The University of Mississippi Medical Center - News Feed - the University of Mississippi Medical CenterThis is a feed of the latest news stories from The University of Mississippi Medical Centeruuid:d352b227-a07a-4fed-9787-0d8a26740c97;id=3002024-03-19T02:08:44Zhttps://www.umc.edu/img/ummc_u_200x200.cmp.pngdis-web@umc.eduQ2 grants and awards surpass $18.6 million2024-03-11T00:00:00-05:002024-03-11T00:00:00-05:00<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/images/grants_awards_12_14.jpg"/>Faculty and staff received 76 funded grants and awards during the second quarter of fiscal year 2024, with several garnering multiple funded projects.<br />]]>Hester elected American Physiological Society president2024-03-11T00:00:00-05:002024-03-11T00:00:00-05:00<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2024/03/images/Granger-Hester-20230622-58.png"/>Dr. Robert Hester is the 10th UMMC faculty member or trainee to lead the “premier” society for physiologists.<br />]]>Expansion and curricular transformation on School of Nursing dean’s agenda2024-03-11T00:00:00-05:002024-03-11T00:00:00-05:00<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2024/03/images/Tina-Martin-6.png"/>Increasing enrollment, shifting to competency-based education, and launching a traditional BSN program in Oxford are among the items on University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Nursing Dean Dr. Tina Martin’s agenda. This comes as work has begun on a new home for nursing on the UMMC campus.<br />]]>Front and Center: Dr. Allison Strickland2024-03-11T00:00:00-05:002024-03-11T00:00:00-05:00<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2024/03/images/Marathon-Doctor-20240227-04.png"/>Dr. Allison Strickland has run in several recreational races all over the country, but next month, she takes on every runner’s dream of participating in the Boston Marathon. Strickland, assistant professor and neurosurgeon, is running in the marathon to raise money for IMPACT Melanoma, a non-profit organization aimed at reducing a disease she often treats patients for.<br />]]>Photos: Patient Safety Week celebrates UMMC’s culture of quality care2024-03-11T00:00:00-05:002024-03-11T00:00:00-05:00<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2024/03/images/PT-Safety-Greet-20240306-07.jpg"/>When it comes to patient safety, team work makes the dream work. Last week, UMMC celebrated teams across the Medical Center during the ninth annual Patient Safety Week.<br />]]>Front and Center: Dr. Juvonda Hodge2024-03-04T00:00:00-06:002024-03-04T00:00:00-06:00<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2024/03/images/Juvonda-Hodge-3.png"/>As the new director of The Mississippi Burn Center, Dr. Juvonda Hodge recognizes that efficient, compassionate care aids in the healing process for burn victims. She will use her more than 16 years of experience working in burn centers to help Mississippians recover close to home.<br />]]>Patient Safety Week puts prevention in the spotlight2024-03-04T00:00:00-06:002024-03-04T00:00:00-06:00<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2024/03/images/Patient-Safety-Week-Winners-Circle_04.png"/>Keeping patients safe from harm is at the heart of caregivers at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Success stories from across the Medical Center campus will be heralded as UMMC today begins Patient Safety Week with the theme Cover Your Bases.<br />]]>Mississippi Miracles Radiothon raises $335,981 for state’s only children’s hospital2024-03-04T00:00:00-06:002024-03-04T00:00:00-06:00<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2024/03/images/Radiothon_22.png"/>Two days of marathon radio broadcasts added up to support for Children’s of Mississippi from around the state. For on-air personalities, the Mississippi Miracles Radiothon is a labor of love they look forward to each year.<br />]]>Hall receives SEC award2024-02-26T00:00:00-06:002024-02-26T00:00:00-06:00<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2024/02/images/Michael-Hall-20220125-15.png"/>Dr. Michael Hall, already the recipient of several honors, has won the SEC Faculty Achievement Award for the University of Mississippi.<br />]]>A leap of faith: Mississippi Miracles Radiothon starts Feb. 292024-02-26T00:00:00-06:002024-02-26T00:00:00-06:00<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2024/02/images/Radiothon41.png"/>The 23rd annual Mississippi Miracles Radiothon will feature two 12-hour days of broadcasting from the BankPlus Community Room of the Kathy and Joe Sanderson Tower at Children’s of Mississippi. The event has raised more than $8 million for Children’s of Mississippi since 2001.