UMMC’s Center for Telehealth has quickly taken action to ensure patients get the care they need during a pandemic. Virtual visits through UMMC2You have skyrocketed, as have telehealth visits with Medical Center providers. The center has screened thousands of Mississippians for COVID-19 and has set up testing appointments. A new federal grant is helping to cover the costs and provide additional technology. |
![Nursing students benefit from Mississippi Board of Nursing scholarships Nursing students benefit from Mississippi Board of Nursing scholarships](/news/News_Articles/2020/06/Images/Deidra-Morgan_01.png) | Since 2017, the Mississippi Board of Nursing’s Office of Nursing Workforce has disseminated more than $2.5 million in scholarship funds to nursing schools in the state. This year, the School of Nursing at UMMC has received the largest amount to date; as a result, 85 nursing students have been awarded scholarships. |
Public health departments use contact tracing to map the spread of an infectious disease from person to person. CDC officials say this technique is part of the solution to the current COVID-19 pandemic. | ![Contact tracing helps uncover COVID-19's ‘social network’ Contact tracing helps uncover COVID-19's ‘social network’](/news/Miscellaneous/2020/June/June CONSULT/June CONSULT photos/disease_trackers_800x600.jpg) |
![Upcoming Events hits pause button Upcoming Events hits pause button](/news/Miscellaneous/2019/November/Nov. 14, 2019/Nov. 14 Photos/upcoming_events_430x2050.jpg) | Most of the events scheduled this summer at UMMC have been canceled or postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. To see the most recent status of events scheduled at the Medical Center, visit the UMMC Intranet. |
Medical Center leadership is proud to announce the following additions to its faculty and leadership staff. | ![Chemistry, geosciences specialist, surgical critical care fellow join faculty Chemistry, geosciences specialist, surgical critical care fellow join faculty](/news/images/new_faculty.jpg) |
![UMMC staff receive service recognition UMMC staff receive service recognition](/news/images/anniversaries.jpg) | Medical Center leadership is proud to acknowledge those employees who will celebrate service anniversaries during the week of June 8-14. |