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                    UMMC cardiologist, dietitian earn early-career honors 
             
            
                    Front and Center: Kenya Jefferson 
             
            
                    PICU nurse manager Gordon Gartrell an AACN Circle of Excellence Award winner 
             
            
                    Photos: Easter celebrations bring smiles to Medical Center 
             
            
                    School of Dentistry pilots after-hours clinic 
             
            
                    SHRP recognizes Alumnus of the Year, Early Career Achievement award winners 
             
            
                    Faculty, students, pharmacist commended 
             
            
                    Front and Center: Susan Anand 
             
            
                    No shadow of a doubt: The eclipse can ruin your vision 
             
            
                    Dozens screened at See, Test and Treat event 
             
            
                    #2024UMMCGrad: ER doc masters population health 
             
            
                    UMMC faculty, staff garner national recognition 
             
            
                    Technological advances reshape rapidly evolving class settings at SHRP 
             
            
                    Front and Center: Hannah Lambert 
             
            
                    New program is a case of requested development 
             
            
                    #2024UMMCGrad: School of Nursing’s Carter, Haynes combine nursing, military service 
             
            
                    Milestones in UMMC History 
             
            
                    Listen and engage: Stray delivers ‘Last Lecture’ 
             
            
                    Becker’s ranks UMMC among top 150 places to work in health care in U.S. 
             
            
                    Clinic, faculty member recognized nationally 
             
            
                    #2024UMMCGrad: SHRP grad tinkers with career change, contributes to health care improvements 
             
            
                    Ceremony celebrates body donors’ ‘remarkable gift’ 
             
            
                    Genetic discovery uncovers answers to one patient’s lifelong health questions 
             
                         
             
            
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                    Medical Center earns national recognitions 
             
            
                    UMMC research, education, health care shine in 2022 
             
            
                    UMMC earns redesignation as Baby-Friendly Hospital 
             
            
                    New Volunteer Services leader aims to meet patient, staff needs 
             
            
                    C. auris fungal infection: what you need to know 
             
            
                    In good faith: Chaplains’ personal stories resonate 
             
            
                    UMMC expert: Football player’s cardiac arrest spotlights importance of CPR, AEDs, training 
             
            
                    UMMC selected as study site for new COPD treatment 
             
            
                    Whether with patients, families or fellow employees, Communicate with H.E.A.R.T. 
             
            
                    Inaugural Run the Rainbow for Children’s 5K, 10K and Half Marathon is March 18 
             
            
                    Poison control calls climb for kids accidentally eating edibles 
             
            
                    Smith makes sure help’s on the way 
             
            
                    UMMC establishes the Mississippi Burn Center on Jackson campus 
             
            
                    Balance is best when it comes to fighting obesity in children, UMMC experts say 
             
            
                    The Mississippi Burn Center at UMMC: ‘We’re the natural place for this’ 
             
            
                    Women’s heart health in February spotlight 
             
            
                    UMMC’s online MSN program rises to 33rd in the country in U.S. News & World Report list 
             
            
                    Food insecurity drives food choices, affects mental, physical wellness 
             
            
                    Whitlock, Boteler shine as School of Dentistry honorees 
             
            
                    Compretta juggles multiple grants, projects aimed at addressing health equity 
             
            
                    Sanderson Farms Championship host organization donates $1M to benefit Children’s of Mississippi 
             
                         
             
            
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                    One home, four to grow: Ladner babies thriving at UMMC 
             
            
                    UMMC awarded NIH funding to help improve newborn health outcomes 
             
            
                    Ceremony honors the gift that “speaks a thousand words” 
             
            
                    #UMMCGrad2023: Intersection of pharmacy, policy focus of School of Pharmacy graduate 
             
            
                    ‘You chose to stay at UMMC, and that speaks volumes’ 
             
            
                    In their own words: ED caregivers explain why they stayed, what kept them strong, during pandemic 
             
            
                    Photos: Mississippi State baseball a hit with young patients 
             
            
                    A legacy of patience and humility: Endowed chair named for Rodney and Sara Meeks 
             
            
                    #UMMCGrad2023: She looked into her heart and saw a doctor’s life there 
             
            
                    UMMC fills OB-GYN care gap in Delta 
             
            
                    Free summer program gives students telemedicine access 
             
            
                    Nursing Alumna of Year serving ‘nation’s heroes’ as VA leader 
             
            
                    Mortality rates increasing in patients with diabetes and cardiovascular disease 
             
            
                    UMMC PD helps carry the torch for Special Olympics 
             
            
                    #UMMCGrad2023: Patient care a passion for dental hygiene grad 
             
            
                    Teaching, quality improvement and research among new anesthesiology chair’s passions 
             
