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Jones, Sarah H., M.D.

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

Appointments: (888) 815-2005

Areas of Practice: Complex Care, Children's Primary Care

Education

Board Certification:	Pediatrics
Medical Education:	University of Mississippi Medical Center
Internship Program:	University of Mississippi Medical Center
Residency Program:	University of Mississippi Medical Center

Current Positions

Assistant Professor , School of Medicine	07/2016 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Education

University of Mississippi, MD, Medicine

2009

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Pediatric Trials Network	08/2019 - 08/2022
Certification, Reach Out and Read	09/2019 - Present
Certification, NIH Information Security Awareness, NIH	10/2019 - Present
Certification, AIMS-SAS training	10/2019 - Present
Certification, Biomedical Research Investigators and Key Personnel, CITI	11/2010 - Present
NPI
DEA	11/2014 - 12/2017
Certification, BLS
Certification, PALS
Certification, USMLE	04/2011 - Present
Certification, USMLE	08/2009 - Present
Certification, USMLE	06/2008 - Present
Certification, USMLE	06/2007 - Present
Licensure, ABP	07/2012 - 07/2022

Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments

Affiliated Faculty, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine	2013 - 06/2016
Jackson Pediatric Associates, School of Medicine	05/2013 - 06/2016
Family Health Care Clinic, INC., School of Medicine	07/2012 - 05/2013
Resident Physician, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine	2009 - 2012

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Holliman Award- Outstanding Pediatric Faculty Award, Department of Pediatrics	2020
Outstanding Faculty in Ambulatory Setting, Department of Pediatrics UMMC	2019
IMPLICIT Recongnition Award, March of Dimes	2018

Professional Membership and Service

Family Medicine Education Consortium, Member	2018 - Present
American Academy of Pediatrics, Fellow	2012 - Present
Gold Humanism Honor Society, Member	2007 - Present

Committee Service

IMPLICIT PDSA Committee, Member	2020 - Present
HPV Round Table, Member	2019 - Present
HPV Round Table Provider Committee, Steering Comittee Member	2019 - Present
Maternal depression work group, Member	2018 - 2019
4th trimester work group, Member	2018 - 2019
Very Low Birth Weight Population health Working Group, Member	2018 - 2019
Help Me Grow Leadership Committee, Co-Chair of Provider Subcommittee and Member of Leadership Committee	2016 - Present
Family and Support Team (FAST) steering committee, Member	2016 - 2017
Hospice & Palliative Fellowship Clinical Competency Committee (CCC), Member	2016 - 2018
Ambulatory executive committee, Member	2016 - Present

Community Service

COVID Back to School Task Force Committee, Member	07/2020 - Present
QIDI! Back to school at the Children’s Museum, Coordinator	08/2019 - 08/2019
QIDI! Back to school at the Children’s Museum, Coordinator	08/2018 - 08/2018
QIDI! Back to school at the Children’s Museum, Coordinator	08/2017 - 08/2017
QIDI! Back to school at the Children’s Museum, Coordinator	08/2016 - 08/2016

Other Service

Reseach- Long Term Antipsychotic Pediatric Safety Trial with the Pediatric Trials Network and Duke University, Medical Coordinator	2020 - Present
AAP Optimize Infant and Toddler Feeding for Obesity Prevention QI project, Lead clinician	12/2019 - Present
Research- Medley Study, Sub-Investigator	09/2019 - Present
Research- Melody Study, Sub-investigator	09/2019 - Present
AAP Childhood Obesity in Primary Care- QI project, Co-coordinator	12/2018 - 07/2019
National Improvement Partnership Network (NIPA) HPV Quality Improvement Project- Cohort 3, Physician participant for UMMC site	12/2016 - 02/2019
Interventions to Minimize Preterm and Low Birth Weight Infant through Continuous Quality Improvement Techniques(IMPLICIT) study, co-investigator then PI 6/2018	12/2016 - Present
Clinical research on asthma education, intervention, and outcome with faculty supervisor Dr. Omar Abdul-Rahman	2010 - 2012
Ambulatory Pediatric Research with Dr. William Sorey	06/2006 - 08/2006
Molecular biology research on cysteine dioxygenase gene (CDO1) of Histoplasma capsulatum Dr. Glenmore Shearer, Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi	2004 - 2005
Speciation of Gambusia holbrooki and Gambusia affinis, Dr. Jennifer Regan, Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi	2003 - 2004

