Congratulations!
Our department is full of wonderful and engaging faculty, staff, and trainees who are being recognized on campus, in our community, and nationally for their outstanding work and character. We would like to start recognizing awards and achievements of everyone in the department in every issue of the newsletter.
Congratulations to Jordan Tadlock Barrett who has just completed and received her MSN in Nursing Education here at UMMC. She has been working extremely hard for the past 2 years pursuing this degree, and we are so proud of Jordan!
Join me in congratulating Dr. Michelle Tucci for achieving 30 years of service. She’s had an outstanding career here at UMMC and continues to support research and scholarship mission within our department.
Congratulations to Drs. Hess Robertson and Kayla Robinson who were selected and inducted into UMMC’s chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society.
Please join me in congratulating Benji Brown for being promoted to Chief CRNA and Greg Burnham in taking over the role of Associate Chief CRNA of Clinical Infrastructure. Also a big shout out to Alex Bradley for being appointed to the Lead CRNA for ISC.
Congratulations to CRNA Joseph Sudderth for being awarded the University of Alabama at Birmingham Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Preceptor of the Year.
Congratulations to Cara Lunceford who received the Heather Taylor Memorial Award. This annual award is given to a SRNA who most encompasses the traits Heather possessed. The inscription on the plaque reads: “Awarded to a SRNA who demonstrates diligence, excellence, and dedication to the field of anesthesia while encompassing compassion, benevolence, and virtue towards patients and colleagues”.
Congratulations to Dr. Lakshmi Kurnutala who is the recipient of the Trailblazer Teaching Award. This award is presented by the UMMC School of Medicine Office of Medical Education and recognizes outstanding members of the medical faculty for demonstrating excellence in medical student education; for engaging, inspiring, and mentoring learners; for modeling educational leadership; and for serving as a catalyst for the enhancement of teaching and learning.
Thank you to all who participated in the Spring Into Service day at the Mississippi Food Network on Saturday, April 5th. What a wonderful showing of our faculty, staff, residents, and medical students and a testimony to how much we care not only about our patients but also our community. Thank you to Dr. Michelle Sheth for organizing the event. We had close to 50 volunteers, including several members of our faculty, residents, CRNAs, nurses, admin staff, and medical students. Our task was to fill as many meal kits for children in the allotted time. In less than 3 hours our team packaged 1,748 meal kits which equates to 4,608 meals. The meals we packaged will be distributed to more than 60 counties across the State of Mississippi.
Dr. Latoya Mason-Bolden has been selected to be a part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s Hear Her Campaign. This international campaign seeks to raise awareness of urgent maternal warning signs during and after pregnancy and improve communication between patients and their healthcare providers. The attached infographics launched on their social media platforms earlier this month. She is truly honored to be a part of this program that aims to improve maternal health and well-being. Congratulations!