            
                    #UMMCGrad2023: Residency, then private practice in Casey Park’s future 
             
            
                    ‘Science mom,’ ‘superb mentor,’ Alexander secures ace educator award 
             
            
                    Medical Center employees lauded on state, national levels 
             
            
                    SEARCH for jobs, acceptance pays off with work after finishing growing program 
             
            
                    Friends of Children’s Hospital leader Sidney P. Allen remembered with child life fund 
             
            
                    #UMMCGrad2023: Late bloomer finds his way following three loves 
             
            
                    Study: Babies with opioid addiction go home earlier with family-focused approach 
             
            
                    Q3 grants and awards surpass $20.8 million 
             
            
                    UMMC celebrates 900-plus May 2023 graduates across six health sciences schools 
             
            
                    The proof is in the moms and newborns: STORK is saving lives 
             
            
                    Photos: Capturing memories of the Class of 2023 
             
            
                    Medical Center students, faculty shine on state, national levels 
             
                         
             
            
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                    State’s only academic medical center, and providers, dropped from BCBS network 
             
            
                    McElmurray reaps national health care executive honor 
             
            
                    Study finds higher COVID-19 death rates for American Indians 
             
            
                    Nursing Research Day symbol of increased nursing research at UMMC 
             
            
                    Front and Center: Dr. Tawana Tucker 
             
            
                    Is whole blood best for severely bleeding trauma victims? Study aims to find out 
             
            
                    Faculty, staff, SON collect honors 
             
            
                    Faculty satisfaction survey: UMMC shines in collegiality, diversity, governance 
             
            
                    SHRP recognizes Alumnus of the Year, Early Career Achievement 
             
            
                    #UMMCGrad2022: Disability brings understanding, School of Nursing graduate finds 
             
            
                    Q3 grants and awards top $22 million 
             
            
                    New Children’s of Mississippi concussion clinic offers follow-up care quickly 
             
            
                    #UMMCGrad2022: ‘Renaissance man’ trains talents on career in medicine 
             
            
                    Message to new SOD graduates: Patients, not you, wear the crown 
             
            
                    Left, right, repeat: UMMC celebrates National Walking Day 
             
            
                    Front and Center: Tiara Love 
             
            
                    Transplant, bone marrow, Children’s perioperative receive kudos 
             
            
                    Junior League of Jackson gives $500,000 for cancer center renovation 
             
            
                    #UMMCGrad2022: Double-doctor has heart for science, medicine, service 
             
            
                    Breathing new life into health care diversity: Choctaw students recruited at UMMC 
             
            
                    Photos: Universities team up to cheer on Children’s 
             
            
                    UMMC and UnitedHealthcare agree to new multi-year relationship 
             
                         
             
            
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                    Front and Center: Lauren Burch 
             
            
                    Service commemorates ‘nobility, courage’ of ‘first and most important patients’ 
             
            
                    #UMMCGrad2022: Road to SOD paved with hard work 
             
            
                    Students, faculty, staff shine in research, leadership 
             
            
                    Last Lecture 2022: A lucky guy finds his ikigai 
             
            
                    Enjoy Employee Appreciation Week – you deserve it! 
             
            
                    Experts weigh in on U.S. baby formula shortage 
             
            
                    Medical Center schools, faculty, staff shine 
             
            
                    Photos: World Hand Hygiene Day highlights importance of good hand habits 
             
            
                    UMMC nursing alumna to provide care in Ukraine 
             
            
                    #UMMCGrad2022: Former attorney leaves staff position to pursue love of science 
             
            
                    Innovative dental scan helps providers find root of problem 
             
            
                    Schoolhouse docs: Health policy fellows learn legislative process 
             
            
                    #UMMCGrad2022: Boosting patients’ health literacy goal of School of Pharmacy graduate 
             
            
                    Officers picked for pilot behavioral intervention program named Top Cops 
             
            
                    Brown catches 2022 Regions TEACH Prize 
             
            
                    For ‘heart babies,’ care from Children’s of Mississippi begins in the womb 
             
            
                    SON alums shine as change leaders, health care innovators 
             
            
                    UMMC employees - we appreciate you! 
             
            
                    ‘Life-changing’ MSN courses begin May 31 for UMMC Bower scholars 
             
            
                    Employee engagement survey launches today to measure satisfaction, create initiatives 
             
            
                    UMMCGrad2022: SOPH’s first PhD recipients shine 
             
            
                    SEARCH-ing for the perfect job – and landing it 
             
            
                    UMMC nurses, orthopaedic surgery resident reap honors 
             
            
                    SHRP Dean retires to accept dream job: full-time grandmother of six 
             
            
                    Front and Center: Kimberlee King 
             
            
                    UMMC celebrates 959 May 2022 graduates across six health sciences schools 
             
            
                    Formula supply expected to increase, UMMC experts say 
             
            
                    Photo Gallery: Graduates smile after reaching educational milestone 
             
                         
             
