Upcoming Events

CE Event

Wednesday, August 11 at 11:00 a.m

Dr. Andres Pappa, associate professor of dentistry in the Department of Care Planning and Restorative Sciences, will present the Continuing Education event, “Innovations in the Prosthodontics World: Current Trends in Single Unit Implant Restoration Delivery”

Physiology Seminar

Wednesday, August 11 at 12:00 p.m

Dr. Alejandro R. Chade, UMMC professor of medicine, will give the Department of Physiology and Biophysics virtual seminar, “Renal-cardio Pathophysiology in CKD”

Medicine Grand Rounds

Tuesday, August 17 at 12:00 p.m

Dr. Gabriel Hernandez, assistant professor of cardiology, and Dr. Michael Hall, associate professor of cardiology, are scheduled to give the Medicine Grand Rounds virtual presentation, “Cardiovascular Implications of COVID-19 Pandemic – A Multimodality Approach”

Anesthesiology Grand Rounds

Wednesday, August 18 at 6:30 a.m

Dr. Padmani Dhar, assistant professor at Pennsylvania State Health, will give the Anesthesiology Grand Rounds virtual presentation, “Anesthesia and URIs in Children: An Update"

CCRI Directors Meeting

Thursday, August 19 at 12:00 p.m

Dr. Richard Summers, associate vice chancellor for research and interim director of the UMMC Cancer Center and Research Institute, will speak during the CCRI quarterly directors meeting at noon on Thursday, Aug. 19, in the Guyton Library.

See, Test and Treat

Saturday, August 21 at 8:00 a.m

The UMMC Cancer Center and Research Institute and the College of American Pathologists Foundation will offer free breast cancer screenings, free cervical cancer screenings and free oral cancer screenings to uninsured or underinsured women as part of See, Test and Treat.

See, Test and Treat Volunteers

Saturday, August 21 at 8:00 a.m

The UMMC Cancer Center and Research Institute is seeking student volunteers for a variety of roles during its annual See, Test and Treat multi-cancer screening event, scheduled from 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 21, at the Jackson Medical Mall Thad Cochran Center.

Medicine Grand Rounds

Tuesday, August 24 at 12:00 p.m

Dr. Thomas Dobbs, state health officer, will give the Medicine Grand Rounds virtual presentation, “COVID Epidemiology and Vaccine Update”

Medicine Grand Rounds

Tuesday, August 31 at 12:00 p.m

Dr. Mitchell A. Kaminski, Navvis Associate Professor and program director at the Jefferson College of Population Health, will give the virtual Medicine Grand Rounds presentation, “Vaccine Hesitancy”

Ob-Gyn Grand Rounds

Wednesday, September 1 at 7:00 a.m

Dr. Michael R. “Mike” McMullan, professor and chief of cardiology, will give the Ob-Gyn Grand Rounds virtual presentation, “The Heart of the Matter"

Live Donor Class

Wednesday, September 8 at 7:00 p.m

University Transplant’s Living Donor Program will host a virtual transplant education class for potential live donors.

InclUsive Conversation

Thursday, September 16 at 12:00 p.m

Charles Weeks of the Mississippi Humanities Council will give the InclUsive Conversation virtual presentation, “How Spanish is Mississippi? Mississippi and the Spanish Borderland.”

Distinguished Lecture Series

Wednesday, October 13 at 12:00 p.m

Dr. William McDade, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer for the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, will give the Distinguished Lecture Series presentation, “Diversity in Graduate Medical Education”

InclUsive Conversation

Thursday, October 14 at 12:00 p.m

Cassandra Welchin, co-convener and state lead, will head a Mississippi Black Women Roundtable as part of the InclUsive Conversation virtual presentation, “Experiences and Solutions for Economic and Social Justice for Black Women in Mississippi.”

Faculty Development Presentation

Wednesday, October 20 at 12:00 p.m

Dr. Sara Gleason, professor of psychiatry, will give the Faculty Development Series virtual presentation, “Emotional Intelligence: Supporting the Development of Communications Skills and Professionalism”

InclUsive Conversation

Wednesday, November 10 at 12:00 p.m

Jodi Skipper, associate professor of anthropology and Southern studies at the University of Mississippi, will give the InclUsive Conversation virtual presentation, “Behind the Big House: Reconciling Slavery and Race in Mississippi.”