The Journey

Rural Medicine Education Symposium

The School of Medicine’s IMPACT the RACE program hosted its fourth annual rural medicine education symposium titled “The Rural Impact 2025.” This CME event was held at the Westin Jackson January 31– February 1 and was available at no cost for attendees. Rakesh Patel explains more about the event.

Exploring Health Care Pathways: Inspiring the Next Generation of Health Care Professionals at UMMC

The Office of Admissions and the Improving Primary Care for the Rural Community through Medical Education (IMPACT the RACE) program has successfully conducted the fourth annual Exploring Health Care Pathways Outreach Program. Porscha Fuller gives further details.

Savvy Strategies

In December, Leah Stanford discussed the basics of getting started with Artificial Intelligence (AI). This technology works best when paired with human expertise to refine results and final products. This month, Leah shares some simple tips help you generate relevant and precise responses.

Did You Know?

Over the next few months, we will have more focus on the accreditation process for the undergraduate medical education program. During this time period we will provide you with information that impacts the program. Dr. Jackson covers the first of the series.

Publishing Scholarly Journals

Publishing your scholarly research in Open Access journals is rapidly becoming the norm in academia. The landscape of scholarly publishing is evolving, moving from traditional methods to a barrier-free and equitable way of sharing research worldwide. Angela Mckee gives more insight.

UMMC's Resuscitation Training Center Empowers Mississippi's Future Health Care Leaders

The Resuscitation Training Center (RTC) is playing a vital role in training future health care professionals through its assistance with Mississippi’s Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) groups. Jereme King explains the center's role.

Educational Research and the Writing Process: Submitting Manuscripts for Publications

The Development Committee of the Department of Advanced Biomedical Education (DABE) and IMPACT the RACE are co-hosting a seminar, "Educational Research and the Writing Process: Submitting Manuscripts for Publications," on Tuesday, May 6 at noon. Timothy D. Wilson, PhD, will be presenting "A Peek behind the Curtain: Publishing your Educational Scholarship Research Findings."

Spring 2025 SOM Faculty Development Sessions

The School of Medicine and the Department of Advanced Medical Education have collaborated again this year to develop the 2025 SOM Annual Faculty Development Series. This series provides one-hour sessions throughout the year on topics that aim to enhance teaching and learning and the academic environment. The virtual sessions are held at noon and highlight the expertise and research of SOM faculty as well as faculty from other institutions.

December 2024