            
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                    UMMC experts explain rare bacterium discovered on Mississippi Gulf Coast 
             
            
                    Ever-inspiring and ‘never forgotten’: Physicians swell honor roll of Medical Center elite 
             
            
                    Center for Telehealth, School of Nursing team up for school-based telehealth training 
             
            
                    STORK training critical when lives of moms, babies in jeopardy 
             
            
                    When stocking UMMC’s shelves, Supply Chain shines 
             
            
                    Hanberry family ‘Giving Grace’ by matching gifts to Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders 
             
            
                    Woodward’s influence on medical education grows, as does Mississippi’s 
             
            
                    Patient safety efforts improving, but journey continues 
             
            
                    Room to Grow: Children's expansion gives NICU babies space for therapy 
             
            
                    Police behavior response team brings added security, calming presence to hospital 
             
            
                    Education, information at fingertips for children’s hospital families thanks to MyChart Bedside 
             
            
                    Feeling tense? Try a re-frame of mind 
             
            
                    Columbus connection, need for neurologists result in Gilbert-Willis Chair at UMMC 
             
            
                    For patients and trainees alike, rural dermatology clinic has their back 
             
            
                    Children’s Heart Center one of select few to access newly approved heart valve 
             
            
                    Photos: UMMC students one step closer to health sciences careers 
             
            
                    See, Test and Treat provides free cancer screenings for 60 women 
             
            
                    Note to former NFL players: Don’t “pass” on regular health checks 
             
            
                    UMMC faculty members receive kudos 
             
            
                    Dr. Phyllis Bishop awarded Parker Chair of Pediatric Gastroenterology 
             
            
                    Children’s of Mississippi seeing rise in RSV cases 
             
            
                    Front and Center: Shannon Farmer 
             
            
                    UMMC research dollars on upward trend 
             
            
                    A study in wax: SOD first-years get early lessons 
             
            
                    Public statement - City of Jackson water impact on UMMC 
             
                         
             
            
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                    UMMC honors police, security, emergency responders with ‘Blessing of the Badges’ 
             
            
                    Lorna Kernizan joins Children’s of Mississippi as COO 
             
            
                    ‘Endless possibilities’: In academic affairs, Rodgers revels in new role 
             
            
                    Front and Center: Lauren Thames 
             
            
                    Photos: UMMC honors police, security, emergency responders with ‘Blessing of the Badges’ 
             
            
                    UMMC listed among best employers in Mississippi 
             
            
                    UMMC faculty lauded for achievements 
             
            
                    Duszak: Ride the radiology technology wave to advance patient care 
             
            
                    POTU: Lourene Davis 
             
            
                    Sam Burns Children's of MS visit 
             
            
                    Give it a shot: Flu vaccines make fall appearance 
             
            
                    UMMC Wellness: Eating Healthy 
             
            
                    Photos: Pro golfer Sam Burns visits Children’s of Mississippi 
             
            
                    Education research: That’s their department 
             
            
                    Friday football injury? UMMC clinic offers swift care 
             
            
                    Nursing white coat ceremony clinical education rite of passage 
             
            
                    Dobbs takes helm of Population Health, determined to make a healthier state 
             
            
                    Front and Center: Najhawan Billingsley 
             
            
                    Children’s, faculty, students shine 
             
            
                    When considering OTC hearing aids, be an informed consumer 
             
            
                    School of Nursing tops Mississippi rankings by U.S. News & World Report 
             
            
                    “Lung Cancer Hero” credits team for national award 
             
            
                    UMMC Responds to Need, Will Offer Burn Care 
             
            
                    PGA golfer, Children’s of Mississippi patient bond on the Sanderson Farms Championship fairway 
             
                         
             
            
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                    Medical scribe program strives to deliver the write fit 
             
            
                    People of the U: Patrick O'Brien 
             
            
                    Front and Center: Ophelia Spencer 
             
            
                    In 2020, learn to be happy for years to come 
             
            
                    Front and Center: Dr. Saurabh Bhardwaj 
             
            
                    Taking care of yourself? That can be messy for millennials 
             
            
                    If obstructive sleep apnea makes rest elusive, a new device can help 
             
            
                    Sanderson Farms Championship host breaks record with $1.3M gift to help Children’s Hospital 
             