<br />]]>Front and Center: Dr. Kerry Yancy2024-02-26T00:00:00-06:002024-02-26T00:00:00-06:00<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2024/02/images/Kerry-Yancy-3.png"/>The only doctor in the state certified by the American Board of Disaster Medicine, Yancy credits a master’s degree in emergency management from the University of Mississippi for preparing her for the designation and for the night that a tornado hit Rolling Fork.<br />]]>Dr. Tina Martin named UMMC School of Nursing dean2024-02-26T00:00:00-06:002024-02-26T00:00:00-06:00<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2024/03/images/Tina-Martin-6.png"/>University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Nursing Dean Dr. Tina Martin has an eye to the future while standing firmly on the history of the state’s first academic nursing program.<br />]]>UMMC Schools of Dentistry, Nursing team up to tackle HPV2024-02-19T00:00:00-06:002024-02-19T00:00:00-06:00<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2024/02/images/SODSON-Interprofessional-Training-6.jpg"/>Low HPV vaccination rates in Mississippi, coupled with a rise in head and neck cancer cases, sparked interprofessional collaboration between two schools at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and the Mississippi State Department of Health.<br />]]>Video: Ladner quintuplets celebrate first birthday2024-02-19T00:00:00-06:002024-02-19T00:00:00-06:00<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2024/02/images/Ladners-birthday.jpg"/>A year after their birth at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, the Ladner quintuplets, Adalyn Elizabeth, Everleigh Rose, Malley Kate, Magnolia Mae and Jake Easton, are all thriving.<br />]]>The asylum connection: Artist unravels his family’s secret history2024-02-19T00:00:00-06:002024-02-19T00:00:00-06:00<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2024/02/images/Noah-Saterstrom-20230320-02.jpg"/>“What Became of Dr. Smith,” an upcoming exhibition at the Mississippi Museum of Art, is an invitation to discover the story of artist Noah Saterstrom’s late ancestor, who was a patient at the Mississippi State Hospital for the Insane. The staging of this visual narrative, a panoramic series of interconnected paintings, also links the museum with the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s Asylum Hill Project.<br />]]>Photos: Supporters bring Mardi Gras, Valentine’s Day to Children’s of Mississippi2024-02-19T00:00:00-06:002024-02-19T00:00:00-06:00<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2024/02/images/mardigrasparade-1.jpg"/>Friends of Children’s Hospital’s krewe brought a Mardi Gras parade to Children’s of Mississippi patients Tuesday. The next morning, members of the Mississippi National Guard served a sweet Valentine’s Day brunch to children’s hospital patients and their families.<br />]]>Faculty, student reap honors2024-02-19T00:00:00-06:002024-02-19T00:00:00-06:00<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2017/June/ummc_distinctions.jpg"/>Medical Center faculty and staff often are recognized regionally, nationally and internationally for their academic or medical achievements. These accolades place UMMC among health science centers worldwide.<br />]]>UMMC faculty, staff garner recognitions2024-02-05T00:00:00-06:002024-02-05T00:00:00-06:00<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2017/June/ummc_distinctions.jpg"/>Medical Center faculty and staff often are recognized regionally, nationally and internationally for their academic or medical achievements. These accolades place UMMC among health science centers worldwide.<br />]]>School of Nursing opens food pantry2024-02-05T00:00:00-06:002024-02-05T00:00:00-06:00<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2024/02/images/Nursing-Food-Pantry_02.jpg"/>Cabinets stocked with protein bars, oatmeal cups, tuna salad kits and boxes of macaroni and cheese are ready at the UMMC School of Nursing for students as well as any staff and faculty members who are facing emergencies. Started in January, the food pantry is also accepting donations.<br />]]>Front and Center: Dr. Robin Benson Thompson2024-02-05T00:00:00-06:002024-02-05T00:00:00-06:00<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2024/02/images/Robin-Thompson.jpg"/>No matter what role or task Dr. Robin Benson Thompson has undertaken or filled at UMMC and elsewhere, she has never forgotten where she came from. Her upbringing has always informed her attitude toward others – and she draws strength from it even now as she takes on a brand-new position at the Medical Center.