Welcome to the Office of 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.
Thank you for visiting our webpage, and please feel free to browse through our many programs.
Six Schools. One UMMC.
Graduate School honors outstanding alumni, research
Monday, November 10, 2025
The School of Graduate Studies in the Health Sciences honored two of its alumni, Including its longtime former dean, during its annual Distinguished Alumni Ceremony and Research Day. Read More
In good season: Once again, student enrollment springs in the fall
Monday, November 10, 2025
For many reasons, the Medical Center’s education mission continues to thrive, especially if newly-released fall enrollment numbers are a guide. Most campus schools recorded a rise, with the venerable School of Nursing edging ever closer to the 1,000-student mark, and the youthful School of Population registering the greatest rate of growth. Read More
Latest Articles
A textbook case of excellence, Department of Physiology and Biophysics writes 70+ years of history
Published on Monday, September 29, 2025
Mississippi’s only dental school celebrates 50 years
Published on Monday, September 22, 2025
‘Truly life-changing’: Bedford Falls Foundation – DAF’s $2M grant opens door to UMMC School of Nursing for students in need
Published on Monday, August 18, 2025
Photos: Students get a touch of class as school year begins
Published on Monday, August 18, 2025
New medical students put on the coat with a ‘kind of deep magic’
Published on Monday, August 11, 2025
That’s My Job: Admissions Counselors
Published on Monday, July 28, 2025
Ceremony celebrates physicians whose work ‘shines a light everywhere’
Published on Monday, July 28, 2025
Aru family endowment will support future UMMC medical students
Published on Monday, July 21, 2025