            
                    New Ph.D. in research program resonates with radiologists 
             
            
                    State’s 2020 CMNH Champion keeps the beat with a mended heart 
             
            
                    AirCare embarks on collaborative program with new aviation partner 
             
            
                    Front and Center: Shauna-Kay Spencer 
             
            
                    Patient’s mysterious neurological disease no match for UMMC specialist 
             
            
                    Front and Center: Jenny Herron 
             
            
                    Managing your weight: UMMC program offers individualized approach 
             
            
                    Biobank builds up new leadership, research efforts 
             
            
                    After 42 years, Imogene Clark still loyal dental school patient 
             
            
                    New UMMC Grenada, Holmes County CEO focuses on quality health care 
             
            
                    At 5, Tupelo pediatric specialty clinic shows steady growth 
             
            
                    People of the U: Jim Miller 
             
            
                    UMMC salutes Barksdales for diversity, inclusion contributions 
             
            
                    SOD faculty, student make HEADWAE; UMMC neurologist, neurosurgeon earn 'hero' distinction, two neurology faculty garner editorial positions 
             
                         
             
            
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                    eCV adopts temporary weekly publishing schedule 
             
            
                    Breaking story: For orthopaedic surgery chair, it all falls into place 
             
            
                    Children’s of Mississippi patients take to airwaves during radiothon 
             
            
                    At last, Jazmyn Shaw is on home ground 
             
            
                    Mississippi Thrive!: Most young children need developmental health care 
             
            
                    UMMC nurses reflect on nursing's rank as most trusted profession 
             
            
                    COVID-19 infection prevention: Employee questions answered 
             
            
                    Front and Center: Michelle Crawford 
             
            
                    UMMC leaders, infectious disease experts answer COVID-19 questions 
             
            
                    In ob-gyn chair’s life and career, it’s always something – worthwhile 
             
            
                    Photos: MS Miracles Radiothon raises $441,057 one donation at a time 
             
            
                    New name reflects ongoing mission for pediatric hem-onc center 
             
            
                    Front and Center: Etoile Patrick 
             
            
                    As reported COVID-19 cases increase, UMMC stands ready for action 
             
            
                    UMMC leaders detail preparations for care of COVID-19 patients 
             
            
                    Medical Center experts offer advice on dealing with COVID-19 stressors 
             
            
                    Telehealth app, drive-through collection to speed up COVID-19 testing 
             
            
                    Photos: Pictures tell story of COVID-19's impact 
             
            
                    COVID-19 and pregnancy: What you should know 
             
            
                    Front and Center: Leah Ross 
             
            
                    MSDH, UMMC organize mobile testing sites for one day only 
             
            
                    UMMC begins in-house testing for COVID-19 
             
            
                    UMMC, MSDH to open one-day drive-through COVID-19 testing sites 
             
            
                    Community donors bolster Medical Center during COVID-19 response 
             
            
                    UMMC students volunteer for ‘army’ fighting novel coronavirus 
             
            
                    UMMC, MSDH to open one-day drive-through COVID-19 testing sites in Lauderdale, Adams, Pearl River and Tippah counties 
             
            
                    National pathologist organization selects M3 for committee service 
             
            
                    Ophthalmology faculty wins 'southern' distinction; MAS honors SOD presentations; dentistry students garner research awards 
             
                         
             
            
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                    UMMC pandemic expert: Social distancing now will save lives, lessen COVID-19 spread 
             
            
                    UMMC experts offer coping tips for children, parents 
             
            
                    UMMC calls on community members to help protect health care heroes 
             
            
                    Telehealth virtual 'house call' for UMMC patients during pandemic 
             
            
                    Emotions come home to roost as Mississippians shelter in place 
             
            
                    Medical Center deploys UMMC Reserves to aid in COVID-19 battle 
             
            
                    UMMC builds ventilators for COVID-19 pandemic response 
             
            
                    Cities in Smith, Webster and Tunica counties set for one-day mobile COVID-19 testing 
             
            
                    Mobile field clinic established for patients with non-emergency respiratory illness 
             
            
                    Stay home to keep children with medical conditions healthy, experts say 
             
            
                    Photos: One mission, one family - UMMC takes on COVID-19 
             
            
                    Telehealth technology 'linchpin' of Medical Center’s COVID-19 response 
             
            
                    Are random acts of kindness part of your story? 
             
            
                    Statewide COVID-19 testing proves instrumental to 'flattening the curve' 
             
            
                    Front and Center: Nathalie Jones 
             
            
                    UMMC begins COVID-19 clinical trials 
             
            
                    Field clinic for respiratory illness opens to public, provider referrals 
             
            
                    Self-care crucial while caring for loved ones with dementia 
             
            
                    Regions matches donations to UMMC COVID-19 relief up to $50K 
             
            
                    In midst of pandemic, UMMC continues taking care of patients 
             
            
                    Those at higher COVID-19 complication risk should note these tips 
             
            
                    Infectious diseases, prevention team keeps COVID-19 on the run 
             
            
                    SEC Faculty Achievement Award recognizes Jones' accomplishments 
             
            
                    Life during COVID-19: It's your story to tell 
             
            
                    Medical Center teams' focus: Staying connected while apart 
             
            
                    Health systems leader earns national CEO distinction; Evers, GWIMS Awards honor educators, admins, faculty clinicians 
             
