Scott M. Rodgers, MD

Scott M. Rodgers, MD

Associate Vice Chancellor

Department:
SER-Assoc VC Academic Affairs

Email:
srodgers@umc.edu

Work Phone:
(601) 984-5009

Biography

Scott Rodgers, M.D., assumed his current role as associate vice chancellor for academic affairs and chief academic officer on April 1, 2022. He is responsible for the Office of Academic Affairs, which supports the academic mission for UMMC’s seven health professions schools in Jackson, Mississippi. Previously he served for over seven years as chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, a clinical department within UMMC’s School of Medicine. He is a native of Decatur, Georgia and received his medical degree from Vanderbilt University. He completed his residency training at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), where he served as a chief resident. Rodgers went on to complete his fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry, also at MGH. Prior to his move to UMMC, Rodgers served as the associate dean for medical student affairs at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He currently holds the rank of tenured professor at UMMC.

Education

Harvard Medical School,Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Hospital, MD, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Resident2000
Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Hospital, MD, Chief Resident, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry2000
Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, MD, Chief Resident, Acute Psychiatry Service1998
Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, MD, Resident and Senior Resident in Psychiatry1997
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, MD, Medical School1994
Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, PGY-1 Resident in Pediatrics1994
Duke University, BS, Bachelor of Science in Zoology1988
Duke University, BS, Bachelor of Arts in German Literature1988

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, The American Board of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry12/2001 - Present
Certification, The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology04/2000 - Present

Current Positions

Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry12/2014 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments

Associate Professor, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine12/2008 - 12/2014
Associate Professor, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry12/2008 - 12/2014
Associate Dean, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine2007 - 12/2014
Assistant Dean, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, School of Medicine, Department of Medical Student Affairs2005 - 12/2006
Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, School of Medicine2005 - 11/2008
Master Clinical Teacher, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, School of Medicine2004 - 2005
Director, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, School of Medicine08/2002 - 06/2005
Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, School of Medicine08/2000 - 11/2008
Director, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, School of Medicine08/2000 - 06/2005
Director, Vanderbilt University Children’s Hospital, Nashville, TN, School of Medicine08/2000 - 12/2004
Chief Resident, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital/ McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, School of Medicine2000 - 06/2000
Chief Resident, Acute Psychiatry Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, School of Medicine07/1997 - 06/1998
Psychiatrist (Overnight/Weekends), Charles River Hospital, Wellesley, MA, School of Medicine07/1996 - 2000