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Kobe Abron smiles while Dr. Marc Walker cuts his cast off with a saw. Filming her laughing grandson is Stacey Hughes of Jackson.

UMMC Jabaley-Songcharoen Hand Center gives child a thumb

Monday, June 10, 2024

Kobe Abron, a Jackson 2-year-old, was born without a right thumb. After complex hand reconstruction surgery, he now has a functional thumb that he’ll be strengthening through therapy and play. Read More

Aiden Ford blows up a balloon with second-year dental student Kyle Bryant, creating a wind-powered engine for a project during S.M.I.L.E. U.

Summer camp piques interest in dental careers for children across the state

Monday, June 10, 2024

Now in its second year, S.M.I.L.E. U, the week-long summer camp at the School of Dentistry, expands its reach with a new health fair for Pre-K through third grade students. Read More

UMMC establishes multidisciplinary teaching campus in Ridgeland's Colony Park

UMMC continues to grow with the ever-evolving landscape of health care and medical education as it extends its campus to Colony Park in Ridgeland, better preparing learners for careers in settings more like where they will be employed in the future.

Published on Monday, June 10, 2024

UMMC School of Nursing’s traditional BSN track opens in Oxford

Now prospective nursing students can earn a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Nursing in four years in Oxford as well as in Jackson. The traditional BSN track and the one-year accelerated BSN program are both helping meet the need for more registered nurses in Mississippi and beyond.

Published on Monday, June 3, 2024

UMMC graduates urged to ‘look for the joy’ during the essential work ahead

More than 900 graduates from the University of Mississippi’s health sciences schools are poised to take on challenges conferred on them by their brand-new degrees. Among those who participated in UMMC’s 68th annual Commencement on Friday were two graduates from “a long line of nurses.” Actually, from the same line.

Published on Tuesday, May 28, 2024

Asylum Hill discoveries: They’re something personal

For the past year-and-a-half, on a portion of the Medical Center campus, graves holding the remains of patients who resided at a long-shuttered institution have yielded an assortment of personal items. Many are as poignant as they are revealing.

Published on Monday, May 20, 2024