                         
             
            
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                    #UMMCGrad2020: Health Sciences duo proud to be UMMC’s first C2C grads 
             
            
                    Medical Center credits students’ COVID-19 response – in due course 
             
            
                    Leading the charge: Jones, Wilson help steer COVID-19 command team 
             
            
                    New facility improves emergency response, communication 
             
            
                    COVID-19 isolation good for public health, worrisome for mental health 
             
            
                    COVID-19 impacts black communities more heavily, study shows 
             
            
                    Humanism chapter receives reward for its golden touch 
             
            
                    #UMMCGrad2020: Bailey relies on family, fortitude to prevail 
             
            
                    VIDEO: Honoring UMMC's health care heroes, today and always 
             
            
                    #UMMCGrad2020: UMMC employee graduates with long-awaited degree 
             
            
                    Pilot project becomes mental health CHAMP during pandemic 
             
            
                    Health System keeps ship steady despite COVID-19's uncharted waters 
             
            
                    #UMMCGrad2020: New SOPH grad to tackle social health disparities 
             
            
                    #UMMCGrad2020: Pharmacy grads Fizer, Washington got start at Murrah 
             
            
                    #UMMCGrad2020: SGSHS graduate motivates herself, others 
             
            
                    Obstacles can't keep UMMC's Class of 2020 from crossing the finish line 
             
            
                    #UMMCGrad2020: SOD grad, leader, advocate steps up during crisis 
             
            
                    Biomedical Materials Science chair earns top educator honor 
             
            
                    UMMC tests 15,000 for COVID-19, expands testing to other groups 
             
            
                    Heart failure admissions plummet – is the pandemic to blame? 
             
            
                    Robinson to lead CCRI clinical trials program 
             
            
                    UMMC ophthalmology faculty named Young Optometrist of the Year; Grad school trio selected for scholars program 
             
                         
             
            
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                    MS Miracles Radiothon to broadcast from new location: Student Union 
             
            
                    Community, training centers add to Jackson Heart Study's mission 
             
            
                    Stem cell donation is start of Staursky’s overall plan 
             
            
                    Video: ENT students, staff give back to Mississippi Food Network 
             
            
                    SPRINT study shows lowering BP may help memory, cognition 
             
            
                    Video: SOD provides care for hundreds of JPS elementary students 
             
            
                    EversCare food pantry partnership helps feed patients in need 
             
            
                    People of the U: Alana Bowman, Dr. Jason Griggs 
             
            
                    A movable feast: Librarian returns artifacts found during lunchtime rambles 
             
            
                    UMMC change managers inspire consistent delivery, excellent care 
             
            
                    As flu spikes in state, experts offer advice on treatment, prevention 
             
            
                    SOD alumni board names former MDA president Alumnus of the Year 
             
            
                    School of Nursing moving, growing in Oxford 
             
            
                    SOD serves more than 1,000 during third Dental Mission Week 
             
            
                    More accessible research partnerships lead to greater medical progress 
             
            
                    SHRP Alumnus of Year uses D.H.A. skills to lead Children’s of Mississippi 
             
            
                    Sharing the pain: Students from four disciplines simulate patient care 
             
            
                    UMMC-Anderson collaboration brings specialty peds care closer to Meridian-area patients 
             
            
                    IHL names SGSHS student affairs head top diversity educator 
             
            
                    SON students, VA nurses form unique partnership 
             
            
                    Murmur of the heart: Editor’s zeal pumps life into student journal 
             
            
                    Three decades a UMMC anesthesiologist, Brunson takes on new role 
             
            
                    Periodontics chair, D3 student, SON earn awards 
             
                         
             
            
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                    Children’s Heart growth, leadership attract second pediatric heart surgeon 
             
            
                    Adult congenital heart program receives coveted national accolade 
             
            
                    Photos: UMMC celebrates Public Health Week 
             
            
                    Medical school dream no longer haunts ground-breaking student 
             
            
                    SON, NIH team up to reduce cervical cancer in Mississippi 
             
            
                    Population Health lecture addresses sickness, wellness in U.S. 
             
            
                    Integrative Health gives quality of life to patients with chronic diseases 
             
            
                    When seconds count, 'Stop the Bleed' can save a life 
             
            
                    Base Pair earns community engagement kudos from Ole Miss 
             
            
                    In grief, despite tragedy, families generously give gift of life 
             
            
                    Patients, families' committee service helps shape care, experience at UMMC 
             
            
                    DOM, Barksdale Lecturer: Data-driven medicine speeds progress 
             
            
                    UMMC Cancer Center and Research Institute boasts new name, strong goals 
             
            
                    Alon Bee to honor wife’s memory with naming of private NICU room 
             
            
                    UMMC renames room for beloved SOM educator, father figure 
             
            
                    Giving TWOsday doubles campaign donations through April 30 
             
            
                    Service commemorates body donors' gifts to students, future patients 
             
            
                    100-Day Workout gives voice – and action – to employee suggestions 
             
            
                    SOPH academic life study, website fight faculty burnout 
             
                         
             
            
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                    UMMC Grenada opens outpatient cancer care clinic, infusion services 
             
            
                    People of the U: Courtney Smith 
             
            
                    Emerging leaders represent health equity program's true legacy 
             
            
                    During milestone year, UMMC's DAISY Awards extend recognition scope 
             
            
                    Respiratory therapists PHIL vital role as medical professionals 
             
            
                    Distinguished alumna recounts mentors' roles at SGSHS Research Day 
             
            
                    Front and Center: James Purvis 
             
            
                    After accident, Ole Miss senior back in school, thanks to SON students 
             
            
                    SOPH moves into new home, affirms commitment to healthier state 
             
            
                    Front and Center: Mary E. Thompson 
             
            
                    From tragedy, life: Organ donors give ultimate gift 
             
            
                    Cancer programs add cardio-oncology services for patients at risk 
             
            
                    Northington brings nursing experience to national leadership role 
             
            
                    Front and Center: Srinivasan Vijayakumar 
             
            
                    Children’s lobby mural to be mosaic of individual masterpieces 
             
            
                    Barriers to breastfeeding subject of three-year NICU study at UMMC 
             
            
                    If work events leave caregivers traumatized, help is on the way 
             
            
                    Front and Center: Kristy Boyd 
             
            
                    Women’s basketball visits score wins with children’s hospital patients 
             
            
                    Inventors, innovations recognized during inaugural event 
             
            
                    Woodward gets nod for national role in academic medicine 
             
            
                    UMMC experts agree: Gratefulness, good health go hand in hand 
             
            
                    AirCare's innovative model helps caregivers cope with 'compassion fatigue' 
             
            
                    Dedication, compassion, purpose drive UMMC's Volunteers of the Year 
             
            
                    Front and Center: Anna Jordan Butts 
             
                         
             
            
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                    New HR chief listening, learning, looking for positive change 
             
            
                    Have a 'berry' good time at UMMC's Farmer's Market 
             
            
                    Mandatory active shooter training to instruct how to avoid, deny, defend 
             
            
                    Photos: UMMC hits the pavement for National Walking Day 
             
            
                    Children's of MS economic impact nears $349M 
             
            
                    Dual-campus Research Day fosters collaborative science 
             
            
                    State’s youngest heart recipient 'looking better and better' one year later 
             
            
                    Population health expert to talk Mississippi moon shots, diabetes 
             
            
                    Board names Delta physical therapist SHRP Alumnus of the Year 
             
            
                    Medicine chair urges DOM researchers to support clinical trials 
             
            
                    Photos: Ballet troupe's Batson visit is en pointe 
             
            
                    Students, staff can 'scrub in' on Amnesty Day 
             
            
                    Oral cancer patient fights to earn 'Survivor' title 
             
            
                    New treatment collaborative pinpoints pre-diabetics early 
             
            
                    Heartfelt reunion: Organ recipient, donor's daughter finally meet 
             
            
                    Photos: Annual Legacy Lap celebrates donors, donor families 
             
            
                    At 90, UMMC's 100th TAVR patient is 'on the go' 
             
            
                    Ridgeland firefighter, 5K race support Alzheimer's awareness 
             
            
                    Children's expertise now closer to home for south Mississippi families 
             
            
                    A touch of class: Far-reaching conference instructs the instructors 
             
            
                    Photos: Fundraisers go 'Over The Edge' for Friends 
             
            
                    Frontline team effort spurs improved patient safety scores 
             
            
                    Removing hurdles: With common goals, institutions agree to be ‘friends’ 
             
            
                    Children’s of Mississippi cochlear implant patient among youngest in world 
             
            
                    Lifestyle management, chronic diseases go hand in hand 
             
            
                    Hands-on learning with Discovery U 
             
            
                    Photos: SHRP Research Day 
             
                         
             
            
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                    Medical Center's disaster relief efforts reach beyond Mississippi 
             
            
                    Photos: Test-laden med students lighten mood with Hawaiian shirt contest 
             
            
                    Dr. Blair E. Batson, first pediatrics chair at UMMC, dies at age 98 
             
            
                    Limits on e-cigarette sales to teens aid nicotine addiction battle 
             
            
                    Entergy's $500K donation helps power Children’s campaign 
             
            
                    Dos, don'ts of Children's holiday giving 
             
            
                    Toys and more on Children’s of Mississippi holiday wish list 
             
            
                    #WomenWhoCurie highlights female radiation oncologists 
             
            
                    School of Dentistry dean receives career honor; ascends to board presidency 
             
            
                    Heroes in life, death: Organ donors give ultimate gift 
             
            
                    Wellness at UMMC needs a champion - and it could be you 
             
            
                    Photos: School of Nursing celebrates 70th anniversary with tours, alumni panel 
             
            
                    Anatomy of a survey: As ‘Grey’s’ turns 15, medicos dissect TV shows 
             
            
                    Increasing capacity central to UMMC's ongoing construction plans 
             
            
                    Clinical trial for marijuana-derived drug under way at UMMC 
             
            
                    Clinical trial for marijuana-derived epilepsy drug underway 
             
            
                    Microbiology meeting embraces more disciplines, young scientists 
             
            
                    ‘The shoulders of those who came before us:’ SON turns 70 
             
            
                    Sickle cell, health crisis couldn’t stop ‘Miracle Kid’ 
             
            
                    A “beRi” good project wins Hackathon prize 
             
            
                    People of the U: Tim Lewis 
             
            
                    Flashing is good for your health – fit flashing, that is! 
             
            
                    Volunteer Services selects future physician, nurse for annual honor 
             
            
                    Photos: No tricks, all treats at Children’s Halloween celebration 
             
            
                    Ruckdeschel named to Lung Roundtable 
             
            
                    Gibert joins UMMC Cancer Institute 
             
                         
             
            
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                    Opinion survey puts faculty in poll position 
             
            
                    People of the U: Miles Backstrom 
             
            
                    Video: Miss Mississippi gets creative in first visit with Batson patients 
             
            
                    Promotion and tenure 
             
            
                    People of the U: Dr. LaToya Mason Bolden 
             
            
                    New redesign streamlines navigation, combines umc.edu, ummchealth.com 
             
            
                    Surveys seek frank feedback from employees on workplace, safety 
             
            
                    Madison teen puts coloring books, local artist’s work, into patients’ hands 
             
            
                    Fitch-Swiney gift establishes Schools of Medicine, Nursing scholarship 
             
            
                    Decades go by, yet child hunger and poverty endure in the Delta 
             
            
                    Perinatal center to boost basic, clinical research 
             
            
                    UMMC’s sophisticated lab identifies most baffling opioids, street drugs 
             
            
                    Health care provider visit just clicks away with UMMC telehealth benefit 
             
            
                    Video: Bulldogs, Eagles team up to cheer on Batson patients 
             
            
                    Math, medicine converge with HumMod 
             
                         
             
            
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                    UMMC’s first baby of New Year is pretty in pink 
             
            
                    Tech advancement, steady leadership trademarks of Reeves' tenure 
             
            
                    Top UMMC stories in 2015 
             
            
                    UMMC emergency caregivers well prepared to handle mass-casualty shooting events 
             
            
                    BMT Bucks help patients earn their way to health 
             
            
                    People of the U: Christine Hayden 
             
            
                    Mayo Clinic president, CEO gives preview of tomorrow’s health care 
             
            
                    People of the U: Chip Thomason 
             
            
                    Vitiligo treatments help patients get through rough patch 
             
            
                    Mayo Clinic’s leader shares building blocks for future of medicine 
             
            
                    Sanderson Farms Championship raises record amount for Children's, again 
             
            
                    Veteran physician-scientist named leader of renowned Jackson Heart Study 
             
            
                    Cancer diagnoses strengthen father-son connection 
             
            
                    Foreign dignitaries given 'grand tour of health care' at UMMC 
             
            
                    New kidney, new life for SOD graduate 
             
            
                    DHA: practical, applicable skills for busy administrators 
             
            
                    Don’t fall for a phishing scam 
             
            
                    New procedure to gauge fertility less painful, more accurate 
             
            
                    UMMC Holmes County refurbishments an investment in patients, community 
             
            
                    Orthodontist parlays small town opportunities into big-time practice 
             
            
                    Urgent Care Center new option for ob-gyn patients’ emergency needs 
             
            
                    Vitamin, virility drug could treat preeclampsia 
             
            
                    Parade name changes, commitment to Children's Hospital stays the same 
             
            
                    During February, celebrate heart health with those you love 
             
            
                    Fox-trot the night away at A Roaring ‘20s Affluent Affair 
             
                         
             
            
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                    Pictures of (mental) health framed in art therapy 
             