Sponsored Program Funding

Extramural, Developmental Understanding and Legal Collaboration for Everyone (DULCE) Planning Implementation and planning grant, Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP)	10/2020 - 06/2021
Extramural, Long-term Antipsychotics Pediatric Safety Study (LAPS), Duke Univeristy/ Pediatric Trials Network and NIH	01/2020 - Present
Extramural, IMPLICIT Phase 3, MSDH and March of Dimes	01/2019 - Present
Extramural, IMPLICIT, March of Dimes	02/2017 - 01/2019

Publications

Maternal Risk Screen Education, Phase 3
Sarah Jones Screening and Education for Maternal Risk Factors for Preterm and LBW Infants, Phase 3 Many resources were developed for providers to learn the importance of maternal screening, the risk factors for preterm and LBW and rationale for the maternal screening, and maternal education materials for positive screens. This material was updated for Phase 3 of the IMPLICIT QI project	2019
Childhood Obesity Risk Factor and Screening Materials
Sarah Jones and Desiree Pendergrass Childhood Obesity Risk Factors and Screening Tools Tools were developed and published for providers to use to offer an obesity focused family history, review of systems and behavioral assessment. This was in relation to the Childhood Obesity QI project.	2018
Maternal Risk Screen Education, Phase 2
Sarah Jones Screening and Education for Maternal Risk Factors for Preterm and LBW Infants. Many resources were developed for providers to learn the importance of maternal screening, the risk factors for preterm and LBW and rationale for the maternal screening, and maternal education materials for positive screens.	2017
Guidelines and education for HPV QI
Sarah Jones Improving HPV Vaccination: A Conversation With Parents. Educational Material for Providers was published to increase HPV rates through discussions with parents. This was part of the HPV QI project.	2016
Infant and Toddler Feeding and Obesity Prevention
Sarah Jones Infant and Toddler Feeding and Obesity Prevention Screening Tools and Parent Education. Tools, screens, and education were published for providers to screen for risk factors related to diet, feeding practices, environment, social determinants of health that increase a child's risk for obesity. Educational handouts were provided for parents. This was created with the Infant and Toddler Feeding QI project
Journal Article
Weisenberger S, Hayslett A, Jones S, Klar A, et al The Growth of Pediatric Complex Care in Mississippi Journal of MSMA. 2019; 60:202-203	2019
Pournima Navalkele, MD, MPH, Sarah M. Jones, MD, Jason K. Jones, MD, Jorge D. Salazar, MD, et al Osteosarcoma Tumor Thrombus: A Case Report with Review of the Literature Texas Heart Journal	2013
Hasler, S "Elucidation of the Cysteine Dioxgenase Gene (CDO)of the Pathogenic Dimorphic Fungus Histoplasma capsulatum Catalyst; Vol 1, Issue 3; pg 4-10	2005
Sarah Jones IMPLICIT at the University of Mississippi Medical Center This was a publication for the MSDH. It detailed the data from 3/2017-12/2018 and provided an assessment of the data. Geographic maps by county and zip code were given to highlight the areas of for the need based on the data to direct the MSDH on resource allocation.	2019
Electronic Publications
Jones, S, MD and Sorey, W MD Urticaria Pigmentosa/Cutaneous Mastocytosis Dermatlas.net; Mastocytosis_2_060927, Mastocytosis_3_060927, Mastocytosis_1_060927	2006
Sequenced CDO gene was published on the NCBI database under the accession AY804144	2004

