The management structure of UMMC’s University Physicians is being updated to ensure delivery of the very best patient-centered, physician-led care.

The last thing Jennifer Mooney expected was for her best friend since third grade, a wonderful guy who specialized in making people laugh, to die by suicide.

Dr. James E. Keeton, vice chancellor for health affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, will conduct a town hall meeting for all UMMC faculty and staff Tuesday, Nov. 4, at noon in R-153 (the lower amphitheater).  This is the first of two “all-UMMC” town halls scheduled for this year in which Keeton will entertain questions from the audience on a wide range of topics.

The meeting will be videotaped and posted on the UMMC Intranet.

A number of interesting events is scheduled for the upcoming week at the Medical Center.

The Medical Center is proud to acknowledge those employees who will celebrate service anniversaries this week:

30 Years

* Margaret Jackson, researcher, Microbiology

20 Years

* