JACKSON, Miss – Kaleb Barnes of Booneville and Judi Beth McMillen of Mantachie, juniors at the University of Mississippi, along with Cal Wilkerson, a senior from Woodville, have been selected to participate in the undergraduate portion of the Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program. Barnes is the son of Rodney and Melissa Barnes, McMillen is theRead the story …
Three UM Students Accepted into Rural Physician Scholarship Program
Scholars agree to serve four years in small Mississippi communities after graduation
July 7, 2016 by
UMMC Neonatal Suite, Simulation Area Give Babies Best Possible Start
New facilities aimed to help infants with low birth weight or congenital defects
June 11, 2016 by
JACKSON, Miss. – About 2,500 babies are born at the University of Mississippi Medical Center each year, but approximately one-third of them will need intervention at birth due to low birth weight, congenital defects or distress. To give them the best start in life, the Madison Charitable Foundation donated more than $250,000 to create aRead the story …
UMMC Confers Record Number of Degrees Four Years Running
Graduates to help university fulfill mission of improving health care for state's residents
May 27, 2016 by
JACKSON, Miss. – The University of Mississippi Medical Center for the fourth year is breaking its record for degrees conferred to health care and science professionals. The Class of 2016 is 950 strong. In 2013, the record was 677. That jumped to 847 in 2014, and in 2015, 863 graduates received degrees. The graduates ofRead the story …
Sandersons to Chair $100 Million Campaign, Commit $10 Million Gift
Effort will benefit pediatric care at UMMC and help children statewide
April 25, 2016 by
JACKSON, Miss. – Joe and Kathy Sanderson are chairing a $100 million fundraising campaign for Children’s of Mississippi, the umbrella organization that includes all pediatric care at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and Batson Children’s Hospital. Leading by doing, the CEO and chairman of the board of Sanderson Farms and his wife are notRead the story …
School of Dentistry’s Future Decisively Positive with Felton at Helm
April 17, 2016 by
JACKSON, Miss. – As his mother tells it, 3-year-old David Felton was a decisive fellow. Upon returning from visiting a family friend’s dental practice in Charlotte, North Carolina, he announced, “I’ve decided I want to be a dentist when I grow up because all they do is sit around and make money.” Dr. David Felton,Read the story …
Jordan Morgan is Mississippi’s 2016-17 Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Champion
April 14, 2016 by
JACKSON, Miss. – A winning smile and a spirit that won’t quit. Those are just two of the reasons why, amid the cheers of friends and family at the Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott in Clinton, Jordan Morgan, 13, was named the 2016-17 Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Champion for Mississippi. Jordan and his classmatesRead the story …
UM’s Granger Wins SEC Faculty Achievement Award
Distinguished professor is active in research and in mentoring next generation of biomedical scientists
March 31, 2016 by
JACKSON, Miss. – Dr. Joey Granger, Billy S. Guyton Distinguished Professor of physiology and biophysics, is the 2016 Southeastern Conference Faculty Achievement Award winner for the University of Mississippi. “I am deeply honored to have received this recognition and am humbled to be in such a distinguished group of faculty scholars,” Granger said. “I alsoRead the story …
Gov. Bryant, UMMC Mark Highpoint in School of Medicine Construction
Officials celebrate 'topping out' of new facility
March 28, 2016 by
JACKSON, Miss. – Gov. Phil Bryant today helped celebrate a milestone in the construction of an emerging School of Medicine building during a “topping-out” ceremony at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Touting the economic and health care implications of a more spacious, state-of-the-art medical school, Bryant was among some 100 dignitaries and other attendeesRead the story …
UMMC Health Experts Entertain, Inform on ‘Southern Remedy’
Daily show helps Mississippians learn about and deal with variety of health topics
March 17, 2016 by
JACKSON, Miss. – If there’s a remedy for what ails you, Dr. Rick deShazo will prepare a good-sized dose every Wednesday, but not before he delivers a primer on your health dilemma. So will Dr. Jimmy Stewart on Thursdays and Dr. Michelle Owens on Fridays. Add to the mix Dr. Susan Buttross on Tuesdays andRead the story …
UMMC Researchers Study Brain Changes in Depression
Scientists put heads together to unlock secrets that may lead to better treatments
March 6, 2016 by
JACKSON, Miss. – Depression is more than just sadness. Sufferers may lose interest in favorite activities or lose motivation to complete routine tasks. They may also lose some brain cells, say University of Mississippi Medical Center neuroscientists. According to a study in the March issue of Neuroscience, people with major depressive disorder, or MDD, may have fewerRead the story …