Driver, Kara N., M.D.

Primary Practice Location:
University Hospital
2500 N. State St.
Jackson, MS 39216

Appointments: (888) 815-2005

Areas of Practice: Newborn Services, Neonatal Medicine

Education

Board Certification:	Pediatrics
Medical Education:	Howard University College Of Medicine
Internship Program:	University of Florida Health Science Center-Jacksonville
Residency Program:	University of Florida Health Science Center-Jacksonville
Fellowship Program:	Rainbow Babies' & Children's Hospital

Current Positions

Assistant Professor , School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics	07/2011 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Education

University Hospitals Case Medical Center Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Fellowship in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine	2011
University of Florida Health Sciences Center, Jacksonville, Residency in Pediatrics	2008
Howard University College of Medicine, MD, Doctor of Medicine	2005
Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, MPH, Maternal and Child Health	1999
Spelman College, BS, Biology	1996

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, American Board of Pediatrics	04/2018 - 12/2028
DEA, Practitioner, DEA	06/2018 - 06/2021
Certification, Good Clinical Practice, Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative	11/2017 - 11/2020
Certification, Human Research, Biomedical Research Investigators and Key Personel, Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative	02/2017 - 02/2020
Certification, Neonatal Resuscitation Regional Trainer, Neonatal Resuscitation Program	12/2012 - Present
Certification, Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics	10/2011 - 10/2021
Licensure, Mississippi State Medical License	07/2011 - Present
Certification, Neonatal Resuscitation Hospital-Based Instructor, Neonatal Resuscitation Program	11/2010 - 12/2012
Licensure, Ohio Medical License	05/2008 - 04/2013
Certification, National Board of Medical Examiners	12/2007 - Present
Licensure, Florida Medical Training License	07/2005 - 07/2009
Certification, Neonatal Resuscitation Program Certified	07/2005 - Present

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Cafritz Scholarship, Howard University College of Medicine	2000
Finalist, Edward Jelks Outstanding Resident Clinician Award, University of Florida Health Science Center, Jacksonville, Florida
Luk Y. K. Shi Memorial Award Most Outstanding Resident in Neonatology, University of Florida Health Science Center, Jacksonville, Florida
Outstanding Achievement in Community Pediatrics and Child Advocacy, University of Florida Health Science Center, Jacksonville, Florida
Student Teaching Apple Award, University of Florida Health Science Center, Jacksonville, Florida
Drs. Melvin D. Gerald and William E. Matory Scholarship, Howard University College of Medicine
Ruth E. Moore Service Award, Howard University College of Medicine
Elizabeth A. Bennett Award for Excellence in Maternal and Child Health, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine

Professional Membership and Service

Mississippi Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics, Member	2011 - Present
Mississippi State Medical Association, Member	2011 - 2017
Trainees and Early Career Neonatologists, Perinatal Section, Member	2010 - 2017
Perinatal Section, American Academy of Pediatrics, Member	2009 - Present
Ohio Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics, Member	2008 - 2011
American Academy of Pediatrics, Member	2005 - Present

Committee Service

Batson Children's Hospital Family Advisory Support Team, Member	2017 - Present
Batson Children's Hospital Family Advisory Support Team Leadership Team, Member	2017 - Present
Children's of Mississippi Utilization Review Committee, Member	2015 - Present
Mississippi State Medical Association, Delegate	2015 - 2015
NICU Multidisciplinary Development Team, Chair	2015 - Present
NPM Fellowship Clinical Competency Committee, Member	2015 - Present
NICU Remembrance Committee, Member	2015 - Present
NICU Golden Hour Committee, Member	2014 - Present
NICU Length of Stay Committee, Member	2014 - Present
UM SOM File Review Subcommittee, Member	2013 - Present
Mississippi Perinatal Association, Board Member	2011 - 2013
Mississippi Perinatal Quality Collaborative, Steering Committee, Steering Committee Member	2011 - Present

Community Service

Jackson Choral Society Board of Directors, Secretary	04/2019 - Present
Jackson Choral Society Board of Directors, Member At-Large	08/2015 - 04/2019

Other Service

Reviewer, Journal Article	08/2018 - 08/2018
Mississippi Perinatal Quality Collaborative, Neonatal Clinical Lead	11/2017 - Present
State Interagency Coordinating Council Public Awareness Subcommittee, Member	10/2017 - Present
State Interagency Coordinating Council, Member	02/2017 - Present
Reviewer, Journal Article	07/2016 - 07/2016
Reviewer, Journal Article	06/2016 - 06/2016
NICU Follow-Up Clinic, Director	09/2015 - Present
Choosing Wisely-Neonatology, Participant	07/2015 - 07/2015
Reviewer, Journal Article	12/2013 - 12/2013
Vermont Oxford Network States Together, State Leader	07/2012 - 06/2015

