Harrison, Virginia A., M.D.

Harrison, Virginia A., M.D.

Specialties: Children's Hospital Medicine

Gender: Female

Biography: Dr. Austin Harrison graduated from the University of Mississippi School of Medicine and completed residency training in Pediatrics at UMMC in 2014. She served as chief resident from 2014-2015 and joined the Department of Pediatrics as a pediatric hospitalist in 2015. Dr. Harrison has a special interest in medical education and serves as Assistant Director of the M3 Pediatric Clerkship. She feels it is a privilege and honor to care for Mississippi's children while training future physicians. Dr. Harrison enjoys spending time with her husband and three children, traveling, and reading.

Education

Board Certification: Pediatrics
Internship:University of Mississippi Medical Center
Medical Education:University of Mississippi Medical Center
Residency:University of Mississippi Medical Center

Experience

Current Positions

Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS07/2024 - Present
Vice Chair, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Mississippi Medical Center04/2023 - Present
Associate Director of the Junior Pediatric Clerkship, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS07/2015 - Present

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, Pediatric Hospital Medicine, The American Board of Pediatrics11/2022 - Present
Certification, Pediatric Advanced Life Support05/2021 - Present
Certification, Basic Life Support08/2019 - Present
Certification, Medical Education Research Certification10/2016 - Present
Certification, General Pediatrics, The American Board of Pediatrics10/2014 - Present
Licensure, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure07/2014 - Present
DEA, Drug Enforcement Administration04/2014 - Present
NPI, National Provider Identifer07/2011 - Present

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Mid-Level Faculty of the Year: Outstanding Associate Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics2023
Holliman Award for Outstanding Pediatric Faculty, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics2022
Inpatient Faculty of the Year: Outstanding Faculty in the Inpatient Setting, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics2022
Most Influential in Choosing a Career in Pediatrics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics2022
Inductee into Norman C. Nelson Order of Teaching Excellence, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Office of Academic Affairs2022
Inpatient Faculty of the Year: Outstanding Faculty in the Inpatient Setting, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics2021
Evers Society Hall of Fame, Carl G. Evers, MD, Society2021
Most Influential in Choosing a Career in Pediatrics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics2020
Inpatient Faculty of the Year: Outstanding Faculty in the Inpatient Setting, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics2020
M4 Attending of the Year, Carl G. Evers, MD, Society2020
Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Gold Humanism Honor Society2020
Holliman Award for Outstanding Pediatric Faculty, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics2019
Holliman Award for Outstanding Pediatric Faculty, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics2018
M4 Attending of the Year, Carl G. Evers, MD, Society2018
Holliman Award for Outstanding Pediatric Faculty, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics2017
Trailblazer Teaching Award, University of Mississippi School of Medicine2017
Most Influential in Choosing a Career in Pediatrics, M4 medical students pursuing a career in pediatrics2016
M4 All-Star Attending, Carl G. Evers, MD, Society2016
Board Preparation Award, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics2014
Windsor Award for Outstanding Pediatric Junior Resident, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics2013
All S.T.A.R. Reliability Resident Award, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Pediatrics2012
Summa Cum Laude, University of Mississippi2007
Taylor Medal, University of Mississippi2007
Phi Beta Kappa, University of Mississippi2007
Phi Kappa Phi, University of Mississipi2006
Omicron Delta Kappa, University of Mississippi2006
Mortar Board, University of Mississippi2006
Alpha Epsilon Delta, University of Mississippi2005