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Breaking ground on the new UMMC School of Nursing are, from left, architect Jim Eley, principal of Eley Guild Hardy Architects; Rep. Clay Deweese, Chairman House Appropriations C; Sen. Josh Harkins, Chairman Senate Finance; Malon Stratton, a fourth-year dental student; Higher Education Commissioner Dr. Alfred Rankins Jr.; Dr. Scott Rodgers, associate vice chancellor for academic affairs; Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann; Dr. LouAnn Woodward, vice chancellor for health affairs; Dr. Pia Chatterjee Kirk, interim dean of the School of Dentistry; Rep. John Read, Chairman House Appropriations A; Gee Ogletree, School of Dentistry alumna and previous IHL board member; Sen. Briggs Hopson, Chairman Senate Appropriations; and Secretary of State Michael Watson.

UMMC School of Dentistry begins construction on new clinical building

Thursday, March 6, 2025

In a transformative step for the future of dental education and patient care, state and University of Mississippi Medical Center leaders officially began the next chapter in the School of Dentistry’s legacy with a groundbreaking event for the construction of a new clinical building. Read More

Dr. Diane Beebe is a member of the 2020 Medical Alumni Chapter Hall of Fame. In this file photo, she accepts her Hall of Fame certificate from Dr. LouAnn Woodward, vice chancellor for health affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, during a formal ceremony held in 2021.

Former family medicine leader endows fund at UMMC

Monday, March 3, 2025

For decades, Dr. Diane Beebe’s name has been synonymous with the practice of family medicine at the Medical Center and across the state. Now, through her generosity, and her husband’s, she is adding to that legacy. Read More

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The UMMC School of Nursing mobile clinic outside the School of Nursing building

UMMC School of Nursing mobile clinic offers summer care for students

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 Rural Electrification: Physicians/students bolt for communities that shaped them

Rural Electrification: Physicians/students bolt for communities that shaped them

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 UMMC employee Palmer Christian paints early Tuesday morning to avoid dangerous heat later in the day.

UMMC experts: take precautions during heat wave

Published on Monday, March 3, 2025

 Children's of Mississippi patient Nolee Jones wears a holiday-print pants ensemble.

Photos: Children’s of Mississippi shines on the runway

Published on Monday, March 3, 2025

 Children's of Mississippi patient Jordyn Braxton of Jackson gives a hug during a Friends of Children's Hospital check presentation earlier in the day.

Photos: Philanthropists celebrate historic achievement

Published on Monday, March 3, 2025

 Mayeth Alkuino, right, positions the Flu on Wheels cart in the Translational Research Center.

Give it a shot: Flu vaccines make fall appearance

Published on Monday, March 3, 2025

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 Flight paramedic Brad Harper stocks blood and blood products on board AirCare 1 as it waits at the Mississippi Center for Emergency Services to be dispatched on its next call.

‘You Give It, We Bring It’ seeks blood donations to boost supplies in rural MS

Published on Monday, March 3, 2025

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