Presentations

Poster Presentation, Rock Me! Hold Me! A Novel Occupational Therapy Student Volunteer Program in the NICU, Gravens Conference, Clearwater Beach, FL	02/2018
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Developmental Care of the NICU Patient, Hot Topics in Pediatric Rehab, Jackson, MS	11/2017
Poster Presentation, It Takes a Village: Increasing Parental Support and Engagement in the NICU, Gravens Conference, Clearwater Beach, FL	03/2017
Pediatric Morbidity and Mortality Conference, A Case of Increased Intracranial Pressure, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS	04/2016
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, MSPQC Neonatal Care Group Session Moderator, Mississippi Perinatal Quality Collaborative, Ridgeland, MS	11/2015
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, The Late Preterm Infant, Jackson Neonatal Group, Jackson, MS	11/2011
Scientific Presentations, Neurosensory Outcomes of Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants During Three Periods from 2000-2007, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, Cleveland, OH	06/2011
Scientific Presentations, Neurosensory Outcomes of Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants During Three Periods from 2000-2007, Northeast Ohio Neonatology Annual Meeting, Cleveland, OH	06/2011
Scientific Presentations, Neurosensory Outcomes of Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants During Three Periods from 2000-2007, Pediatric Academic Societies/Society for Pediatric Research, Denver, CO	05/2011
Educational Conference, Neonatal Lung Anomalies, Fellows' Board Review Series, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital	04/2011
Poster Presentation, Neurosensory Outcomes of Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants During Three Periods from 2000-2007, AAP/Mead Johnson Perinatal and Developmental Medicine Symposium, Marco Island, FL	11/2010
Educational Conference, Neonatal Seizures, Fellows' Board Review Series, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital	10/2010
Educational Conference, Neonatal Lupus, Maternal-Fetal Medicine/Neonatology Conference, MacDonald Women's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio	03/2010
Educational Conference, Pulmonary Sequestration, Maternal-Fetal Medicine/Neonatology Conference, MacDonald Women's Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio	2009
Clinical Presentation, Newborn History and Physical Diagnosis, Medical Student Pediatrics Curriculum, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital	09/2008
Educational Conference, Arrested Development, Community Advocacy Initiative, University of Florida Health Science Center, Jacksonville, Florida	06/2008
Pediatric Grand Rounds, Herpes Encephalitis, Pediatric Grand Rounds, University of Florida Health Science Center, Jacksonville, Florida	10/2007

Teaching Experience

Medicine, Lab, Facilitator, Fellows BootCamp	Annual 2017
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer	Fall 2017
Small Group, Course Director, Developmental Care Ambassadors Training	2016
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, NPM Fellows Lecture Series	Fall 2016
Lecture, Lecturer, NPM Fellows Lecture Series	Spring 2015
Lecture, Lecturer, RN Orientation Series	2015 - 2015
Lecture, Lecturer, RN Orientation Series	2015 - 2015
Lecture, Lecturer, RN Orientation Series	2014 - 2014
Neonatal Infections, Lecture, Lecturer, Nelson Lecture Series	2014 - 2014
Lecture, Lecturer, RN Orientation Series	2013 - 2013
Lecture, Lecturer, RN Orientation Series	2013 - 2013
Lecture, Lecturer, RN Orientation Series	2013 - 2013
Neonatal Infections, Lecture, Lecturer, Nelson Lecture Series	2013 - 2013
Lecture, Lecturer, RN Orientation Series	2012 - 2012
Lecture, Lecturer, RN Orientation Series	2012 - 2012
Lecture, Lecturer, RN Orientation Series	2012 - 2012
Perinatal Infections, Lecture, Lecturer, Nelson Lecture Series	2012 - 2012
Neonatal Hematuria, Lecture, Mentor, Resident Case Series	2012 - 2012

Directed Student Learning

Preceptor, Advised: Karimah Strawder	2017 - 2017
Health Careers Mentor, Advised: Alyssa Pennington	2016 - 2016

Residency Training

University of Mississippi Medical Center Pediatrics Residency Program, Attending Physician	2013 - 06/2016
University of Mississippi Medical Center Pediatrics Residency Program, Attending Physician	2011 - Present
University Hospitals/Case Medical Center Pediatrics Residency Program, Training Faculty	2008 - 06/2011

Fellows supervised

UMMC Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Program, Attending Physician, 1 fellows supervised	11/2015 - Present
UMMC Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship, Attending Physician, 6 fellows supervised	07/2014 - Present