Congratulations!

The Office of Medical Education congratulates Dr. Dakota Bibbs. On May 9, 2025, Dr. Bibbs graduated with the Doctor of Education in Higher Education from the University of Mississippi. His dissertation, entitled Underrepresented Medical Students: Perceptions of Academic Persistence and Successful Completion of Medical School, examined the facilitators and barriers that students who are traditionally underrepresented in medicine face on their journey through medical education. Dr. Bibbs is the director of Medical Student Advising for the School of Medicine.