The Pulse Newsletter - Fall 2020 - University of Mississippi Medical Center

Interesting Times

August is slowly yielding to September as cursor is put to keyboard in writing this edition of musing from the chair. My calendar has appointments from medical students interested in our residency as interview season is almost upon us. It is an interesting time—no in person interviews, but rather all will be done virtually. This spring, fellowship applicants for cardiothoracic, pain and pediatric fellowships had virtual interviews. Yet, the applicant pool for residency is much greater. For the eight intern positions we will interview at least eighty candidates, and for our two postgraduate year-two slots, at least a dozen individuals.

COVID-19 Updates from the Medical Center

The University of Mississippi Medical Center is at the forefront of the pandemic, and the department of anesthesiology is on the frontlines, from the operating rooms to the intensive care unit. Please take a look at the most up-to-date information on how UMMC is treating patients with the virus.

We're Taking the Department to Social Media

Please like UMMC Department of Anesthesiology on Facebook and follow @ummcanesthesiology on Instagram to stay up to date on all the things happening in our department!

Brunson Teaching Day and Residency and Fellowship Graduation

Brunson Teaching Day and our departmental graduation ceremony for the residents and fellows was scheduled for Saturday, June 13, 2020, but because of COVID restrictions we had to get creative! Brunson Teaching Day highlights our graduating senior residents and their research projects that they worked on throughout the year.

2020 Promotion and Tenure

Please help the department congratulate Drs. Bill Gusa, Vanetta Aguilhon-Levesque, Charles Robertson, Sara Robertson, and Henrique Vale on their academic promotion to Associate Professor! All five anesthesiologists have worked tirelessly in the areas of service, education, and research.

Casey Keith, left, Mindray sales representative, enlightens his audience about the features of the new anesthesia machine. From left are Patrick Parker, Simulation Center coordinator; medical student John Robison; Dr. William Hulett, associate professor of anesthesiology; and medical students Candise Johnson and Alexander Meyer.

With state-of-the-art anesthesia machine, everyone’s sleeping better

Thursday, February 20, 2020

Future physicians, nurse practitioners, first responders and others will now be exposed to more cutting-edge training at the Medical Center, thanks to a global company’s gift of an advanced anesthesia machine. Simulation and Interprofessional Education Center staff say the machine is destined to pump new life into the campus’ learning environment.

Meet Our Residents and Fellows

We have fantastic residents and fellows in our department. In each newsletter, please take the time to meet a few of them!