Faculty practice

Faculty practice at the University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Nursing includes all aspects of reimbursed health-care services.

The purpose of faculty practice is to accomplish the following:

• Improve the health-care services throughout the state through evidence-based practice.
• Create a mutually beneficial environment for learning and practice among professional nurses.
• Create an environment to enhance health care through research endeavors.
• Provide nursing education experiences in faculty practice settings.
• Provide a revenue stream for the faculty.

To accomplish these goals, faculty members developed and implemented the following nurse-managed clinics:

• UNACARE Health Center - June 1998 to present
• Johnson Elementary School Health Center - August 1999 to present
• Mercy Delta Express - 2000 to present
• Brown Elementary School Health Center - 2008 to present
• Rowan Middle School Health Center - 2008 to present

Faculty members also work closely with the following organizations:

• UMMC University Physicians - Hypertension Clinic - 1998 to present
• Department of Homeland Security - 2005 to present
• Veteran Administration Hospital and Clinics - 2007 to present