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Welcome to the Office of Academic Affairs

Portrait of Dr. Scott Rogers and Dr. Natalie Gaughf
Scott M. Rodgers, MD Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Natalie W. Gaughf, PhD, ABPP Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

The University of Mississippi Medical Center supports six health professions schools on its main campus in Jackson and successfully graduates roughly 1000 health care professionals each year, many of whom choose to stay and practice in the state.

The Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs oversees the academic enterprise of UMMC. To support our academic mission, each member of our team plays an essential role in our continuing success as we work to identify and promote best practices in health care education, including the following: 

  • Academic planning and strategy
  • Academic policies and procedures
  • Continuing health professions education
  • Faculty development and success
  • Institutional accreditation
  • Quality improvement and innovation in education
  • Resources through the Rowland Medical Library
  • Student services and success

Our goals are to provide quality education to our students and trainees and to promote lifelong learning to our alumni, faculty, and staff.

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Academic Affairs News

Dean Dr. Tina Martin is leading the UMMC School of Nursing at a time of expansion to meet the need for more nurses in the state.

Expansion and curricular transformation on School of Nursing dean’s agenda

Monday, March 11, 2024

Increasing enrollment, shifting to competency-based education, and launching a traditional BSN program in Oxford are among the items on University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Nursing Dean Dr. Tina Martin’s agenda. This comes as work has begun on a new home for nursing on the UMMC campus. Read More

Dr. Michael Hall is the 2024 SEC Faculty Achievement Award recipient for the University of Mississippi.

Hall receives SEC award

Monday, February 26, 2024

Dr. Michael Hall, already the recipient of several honors, has won the SEC Faculty Achievement Award for the University of Mississippi. Read More

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