Sept. 25, 2023

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UMMC staff receive service recognition

Medical Center leadership is proud to acknowledge those employees who will celebrate service anniversaries during the week of September 25 - October 1.

35 Years

Carolyn Bigelow, Medical Director, SOM-Medicine-HEM 

30 Years

Ramarao Takkallapalli, Associate Professor, SOM-Anesthesiology 

25 Years

Lakisha Mitchell, Pharmacy Tech III (UH), SSC-Pharmacy 

Michael Nowicki, Professor, SOM-Peds-Gastroenterology 

Melitta Rucker, Patient Financial Services Coordinator II (SS), SSA-Health Information Mgt 

20 Years

Marsha Washington, Emergency Room Tech (UH), Fast Track 

Linda McGee, Buyer (SS), Purchasing e

15 Years

Monica Mosley, Ophthalmic Technologist (UA), UP Ophth-Lakeland 

Yuanyuan Duan, Associate Professor, SOD-Biomedical Mtrls Science

10 Years

Stacy Reno, Diag Sonographer-Mammo (UH), Mammography 

Stephen Helms, Professor, SOM-Dermatology 

Alex Elkins, Associate Professor, SOM-Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery 

Robert Merkich, Reg CT Technologist (CH), BCH-CT 

Lacolony Mason, Education Administrator, SOM-Obstetrics & Gynecology 

5 Years

Lindsey Frye, RN I-PRN-Health System Tiered (UH), UH Nursing -Med Surg 4 Wiser 

Joan Elliott, Nurse Manager I (UA), UP Derm-Pavilion Suite K 

Joseph Sudderth, CRNA, SOM-Anesthesiology 

Sarah Payne, RN I-Ambulatory (CA), CH-Peds Urgent Care 

Ebony Jones, Professional Coder I Remote (SS), UPA-Charge Entry 

Sharon Terry, Sr Tobacco Treatment Counselor, SER-Cancer Institute 

Ashley Hampton, Mgr-Sponsored Prgm Officer, SER-Div Res & Sponsored Proj 

Brittney Coleman, Cert Phlebotomist (UH), Lab-Family Medicine Clinic 

Richard Perkins, Dental Technician II, SOD-Restorative Laboratory 

Precious McGee, Certified Nursing Assistant (UH), UH-2 South

1 Year

Derexie Cosby, Surgical Tech I (CH), Surgical Suite-BCH 

Glenise Shorts-McGee, Physician Scheduler III (UA), UP Neurosciences-Support Svcs 

Bradly Haynes, RN I-Inpatient (GH), GMC-Emergency 

Sarah Guy, Assistant Professor, SOM-Anesthesiology 

Edward Gnam, Physician-PT, SOM-Obstetrics & Gynecology 

Anna Little, Educator-RN I (UH), WH-5 Gyn Oncology 

Vikkie Connley, Customer Care Rep (CS), UP Int Med-Cardio Pavilion StB 

Molly McEntyre, Provisional Dietitian Licensee (CH), BCH-Dietitians 

Mary Caples, Reg Dietitian I (CH), BCH-Dietitians 

Darian Lipsey, Police Officer, SER-Campus Police 

Caleb Brady, Ambassador (UH), Ambassadors 

Eric Abston, Police Officer, SER-Campus Police 

Molly Henson, Researcher II-Basic Science Lab, SOM-Psychiatry 

Amy DeZutter, Transplant Program Navigator, Transplant-Kidney 

Tempest Douglas, Accounts Payable Clerk I, SER-Accounts Payable Dept 

Katie Thompson, Emergency Room Tech (CH), Emergency Dept-BCH 

Angela Parker, LPN-Ambulatory (CA), UP Peds-Acadian Court 

Kelsie Chambley, Radiologic Technologist (CH), BCH-Radiology Diagnostic 

Victoria Desales-Hughes, Hospital Tech I (UH), UH-4 North 

Carolyn Taylor, Patient Access Data Integrity Specialist I (SS), Int Access-Admissions 

Juanita Alford, RN I-Ambulatory (UA), UP OB-GYN-Support Services 

Kierston Griffin, RN Relief-Med Surg (UH), UH-2 North 

Jill Rummells, RN I-Periop (UH), Surgical Suite-WH 

Zarius Stubbs, Hospital Tech I (UH), UH-2 South 

Kimberley Gray, Monitor Technician (UH), Nurses-Monitor Technicians 

Dava Sanders, Patient Access Data Integrity Specialist I (SS), Int Access-Admissions 

Aeriana Clark, Student-Medical Lab Tech (UH), Division Lab Med-Reference 

Kelly Massey, RN I-PRN-Health System Tiered (UH), WH-3 MBU 

Shiana Taylor, Customer Care Rep (UA), UP Int Med-Cardio Select 210 

Stacy Burgess, Education Administrator, SOM-Surgery 

Scott McLeod, Physician-PT, SOM-Anesthesiology 

Kobe Hunter, Ambassador-PRN (UH), Ambassadors