Rachel S. Tyrone, PhD, CCC-SLP
Specialties: Children's Speech Language Pathology
Gender: Female
Biography: Dr. Rachel S. Tyrone is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Population Health Sciences at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. She holds a Ph.D. in Population Health Sciences and is a certified Speech-Language Pathologist (CCC-SLP) with extensive clinical and academic experience in early childhood development, maternal and infant mental health, and workforce development. Dr. Tyrone earned her A.A. from Copiah Lincoln Community College, B.S. and M.S. in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Southern Mississippi, and completed her PhD in Population Health Sciences at UMMC. Dr. Tyrone coordinates the Child Health and Developmental Promotion Fellowship Program and is actively involved in statewide initiatives to strengthen the early childhood workforce and integrate developmental health into primary care. Her research portfolio includes peer-reviewed publications on Adverse Childhood Experiences, developmental outcomes, and interdisciplinary training innovations. A dedicated educator and mentor, she regularly delivers lectures and trainings on social determinants of health, issues related to early childhood development, and workforce enhancement. Dr. Tyrone’s work reflects a commitment to improving population-level outcomes through collaborative, equity-focused, and evidence-based strategies.
Practice Locations
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Children’s of Mississippi Hospital - Blair E. Batson Tower
2500 N. State St., Jackson, MS 39216 View Location |
Accepted Insurance Plans
The University of Mississippi Medical Center accepts all plans, but may not be an in-network provider with your plan. We encourage you to contact your insurer and ask if the plan is in network with UMMC. Always contact your insurance carrier for specific coverage information.
*Note: Grenada and Holmes County locations have different payor contracts. Oral Surgeons are considered in-network to the medical health plans listed below NOT dental.
Medicare health insurance plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage
- Medicare - Fee For Service
- Railroad Medicare - Fee for Service
- Shared Health Mississippi
- United Healthcare (except DSNP)
- Vantage Health Plan - Medicare Advantage
- Wellcare - Medicare Advantage
Medicaid health plans
- Mississippi Medicaid
- MS CAN - Magnolia Health Plan, Molina HealthCare, United Healthcare
- Medicaid MS CHIP - Molina MS CHIP and United Healthcare
Dental plans
- Always Care
- Medicaid
- MS CAN - Magnolia Health Plan, Molina HealthCare, United Healthcare
- Ambetter - Magnolia Health Plan
Commercial, Marketplace and other health plans
- Always Care - Dental & Vision
- Avesis (Molina)
- Aetna Health Management
- Ambetter - Magnolia Health Plan
- American Life Care - PHCS/Multiplan
- Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi
- Cenpatico - Behavioral Health
- Cigna PPO and Behavioral Health (excludes transplants)
- Corvel Healthcare Corp
- First Choice Health Plan - includes Humana PPO Commercial, but not Humana Medicare Advantage
- First Health Network/Coventry - Aetna
- Government Employees Health Insurance Association (GEHA) - United Healthcare
- Hattiesburg Clinic Professional Association - MPCN
- Interlink Health Services - Transplant Services
- LifeTrac - Transplant Services
- Mississippi Department of Rehab Services (MDRS)
- Mississippi Health Partners (MHP) - Family Medicine Only
- Mississippi Physicians Care Network (MPCN)
- Mississippi State Hospital
- Mississippi State and School Employees' Health Insurance Plan (AHS Network administered by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi)
- Multiplan - PHCS/American Life Care
- North Mississippi Health Link
- OptumHealth Care Solutions, Inc. - Transplant Services
- OptumHealth VA CCN
- PPO Plus, LLC/Zelis/Stratose
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- Tricare
- United Healthcare - PPO Commercial, CHIP, MSCAN, Behavioral Health
- Vantage Health Plan - Commercial, PPACA Plan and Medicare Advantage Plan
- Veterans Administration
Education
| Board Certification: | Speech-Language Pathologist |
| Medical Education: | University of Mississippi Medical Center |
| Medical Education: | University of Southern Mississippi |
Experience
Current Positions
| Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology And Communicative Science, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 North State Street, MS 39216 | 05/2022 - Present |