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Dean Dr. Tina Martin is leading the UMMC School of Nursing at a time of expansion to meet the need for more nurses in the state.

Expansion and curricular transformation on School of Nursing dean’s agenda

Monday, March 11, 2024

Increasing enrollment, shifting to competency-based education, and launching a traditional BSN program in Oxford are among the items on University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Nursing Dean Dr. Tina Martin’s agenda. This comes as work has begun on a new home for nursing on the UMMC campus. Read More

Dr. Tina Martin named UMMC School of Nursing dean

Monday, February 26, 2024

University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Nursing Dean Dr. Tina Martin has an eye to the future while standing firmly on the history of the state’s first academic nursing program. Read More

UMMC Schools of Dentistry, Nursing team up to tackle HPV

Low HPV vaccination rates in Mississippi, coupled with a rise in head and neck cancer cases, sparked interprofessional collaboration between two schools at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and the Mississippi State Department of Health.

Published on Monday, February 19, 2024

School of Nursing opens food pantry

Cabinets stocked with protein bars, oatmeal cups, tuna salad kits and boxes of macaroni and cheese are ready at the UMMC School of Nursing for students as well as any staff and faculty members who are facing emergencies. Started in January, the food pantry is also accepting donations.

Published on Monday, February 5, 2024

Rich history, bright future: UMMC School of Nursing celebrates 75th anniversary

Alumni, faculty and students celebrated 75 years of nursing education for the UMMC School of Nursing Friday. The first academic nursing program in the state began as part of the School of Medicine in Oxford but moved to Jackson in 1956. The anniversary comes as the school anticipates construction of a new home on the Medical Center campus.

Published on Monday, November 6, 2023

UMMC School of Nursing adding traditional BSN to Ole Miss campus in 2024

Starting in May 2024, students in Oxford can start nursing careers through a traditional bachelor of science in nursing program offered by the School of Nursing at UMMC. A $750,000 grant from AccelerateMS through the state’s Office of Workforce Development is funding the reinstatement of the four-year BSN program.

Published on Monday, September 18, 2023