Rodgers, Scott M., M.D.
Specialties: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Gender: Male
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
| Board Certification: | Psychiatry & Neurology, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry |
| Fellowship: | Harvard Medical School |
| Internship: | Harvard Medical School |
| Medical Education: | Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine |
| Residency: | Harvard Medical School |
Experience
Current Positions
| Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, The University of Mississippi Medical Center | 12/2014 - Present |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, The American Board of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | 12/2001 - Present |
| Certification, The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology | 04/2000 - Present |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Fellow, American Psychiatry Association | 2018 |
| The 2018 Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award, The Arnold P. Gold Foundation | 2018 |
| Trailblazer Teaching Award, University of Missisippi School of Medicine | 2017 |
| Best Oral Research Presentation, Association of American Medical College's Central Group on Educational Affairs Spring Meeting, Cincinnati, OH | 2013 |
| Academy for Excellence in Teaching, Founding Member, Vanderbilt School of Medicine | 2007 |
| Presenter of Graduates for Hood and Diploma, Selected by Senior Class, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine | 2005 |
| Thomas Brittingham Award - Teaching Award from Academic Programs Committee, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine | 2004 |
| Selected for Inclusion in Class of 2004 Composite Photograph (Distinguished Faculty Member), Vanderbilt University School of Medicine | 2004 |
| Master Clinical Teacher - $50,000 Award, Dean of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine | 2004 |
| Selected for Inclusion in Class of 2003 Composite Photograph (Distinguished Faculty Member), Vanderbilt University School of Medicine | 2003 |
| Class Day Faculty Speaker, Selected by Senior Class, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine | 2003 |
| CANDLE Award - Teaching and Mentoring Award, Vanderbilt Medical School Student Curriculum Committee | 2003 |
| Selected for Inclusion in Class of 2002 Composite Photograph (Distinguished Faculty Member), Vanderbilt University School of Medicine | 2002 |
| Cum Laude Graduate, Duke University | 1998 |
| Beauchamp Award, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine | 1994 |
| Alpha Omega Alpha, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine | 1993 |
| Justin Potter Scholar, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine | 1990 |