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Medical Kayla Lovitt and Stephen Weathersby, Jr. examine and interview Standardized Patient Terry Winstead; this simulated clinical experience will be afforded M1s and M2s when the curriculum design is in place.

Revolution evolution: Coming curriculum model breaks century-old mold

Monday, August 14, 2023

The way medical students learn at the Medical Center has undergone a major overhaul. A curriculum redesign, in the works for years, is replacing an educational model created two years before the sinking of the Titanic. Read More

Honorees or their representatives at the Medical Alumni Awards dinner are, front row, from left, Dr. Gerry Ann Houston, Dr. Summer Allen and Dr. J. Clay Hays Jr.; back row, from left: Dr. Jennifer Garrett, representing Dr. James J. Corbett; Dr. Claude D. Brunson; Marsha Thompson, representing the late Dr. Ed Thompson Jr.; and Dr. Shirley Dreux Schlessinger.

They ‘made our profession better’: Hall of Fame pays homage to distinguished physicians

Monday, July 31, 2023

The names of seven more movers and shakers grace an expanding honor roll of physicians whose education and/or careers are linked to the University of Mississippi Medical Center. They have excelled in the fields of cardiology, pulmonology, anesthesiology, neurology, hospice care, organ recovery and public health. Their accomplishments have heartened students, patients and anyone who has ever dreamed of achieving a first. Read More

Photos: Capturing memories of the Class of 2023

Parents, friends and other family members gathered at the Mississippi Coliseum on May 26 to cheer on the special students in their lives who make up the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s Class of 2023. About 740 of the 911 graduates walked across the stage to accept their diplomas.

Published on Tuesday, May 30, 2023

A legacy of patience and humility: Endowed chair named for Rodney and Sara Meeks

Within the OB-GYN community, and often beyond, Dr. G. Rodney Meeks has been all things to all people, including teacher, mentor and friend. Last week, many of those he taught, counseled and befriended gathered for a celebration that, as one of his former students put it, was a testament to greatness.

Published on Monday, May 8, 2023

#UMMCGrad2023: She looked into her heart and saw a doctor’s life there

Imminent medical school graduate Ruhi Randhawa is about to conquer the world she entered with a rare birth defect. But, to get where she is today, she had to cross oceans and a sea of self-doubt.

Published on Monday, May 8, 2023

‘Beacon for aspiring physicians’ earns top educator award

Dr. Loretta Jackson-Williams just can’t help herself. An emergency medicine physician at UMMC, she has also been drawn to, and excelled at, medical education. Her decision to pursue those interests has been validated many times, not least of all by news of her most recent honor.

Published on Monday, April 3, 2023

‘We know there aren’t enough doctors’: Forum addresses rural shortage

Published on Monday, February 13, 2023

Medical students turn Santa’s helpers for Children’s Safe Center

Published on Monday, December 19, 2022

Leading with Love: Psychologist finds kids at the heart of her calling

Published on Monday, November 21, 2022

‘An amazing day’: Pre-Med students flock to UMMC event at JSU

Published on Monday, November 21, 2022

New pediatric neurologists hail from Oak Grove, School of Medicine Class of 2015

Published on Monday, October 24, 2022

‘He saw something in me’: NP shifts to MD in the making

Published on Monday, October 10, 2022

Ever-inspiring and ‘never forgotten’: Physicians swell honor roll of Medical Center elite

Published on Monday, August 1, 2022

‘The best day of my life’: Rural-focused outreach captivates the future hope of health care

Published on Monday, July 18, 2022

Photo Gallery: Graduates smile after reaching educational milestone

Published on Tuesday, May 31, 2022

UMMC celebrates 959 May 2022 graduates across six health sciences schools

Published on Friday, May 27, 2022

Breathing new life into health care diversity: Choctaw students recruited at UMMC

Published on Monday, April 25, 2022

The size is right: Campus enrollment climbs

Published on Monday, November 15, 2021

Applications to schools amount to a ‘small miracle’

Published on Monday, October 11, 2021

Seven schools and six ways from Sunday: Students, faculty brazen out COVID surge

Published on Monday, August 16, 2021

UMMC accelerates drive for diversity in health care careers

Published on Tuesday, July 6, 2021

Distinguished faculty earn title named for medical school savior

Published on Monday, June 21, 2021

#UMMCGrad2021: SOM grad’s heart for children shaped by faces of pain

Published on Monday, May 24, 2021

New grant makes real IMPACT on state's rural primary care

Published on Monday, May 3, 2021

Viral reflections: Alumni unravel pandemic's impact on them

Published on Monday, April 19, 2021