<br />]]>2024 Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Champion Ava Clarke Edney celebrating differences2024-02-05T00:00:00-06:002024-02-05T00:00:00-06:00<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2024/02/images/Ava-Clarke-Edney-CMN-Champion-20240205-15.jpg"/>A Children’s of Mississippi patient since infancy, Ava Clarke will represent the state’s only children’s hospital and its many patients. Advocating for greater acceptance of the differences that make each person unique will be a facet of her year as Champion.<br />]]>Dental Mission Week brings big smiles to Mississippians2024-02-05T00:00:00-06:002024-02-05T00:00:00-06:00<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2024/02/images/Dental-Mission-Week-20240201-15.jpg"/>Mississippians from all over the state received free dental care during the School of Dentistry’s eighth annual Dental Mission Week. Thanks to the multi-disciplinary student and faculty volunteer team, over 600 patients smiled a little brighter leaving the event last week.<br />]]>Front and Center: Thomas Moore2024-01-29T00:00:00-06:002024-01-29T00:00:00-06:00<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2024/01/images/Thomas-Moore_01.png"/>Now in his second year of medical school, Thomas Moore keeps close by a reminder of why he’s here. It’s inscribed in his memory – and on his wrist.<br />]]>UMMC Cancer Center and Research Institute to seek national designation2024-01-29T00:00:00-06:002024-01-29T00:00:00-06:00<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2024/01/images/ccrilabs_Xu-3.png"/>Mississippi is notorious for having among the worst cancer survival rates in the country. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates cancer deaths in Mississippi to be 20% higher than the national average.<br />]]>Hutto and Lampkin Honored in 2024 School of Dentistry Alumni Awards2024-01-29T00:00:00-06:002024-01-29T00:00:00-06:00<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2024/01/images/Dental-Alumni-and-Friends-Award_01.png"/>The 2024 School of Dentistry Alumni Awards honored two outstanding School of Dentistry faculty members — Dr. Mitch Hutto (‘83), who has been teaching at the University of Mississippi Medical Center since 2005, and Dr. Alexa Lampkin (‘17), a dentist new to teaching who has made strides in her early career.<br />]]>UMMC stroke patient makes remarkable recovery2024-01-22T00:00:00-06:002024-01-22T00:00:00-06:00<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2024/01/images/Mabel-Bankston-Stroke-Patient_06.png"/>When Mabel Bankston brought her husband to a Jackson hospital for surgery, she didn’t expect to be the one rushed to the emergency room. But being in the right place at the right time led to an astonishing recovery that UMMC surgeons said is incredibly rare.<br />]]>Gene therapy offers hope for sickle cell patients2024-01-22T00:00:00-06:002024-01-22T00:00:00-06:00<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2024/01/images/sicklecellgenetherapy-8.png"/>Two Children’s of Mississippi patients are among the youngest to have participated in clinical trials for two gene therapy options for treatment of sickle cell disease that were approved by the FDA in December. Both teens are enjoying activities that wouldn’t have been easy for them prior to treatment.<br />]]>Front and Center: ‘Community of UMMC’ close to heart of Dr. Samuel Dickinson2024-01-22T00:00:00-06:002024-01-22T00:00:00-06:00<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2024/01/images/Sam-Dickinson.png"/>Dr. Sam Dickinson’s path toward joining the School of Nursing faculty included a music career and composing for daytime dramas. After earning nursing degrees and working as an RN at UMMC’s bone marrow transplant unit, Dickinson is teaching accelerated nursing students.<br />]]>Dobbs named endowed Chair for the Study of Health Disparities2024-01-22T00:00:00-06:002024-01-22T00:00:00-06:00<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2024/01/images/Dobbs-Chair-20240118-39.png"/>Created 19 years ago by the Jackson Medical Mall Foundation, the endowment will aid SOPH in hiring new staff and better addressing health-related social needs in Jackson not funded by grants.<br />]]>Flight attendant’s final pass down the aisle good for $1.8M for Manning Family fund2024-01-16T00:00:00-06:002024-01-16T00:00:00-06:00<![CDATA[<img alt="" align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2024/01/images/Brickell-Williamson.png"/>In life, Brickell Williamson lived a life without limits in the air at work and on land riding horses. In death, her gift to the Manning Fund for a Healthy Mississippi showed similar boundlessness in her desire to give back to her home state.<br />]]>