Holt honored with Nurse Practitioner Award for Excellence
After a career that started in high school, spanning more than two decades of nursing in a myriad of roles, including teaching student nurses, Derek Holt is being recognized for his contributions to the nurse practitioner field by an organization of his peers that strives to promote the profession’s visibility.
Published on Monday, January 31, 2022
The size is right: Campus enrollment climbs
For the third year in a row, Medical Center schools as a whole have boosted the number of students who have decided to make health care careers their goal as the state’s future nurses, scientists, doctors, dentists, speech pathologists, occupational or physical therapists, among many more. In the face of the pandemic and personal crises, they have prevailed.
Published on Monday, November 15, 2021
AACN honors UMMC School of Nursing for school-based clinic partnerships
Clinics in Jackson Public Schools and the South Delta School District increase students’ access to care, improve health and reduce time away from the classroom. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing presented the Exemplary Academic-Practice Partnership Award to the UMMC School of Nursing during the AACN Nursing Leadership Conference Oct. 30.
Published on Monday, November 1, 2021