: Residency, then private practice in Casey Park’s future

Published on Monday, May 15, 2023

Dr. Rodney Meeks and Dr. Sara Meeks display a watercolor of the Winfred L. Wiser Hospital for Women and Infants, named for Rodney Meeks' mentor at UMMC. The painting was presented to the couple Thursday, following the announcement of the Drs. G. Rodney and Sara M. Meeks Endowed Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology

A legacy of patience and humility: Endowed chair named for Rodney and Sara Meeks

Published on Monday, May 8, 2023

Ruhi Randhawa, who was accepted for a residency in anesthesiology at UMMC, will soon apply her skills to live patients.

#UMMCGrad2023: She looked into her heart and saw a doctor’s life there

Published on Monday, May 8, 2023

Tanzi McAllister will work as a registered nurse on 4 North, the same place she's worked as a nurse tech while she was pursuing her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in the School of Nursing's traditional program.

#UMMCGrad2023: School of Nursing graduate’s career to start in familiar place

Published on Monday, April 24, 2023

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Upcoming Academic Calendar Items

Portrait of Dr. Joey Granger and Dr. Robert Hester.

Dr. Granger and Dr. Hester Retirement Celebration

Thursday, June 22 at 12:00 p.m

Join the Department of Physiology and Biophysics as they celebrate 71 years of excellence during a retirement celebration honoring Dr. Joey Granger and Dr. Robert Hester on Thursday, June 22 at noon in School of Medicine SM 124.


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Portrait of Dr. Darrell G. Kirch

Vice Chancellor Lecture Series

Monday, August 21 at 12:00 p.m

Dr. Darrell G. Kirch, president and CEO of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) from 2006 until 2019, will be the featured speaker for the Vice Chancellor Lecture Series on the topic of well-being and burnout at noon on Monday, August 21 in School of Medicine 124.


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