Following a national search, the National Institutes of Health announced that Dr. April Carson will be the next leader of the 20-year study of cardiovascular health and disease in African Americans. Carson, previously faculty at the University of Alabama-Birmingham, will be at the helm of the study’s research, education and community engagement missions. |
![Children’s of Mississippi team removes tumor hidden in Gulfport child’s heart Children’s of Mississippi team removes tumor hidden in Gulfport child’s heart](/news/News_Articles/2021/09/Images/Levi-Outlaw-20210913-05.jpg) | When sedation for dental work revealed an abnormal heart rhythm, Children’s of Mississippi experts in Jackson, Gulfport and Biloxi collaborated to provide treatment for a patient with a rare cardiac tumor. He’s now recovering and is an active 5-year-old. |
When it comes to building confidence in the practice of medicine, physicians know it’s a matter of patients. Now, a trio of physicians who are particularly attuned to the need for cultivating patient trust in primary care have joined up on a project to do just that; they are a pair of UMMC faculty members and their former medical school classmate, who is working with them from hundreds of miles away. | ![Bowing out of bias: Project aims to foster trust in doctors Bowing out of bias: Project aims to foster trust in doctors](/news/News_Articles/2021/09/Images/Physician_Trust_eCV_art.jpg) |
![Front and Center: Shukundala Front and Center: Shukundala](/news/News_Articles/2021/09/Images/Shukundala-Champion_02.jpg) | A liaison between caregivers and patients, Shukundala “Connie” Champion is a licensed clinical social worker at Children’s of Mississippi’s inpatient psychiatric unit. Surrounded by her growing Hello Kitty collection, Champion helps connect patients with the outpatient care they’ll need to thrive. |
The Medical Center extends its sympathy to the family of a former faculty member in appreciation for the loved one’s contributions to the academic health sciences center. | ![In Memoriam: Dr. James N. “Jim” Martin In Memoriam: Dr. James N. “Jim” Martin](/news/Miscellaneous/2014/November/images/in--memoriam.jpg) |
![Upcoming Events Upcoming Events](/news/Miscellaneous/2019/November/Nov. 14, 2019/Nov. 14 Photos/upcoming_events_430x2050.jpg) | Several interesting events are scheduled for the upcoming week at the Medical Center. |
Medical Center leadership is proud to announce the following additions to its faculty and leadership staff. | ![New faculty join UMMC academic ranks New faculty join UMMC academic ranks](/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 Sept. 20-26. |