April 21, 2025 - University of Mississippi Medical Center

UMMC Hand Center earns accreditation as the first-ever Center of Excellence in hand surgery

The Jabaley-Songcharoen Center for Hand, Upper Extremity and Nerve Surgery has become the first in the world to receive a newly established Center of Excellence designation for hand surgery. The recognition comes from the Surgical Review Corporation following a first-of-its-kind evaluation.

#2025UMMCGrad: Chris Glasgow embraces the life he almost lost

Like many other medical school graduates, Chris Glasgow had to sacrifice a lot to get to this point. But the biggest thing he gave up was about the only thing holding him back.

Employee engagement survey hits high mark for 2025

You keep saying it, we’ll keep doing it! The 2025 Employee Engagement Survey yielded more comments and reflected recent successes in the Medical Center’s mission to meet the needs of all it serves.

Scientists, epilepsy centers, children’s advocate commended

Medical Center faculty and staff often are recognized regionally, nationally and internationally for their academic or medical achievements. These accolades place UMMC among health science centers worldwide.

Upcoming events

Several interesting events are scheduled for the upcoming week at the Medical Center.

UMMC staff receive service recognition

Medical Center leadership is proud to acknowledge those employees who will celebrate service anniversaries during the week of April 21 - 27.