
Leading with Love: Psychologist finds kids at the heart of her calling
Dr. Gabrielle Banks knew, early in her studies, that she was going to become a psychologist; but she had no idea that she would become the kind of psychologist she is today. Encounters with a couple of young patients, including one who had lost part of his vision, helped her see her future.
Published on Monday, November 21, 2022

‘An amazing day’: Pre-Med students flock to UMMC event at JSU
A crew of Medical Center students, staff and physicians, along with faculty from several campus schools, packed up their expertise and took it a few miles across town last week for a first-ever event. From the UMMC contingent, students at Jackson State University learned, among other things, the ins and outs of getting into medical school; along the way, they got a taste of medicine – as a career.
Published on Monday, November 21, 2022
New pediatric neurologists hail from Oak Grove, School of Medicine Class of 2015
Dr. Jay Thompson and Dr. Josh Cousin, voted Most Intellectual in their Oak Grove High graduating classes, took different paths that led to the same place: the Division of Pediatric Neurology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, where they earned their M.D.s.
Published on Monday, October 24, 2022

‘He saw something in me’: NP shifts to MD in the making
Nicki Lawson believed for a long time that there was only one health care career for her. But, thanks to the words and deeds of colleagues and friends at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, her mind, and career path, have changed.
Published on Monday, October 10, 2022