            
                    Zika virus concern for pregnant women, but not for others 
             
            
                    Vigilance, awareness key to campus safety 
             
            
                    UMMC health experts entertain, inform daily on Southern Remedy 
             
            
                    New office to track service learning, community outreach 
             
            
                    Researchers put heads together, study brain changes in depression 
             
            
                    UMMC’s culture of caring, commitment clinches Best Place to Work win 
             
            
                    New treatments could save the spinal cord after injury 
             
            
                    Corinth native comes home to lead UMMC Grenada, UMMC Holmes County 
             
            
                    Psychiatry’s new research office brings medical students, residents to mind 
             
            
                    JPS students take a field trip to see the dentist 
             
            
                    SGSHS students place second in statewide IHL competition 
             
            
                    Brian Wilson brings California Sound to Jackson benefit concert for MIND Center 
             
            
                    Physician moms find solace, support from their own Facebook group 
             
            
                    SHRP’s Taylor recognized for diversity efforts 
             
            
                    Meeting of the minds: UMMC goes to Mississippi Academy of Sciences 
             
            
                    Nurses needed to fulfill calling at Medical Center 
             
            
                    Pediatric trainees, legislators share information during AAP Capitol Day 
             
            
                    Radiothon to tell Children's Hospital stories, encourage donations 
             
            
                    UMMC hears hospital patients' voices through survey 
             
            
                    'Affluent Affair' is roaring '20s success 
             
            
                    Parents’ endowment keeps compassionate doctor’s work alive 
             
            
                    Clinical trial turns up the heat on uterine fibroids 
             
                         
             
            
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                    UMMC expands AirCare helicopter service with northern Mississippi base 
             
            
                    Front and Center: Dr. Satya Packianathan 
             
            
                    Zippity Doo Dah Weekend raises funds, fights cancer 
             
            
                    SHRP Alumnus of the Year's passion: good oral health 
             
            
                    Story of mended heart calls attention to March of Dimes event 
             
            
                    First father, then son: Heart transplants give family second chances 
             
            
                    Sherard Shaw Foundation gives inaugural gift to Children’s Cancer Center 
             
            
                    Vitter champions inter-campus teamwork in inaugural meeting with faculty 
             
            
                    School of Dentistry's future decisively positive with Felton at helm 
             
            
                    SON alum Bidwell honored for focus on healthy living, engagement 
             
            
                    Winning ways help elevate Jordan Morgan to Champion status 
             
            
                    Legacy Lap unites transplant recipients, donor families 
             
            
                    Cultivating leaders: Beech chosen ACE Fellow 
             
            
                    Friends' Over the Edge goes over the top 
             
            
                    Donor families, transplant patients share legacies of life 
             
            
                    One patent, many applications 
             
            
                    Medical Center denizens enlarge, enrich blogosphere 
             
            
                    Front and Center: Dr. John Speca 
             
            
                    UMMC to create new School of Population Health 
             
            
                    In a medical emergency, hospitals urge, dial 911 to avoid Saturday stadium traffic snarl 
             
            
                    Expanded UMMC-MSU partnership tackles health disparities 
             
            
                    $100M Children’s of Mississippi campaign starts with $10M Sanderson gift 
             
            
                    Norman Nelson, longest-serving vice chancellor, dies at 86 
             
            
                    Going above, beyond and to the landfill for patient care 
             
            
                    Neuroscience Institute: Mind on the brain 
             
            
                    Observance honors students’ 'first patients' 
             
            
                    UMMC employees step out for National Walking Day 
             
                         
             
            
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                    Front and Center: Nate Davis 
             
            
                    UMMC telehealth enters next chapter of remote patient monitoring 
             
            
                    Better images, less radiation: Children’s of Mississippi adds EOS 
             
            
                    Breast reconstruction technique offers tummy tuck, too 
             
            
                    Trauma first target for Neuroscience Institute 
             
            
                    Championship spectators to get warm Children’s of Mississippi welcome 
             
            
                    Short minutes spent on survey could equal long-term progress 
             
            
                    On the midway, pick your poison and plan your portions 
             
            
                    Engineering the future of medicine 
             
            
                    New program places dental students in rural communities 
             
            
                    Being nice, knowledgeable key to giving patients a good experience 
             
            
                    AAP president: Pediatric screenings help alleviate poverty 
             
            
                    Image-ine that: Married radiologists begin careers at UMMC Grenada 
             
            
                    IDEAS, clinical trials come to MIND Center 
             
            
                    Medical student makes pledge to new profession, new country 
             
            
                    Handmade, heartfelt: Groups stitch with love for Batson patients 
             
            
                    VAD program expansion saving more lives 
             
            
                    Adult hospitals CEO's goal: Make a difference for those we serve 
             
            
                    Comedy, pro golfers, hospital visits all part of championship week 
             
            
                    Psychiatry program harbors homeless, uninsured 
             
            
                    Patient-athlete among those greeting Sanderson Farms Championship fans 
             
            
                    M.D./Ph.D. program trains physician-scientists of tomorrow 
             
            
                    Scholarship commemorates 'great surgeon, dear friend' 
             
                         
             
            
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