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Amanda and Payton Lockey donated $1 million to the capital campaign for the UMMC Cancer Center for Research Institute.

Mississippi couple’s health care journey prompts $1M donation to transform cancer outcomes

Monday, August 11, 2025

Amanda and Payton Lockey’s commitment to helping the Medical Center’s efforts to address cancers of all varieties is borne of personal experience and deep ties to the medical community. Read More

The 2029 School of Medicine Class is 170 students strong.

New medical students put on the coat with a ‘kind of deep magic’

Monday, August 11, 2025

A new class of future doctors marked their entry into medical school last week by sharing in a decades-old tradition. They also heard much about this wonderful thing that they just got themselves into – that it’s all, or mostly, good. Read More

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