Main ContentEmployee Giving Campaign, visiting lectures head week's events
Several interesting events are scheduled for the upcoming weeks at the Medical Center.
Monday, Sept. 24
Neurology instructor to compare preeclampsia outcomes
Dr. Omar Logue, instructor in neurology, will give the Department of Cell and Molecular Biology presentation, "Preeclampsia: Therapeutic Development and Neurological Outcomes," at 3 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 24, in classroom N318 (3A).
All Medical Center faculty, staff and students are invited. For more information, call Cherese Kelly at 4-1851.
Monday-Friday, Sept. 24-28
Make a difference: Give back to UMMC and get MAD for MS
The Medical Center's 2018 Employee Giving Campaign, "Making a Difference: MAD for Mississippi," will take place Monday-Friday, Sept. 24-28, at various locations throughout the main UMMC campus.
Scheduled events include "Massage Monday," "Treat Yourself Tuesday," "Wellness Wednesday," "Tech Thursday," and "Food Truck Friday." Employees who donate $50 or $2 per pay period will receive a MAD for Mississippi T-shirt. Donations can be made online at www.umc.edu/givingstartshere.
For complete information about the Employee Giving Campaign events, email Rachel Browning at rbrowning2@umc.edu.
Tuesday, Sept. 25
Dermatology faculty to show how to spot skin cancer
Dr. Ashley N. Emerson, assistant professor of dermatology, will present the "Brown Bag Lunch" lecture, "Skin Cancer: Can You Spot a Killer?" from noon-1 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 25, in the University Hospital large conference room.
All Medical Center faculty, staff and students are invited. Refreshments will be available. For more information, call Allie Malone at 5-8000 or email her at acurtis2@umc.edu.
Pennington professor to connect liver, brain, dietary restriction
Dr. Christopher Morrison, professor and associate director in the Neurosignaling Laboratory at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, will give the Neurobiology and Anatomical Sciences Seminar Series presentation, "FGF21: A Liver to Brain Signal Essential for Sensing Dietary Protein Restriction," from noon-1 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 25, in classroom 3A (room N318 on the North Wing).
All Medical Center faculty, staff and students are invited. For more information, call Karneilla McGee at 5-3706 or email her at kmcgee@umc.edu.
Sleep, wellness experts to uncover body's secret weapon
Dr. M. I. Ullah, associate professor of medicine and director of UMMC's Sleep Medicine Fellowship Program, and Claude Courtney, onsite wellness coach for ActiveHealth Management, will give the Everyday Wellness presentation, "Sleep: Your Body's Secret Weapon," from noon-1 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 25, in room CW 308 of the Classroom Wing.
Attendees may join the 21-Day Sounder Sleep Challenge and be eligible for a drawing upon completion. For more information, email Brea Cole at cbcole@umc.edu.
Wednesday, Sept. 26
Montefiore faculty to assess pediatric sickle cell pain
Dr. Veronica Carullo, associate professor of anesthesiology and pediatrics at Montefiore Medical Center, the University Hospital for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Roslyn, New York, will present Anesthesia Grand Rounds, "Pediatric Sickle Cell Pain: Beyond the Crisis," from 6:30-7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, in room LH122 of the medical education building.
For more information, call Tammy Holliman at 4-5931 or email her at tholliman@umc.edu.
Dr. Michael Henderson, professor of surgery and chief medical officer, will give the Department of Surgery Grand Rounds presentation, "Quality Improvement as UMMC's No. 1 Strategic Priority," from 8-9 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 26, in room CW106 of the Classroom Wing.
Continuing medical education credit is available. For more information, email Carol Hollingsworth at cphllingsworth@umc.edu.
Seven deans to deliver interprofessional education message
Deans from all seven schools at UMMC will present the Associate Student Body seminar, "You Are Not an Island: A Message from the Deans," at noon on Wednesday, Sept. 26, in the student union's second-floor conference center.
The deans will discuss their experiences with interprofessional education. Lunch will be available to the first 75 in attendance. For more information, email Emily Dixon at ehdixon@umc.edu.
OT specialist to discuss workspace, ergonomic health
Penny Rogers, associate professor of occupational therapy in the School of Health Related Professions, will give the Everyday Wellness presentation, "When Your Workspace Fits, Your Day Goes Better," from noon-1 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 26, in classroom R153 (lower amphitheatre).
Lunch will be available to the first 30 in attendance. The event will include a free ergonomic assessment of attendees' workspaces. The presentation will be available by WebEx. For more information, email Taylor Fishel at tfishel@umc.edu.
Dr. Alfonso Eirin, assistant professor of medicine at the College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, will give the Department of Physiology and Biophysics presentation, "Mitochondrial Injury and Renal Disease: Renovascular Disease and Beyond," from noon-1 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 26, in room CW308 of the Classroom Wing.
For more information, call Courtney Graham at 4-1820.
Thursday, Sept. 27
Dr. Richard Whit Hall, professor of pediatrics, and Dr. Aliza Brown, assistant professor of neurology/radiology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, will give the Mississippi Center for Obesity Research, the Mississippi Center for Clinical and Translational Research and the Cardiorenal and Metabolic Diseases Research Center Grand Rounds presentation, "Telehealth for Infants: Narrowing the Rural-Urban Gap Through Research," at noon on Thursday, Sept. 27, in room CW308 of the Classroom Wing.
Lunch will be available on a first-come basis. For more information, call Catherine Kaime at 5-0817 or email her at ckaime@umc.edu.
Tuesday, Oct. 2
Chancellor, vice chancellor to speak at faculty meeting
Dr. Jeffrey Vitter, University of Mississippi chancellor, and Dr. LouAnn Woodward, vice chancellor for health affairs, are scheduled to speak at the fall faculty meeting at noon on Tuesday, Oct. 2, in classroom R153 (lower amphitheatre).
The presentation will include an update on the University and Medical Center for the next fiscal year and recognition of faculty with 20 years of service. Full-time faculty with 20 years of continuous service to UMMC should contact Dorothy Singleton by Saturday, Sept. 1.
Lunch will be available on a first-come basis. For more information, call Dorothy Singleton at 5-4883 or email her at drsingleton@umc.edu.
Tuesday, Oct. 23
Collegiate scholars set to heat up RICE competition
Top scholars from Mississippi colleges and universities will join Medical Center students in the annual Rural Interdisciplinary Case Experience (RICE) Bowl, an interactive health-care competition with audience participation, at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 23, in the UMMC Conference Center at the Jackson Medical Mall Thad Cochran Center.
Sponsored by the Myrlie Evers-Williams Institute for the Elimination of Health Disparities, the RICE Bowl is an academic competition in which team members answer questions and solve a complex health-care case. Attendees will have the opportunity to sound off during the event as well.
For more information, email Felicia Caples at fcaples@umc.edu.
Thursday, Oct. 25
Dr. Ann Chester, founder and director of the Health Sciences and Technology Academy, will present the Academic Development and Discovery Seminar, "A Rural STEM Outreach Model from West Virginia: Achieving Health Care Workforce Diversity," from noon-1 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 25, in room 122 of the medical education building.
For more information, email Julian Gilner at jgilner@umc.edu.