Vital Signs Newsletter - October 2023 - University of Mississippi Medical Center

Message from the Dean

On November 3, we will celebrate the School of Nursing’s 75th Anniversary and the positive impact our graduates have made on health care in Mississippi. The SON remains committed to integrating our mission “to develop nurse leaders and improve health within and beyond Mississippi through excellence in education, research, practice and service” in all we do.

In this 2019 photo, School of Nursing students Katherine Cradic, left, and Mary Carson Lynch perform record vital signs in a simulation lab at the South Oxford Center.

UMMC School of Nursing adding traditional BSN to Ole Miss campus in 2024

Monday, September 18, 2023

Starting in May 2024, students in Oxford can start nursing careers through a traditional bachelor of science in nursing program offered by the School of Nursing at UMMC. A $750,000 grant from AccelerateMS through the state’s Office of Workforce Development is funding the reinstatement of the four-year BSN program.

Holistic Admissions

The University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Nursing is excited to announce a revised admissions process. Beginning spring 2024, the SON will transition to a holistic admission review process for some of its programs.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Updates

The UMMC SON believes in the importance of diversity, equity, inclusion and justice for all of our students. We aim to break down barriers that prevent our students from being able to utilize their abilities to their fullest potential. We recognize that with a diverse student body, there is diversity in learning styles; therefore, a variety of teaching styles will be incorporated to maximize the thought, intellect, resources and abilities that a diverse student body provides to the overall student learning process.

Accelerated BSN students Sarah Keaton Odom, left, and Melody Kneezel react to a simulation by officers Shanice Mays and Charles Hawthorne.

Simulations with UMMC Police give nursing students experience in de-escalating conflict

Monday, July 31, 2023

Responding to scenarios of situations that could occur in emergency departments in any hospital is helping UMMC School of Nursing students learn how to de-escalate conflicts and create a safer work place. UMMC Police played roles in the simulations and discussed the situations with students afterward, giving the students feedback on their reactions.

Volunteering to provide care during the Sanderson Farms Championship are traditional BSN junior Marlee Thomas, volunteer Caley Stogner; Dr. Kathy Rhodes, associate professor of nursing; Dr. Carl Mangum, associate professor of nursing and director of the SON's psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner track; Dr. Anne Norwood, professor of nursing and associate dean for practice and partnerships; SON Interim Dean Tina Martin; traditional BSN juniors Tatum Salter and Ryan Rushing; nurse practitioner Brad Martin; and front, traditional BSN seniors Briley Kim, Regina Phan and Abigail Cole.

Sanderson Farms first aid tent

For the past six years, the UMMC SON has been invited to host the first aid tent at the Sanderson Farms Championship golf tournament, and this year was no different! Sanderson Farms has been a loyal supporter of Children’s of Mississippi, and there is no better way to give back than to support an organization that has done so much for the medical center and the children of Mississippi.

South Oxford Campus building where the SON is housed in Oxford, Miss.

Oxford update

We are well into football season and enjoying the fall weather and buzz of activity on the Ole Miss campus. Faculty and staff are thrilled to announce the return of UMMC’s Traditional BSN program in Oxford.

Research faculty spotlight

Dr. Deloris Slade has been taking care of patients in Mississippi for 32 years. Now on the research faculty at UMMC, she describes it as having the best nursing research program in the state. This position and its pace are incredibly different from clinic responsibilities and being a bedside nurse.

October 2023

Message from the Dean

UMMC School of Nursing adding traditional BSN to Ole Miss campus in 2024

Holistic Admissions

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Updates

Simulations with UMMC Police give nursing students experience in de-escalating conflict

Sanderson Farms first aid tent

Oxford update

Research faculty spotlight

Academic technology and innovation update

Faculty and staff achievements

Student Affairs and Alumni news

Staff spotlight

Service years and new employees

Announcements and upcoming events

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