Vital Signs Newsletter - August 2022 - University of Mississippi Medical Center

Message from Dean Sanford

Greetings from the School of Nursing! We are happy to restart the publication of our monthly newsletter post-COVID (if there is such a thing) and hope that you find it informative and helpful.

The National League for Nursing will induct Dr. Julie Sanford, dean of the School of Nursing, and Dr. LaDonna Northington, who recently retired as associate dean of academic affairs, as members of the 2022 Class of Fellows in the Academy of Nursing Education. They are among the 20 named nationally for the honor.

ABNF Honors

The Association of Black Nursing Faculty (ABNF) has honored SON faculty members Dr. Marilyn Harrington, associate professor of nursing and assistant dean for DEI, and Dr. Audwin Fletcher, professor of nursing, assistant dean for graduate programs and director of AGACNP and AGPCNP tracks.

Oxford Update

Get the latest news and updates from the SON Oxford Instructional Site at the South Oxford Center of the University of Mississippi campus.

UMMC School of Nursing educator Jolie D'Antonio, center, watches as Pearl School District head nurse Julie Thornton uses a digital stethoscope for a telehealth trial with Pearl Lower Elementary school nurse Aly Weems.

Telehealth-SON-training

Health care access will be a click away for a growing number of students, thanks to a $17.6 million grant from the Mississippi Department of Education and care through the School of Nursing and Center for Telehealth at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

North Pike High School's Ashley Hodges, right, and Cerigan Belle, a student at Aberdeen High, practice chest compressions during Basic Life Support Training for the July session of Mosaic.

Mosaic Summer Enrichment

They lost Arlesia Gilson at the word “morgue.” For about a minute.

School of Nursing instructors Presly Lowry, center, and Rachel Gambill, right, prepare Bower scholars for the start of their MSN studies at UMMC.

UMMC Bower scholars begin

Victoria Seals of Summit had been the only nurse at the Mississippi Department of Health clinic serving Amite and Wilkinson counties. Soon she’ll be taking the first step toward becoming a community college educator so she can train more nurses to serve the state.

Nurse Honor Guard

How do you say “thank you” to a nurse at the end of life who’s given countless hours to a calling? For members of the Mississippi Nurse Honor Guard, they pay their respects at nurses’ memorial services around the state. Nurses at UMMC and in the SON at UMMC are among those who honor their fellow nursing professionals.

Associate Professor Dr. Kim Douglas speaking during the 2022 Research and Scholarship Day.

Faculty Scholarship

The School of Nursing Faculty Scholarship web page is designed to share the news of faculty research and scholarship accomplishments in nursing including publications, grants, and poster and podium presentations. This web page is updated quarterly and submissions can be sent to the Office of Research and Scholarship.