Presentations

Invited Symposia, TBI in Children, Burn care, Ingestions, and CPR presentations., Help Me Grow Respite Program, Jackson, MS	06/2020
Invited Symposia, Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program with the MS First Steps and MSDH. I was invited to be on the conference expert panel. The planned date was 3/30/20- it has been delayed due to COVID-19., MSDH, Jackson, MS	03/2020
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Interventions to Minimize Preterm and Low Birth Weight Infant through Continuous Quality Improvement Techniques (IMPLICIT) QI/PI project, Department of Pediatrics, UMMC	01/2020
Invited Symposia, Title V Needs Assessment with the Mississippi State Department of Health, UAB/ MSDH, Jackson, MS	11/2019
National IMPLICIT/FMEC meeting, National Interventions to Minimize Preterm and Low Birth Weight Infant through Continuous Quality Improvement Techniques (IMPLICIT)/ Family Medicine Education Consortium(FMEC) meeting 10/31/19-11/3/19, FMEC, Lancaster, PA	10/2019
National AAP meeting, National AAP meeting- Attendance of conference 10/25-10/28/19, National AAP, New Orleans, LA	10/2019
Poster Presentation, National Help Me Grow meeting in Buffalo, NY. 3 day conference attendance and poster presentation on MS Help Me Grow, Help Me Grow, Buffalo, NY	05/2019
State AAP meeting, AAP/ MS Thrive Meeting. 2 days attendance, AAP/ MS Thrive, Jackson, MS	04/2019
National IMPLICIT Meeting/ Family Medicine Education Consortium (FMEC), Interventions to Minimize Preterm and Low Birth Weight Infant through Continuous Quality Improvement Techniques (IMPLICIT) meeting in Rye Brook, NY with FMEC. 2 day attendance of conference., FMEC, Rye Brook, NY	11/2018
Poster Presentation, Help Me Grow national meeting. Attended conference and poster presentation for Mississippi Help Me Grow. 3 day conference. Poster presentation of Mississippi Help Me Grow., Help Me Grow, Seattle, WA	04/2018
Invited Symposia, Mississippi Families for Kids- Help Me Grow. Expert panel discussion on child development and resources in Mississippi, Jackson, MS	01/2018
Invited Symposia, Mississippi Center for Clinical and Translational Research (MCCTR) Community Based Research Summer Institute 07/09/17-7/14/17 I was 1 of 10 accepted to the institute, MCCTR, USM	07/2017
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Chronic Care Coordination and Children's Complex Care Clinic, AAP, Flowood, MS	04/2017
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, "Meningitis and Hemiparesis", MS AAP Spring Meeting, Tupelo, MS	2011
Platform Presentations, Urticaria Pigmentosa/Cutaneous Mastocytosis under the supervision of Dr. William Sorey, M.D., University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, MS	08/2006
Poster Presentation, CDO research poster presentation, Mississippi Academy of Sciences, University of Southern Mississippi	2005
Presentation of Senior Thesis, "Cloning and Analysis of the Cysteine Dioxygenase (CDO) Gene from the Dimorphic Pathogenic Fungus Histoplasma capsulatum", Honors of College Senior Symposium, University of Southern Mississippi	2005
Poster Presentation, Undergraduate Poster Presentation on CDO research, USM Graduate Student Symposium, University of Southern Mississippi	2005

Teaching Experience

Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pediatric Dermatology	Spring 2020
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Resident Study Hall	Spring 2020 - 2020
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pediatric Dermatology	Spring 2019
Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Resident Study Hall	Spring 2019 - 2019
Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Case Conference	Spring 2017 - 2017
Pediatric Department, Lecture, Lecturer, General Pediatrics Office Basics	Summer 2017

Directed Student Learning

Female Mentoring Program, Advised: Emily Lewis	2019 - Present
Supervised Teaching Activity	2019 - Present
Preceptor, Advised: Christina Shields	2019 - 2019
Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised:	2018 - Present
Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Allison Garrett	2018 - 2018
Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Annalise Johnson	2017 - 2017
Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Kelly Jarvis	2017 - 2017
School of Medicine Educator	2016 - Present

Residency Training

Pediatrics Residency- JMM, Advisor	2019 - Present
Pediatrics Residency- JMM, Advisor	2016 - 07/2019
Advocacy Resident Rotation, Attending Physician	2016 - Present
Pediatrics Residency- JMM, Advisor	2016 - 07/2019
Resident Clinic, Attending Physician	2014 - Present

Fellows supervised

Palliative and Complex Care Fellowship, Attending Physician, 1 fellows supervised, Complex Care and Palliative Care Clinic	07/2017 - 07/2018
Palliative Care and Complex Care Fellowship, Attending Physician, 1 fellows supervised, Palliative Felllowship- Clinic	07/2016 - 07/2018