August 18, 2025

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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 August 18 - 24.

20 Years

Jean Dobbs, Supervisor-Emergency Communications Services, SER-Mississippi Med-Com

15 Years

Zan Martin, Infection Preventionist, SSC-Infection Control
Jill Clayton, Director, SON-Instruction School Nursing
Chelsey Andries, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs, SON-Instruction School Nursing
Jaime Wheeler, Director Clinical Informatics, SER-DIS-Core
Valerie Jones, Unit Secretary, UH-3 South
Amanda McCullough, Nurse Practitioner, SOM-Peds-Forensic Medicine
Dean Carr, Pre-Arrival Unit Representative, Int Access-Pre Arrival
Heidi Johnson, RN-Ambulatory, SOM-Anesthesiology
Shou Tang, Professor-Clinical, SOM-Medicine-DIG DIS

10 Years

Sarah Egger, RN-Transplant Coordinator, Transplant-Kidney
Cathy Yarbrough, Medical Office Assistant, UP Peds-Gulfport
Brittany Tichenor, Sr Tobacco Treatment Counselor, SER-Cancer Institute
Brittany Foster, RN-Inpatient, UH Nursing -Med Surg 4 Wiser
Morgan Starkweather, RN-Inpatient, CCH-2 Micu
Angelina Humphreys, Patient Care Tech, GMC-Emergency

5 Years

Hayden Sistrunk, RN-Inpatient, CCH-CICU
Bre Wade, Postdoc Research Fellow, SPH-Dept Preventive Medicine
James Watts, Associate Professor-Clinical, SOD-Endodontics
Lumba Hawkins, Project Manager I, SOM-Neurology
Ashley Phillips, House Officer, SOM-Peds-Medical Education
Joydeep Chakraborty, Assistant Professor-Clinical, SOM-Medicine-DIG DIS
Ashok Kumar Coimbatore Jeyakumar, Associate Professor-Clinical, SOM-Surgery-Cardiothoracic
Uma Mahesh Avula, House Officer, SOM-Medicine-INT/RES/FEL
Anna Hartman, Occupational Therapist-PRN, Occupational Therapy-BCH
Sarah Hollingsworth, RN-Inpatient, Post Anesthesia Care Unit-BCH
Brigitte Martin, Assistant Professor-Research, SOM-Cell and Molecular Biology
Nicole Ealy, Neurophysiology Tech I, BCH-Neurophysiology Lab
Ashley McGowan, Clinical Support Representative, UP Oto-Lakeland

1 Year

Gabriella Davis, Medical Laboratory Scientist, Clinical Lab-Chemistry
Claire Harkey, Assistant Professor-Clinical, SOM-Peds-Critical Care
Douglas McLaurin, Postdoc Research Fellow, SOM-Cell and Molecular Biology
Ellen Holbrook, RN-Ambulatory, SOM-Preventive Medicine
Maya Gilmore, Certified Medical Assistant, HOPD Cancer Clinic
Tyler Shack, Assistant Professor-Clinical, SOM-Anesthesiology
Daniella Knox, Accountant, SER-Div Res & Sponsored Proj
Sharon Rice, Medical Laboratory Technician, Lab-Grants Ferry Clinic
Jonathan VanLandingham, Nurse Manager-Inpatient, UH-7 South
Benjamin Barr, RN-ECMO Specialist, SSC-ECMO
Anne Elizabeth Zegel, Child Life Specialist-PT, Nurses-Child Life Specialists
Jimikumar Patel, Assistant Professor-Clinical, SOM-Peds-Neonatology
Munther Al-Saber, House Officer, SOM-Graduate Medical Education
Kevin Boykin, Assistant Professor-Clinical, SOM-Surgery-General Pediatric
Ginger Pole, Medical Director, SOM-Peds-Neonatology
Amod Sharma, Instructor-Research, SOM-Cell and Molecular Biology
Lauren Peak, Assistant Professor-Clinical, Child Development Clinic
Chris Posey, Associate General Counsel, SER-Legal
Allison Thurman, RN I-PRN-Health System Tiered, UH-5 North
Reshonda Lawrence, Medical Coder-Professional, Coding
Chynah Harris, Hospital Tech I, WH-3 MBU
Nylah Hardaway, RN-Inpatient, UH 6th Floor Med Surg
Vicky Harrington, Patient Services Coordinator, SOD-Clinical Affairs
Madison Bennett, Hospital Tech I, UH-4 North
Ashley Bruce, RN I-PRN-Health System Tiered, UH-3 South
Sydney Smith, Reg Dietitian I, UH-Dietitians
John Benedict, Senior Director-Payor Contracting, Payor Contracting
Laci Ellard, RN-Ambulatory, UP Derm-Pavilion Suite K
Ashley Huey, Patient Access Representative-ED, Int Access-Admissions
Delicia Tyler, Student Nurse Tech, BCH-Pediatric ICU
Savanna Julian, Research Assistant-Senior, SOM-Sch Grad Stud Health Scien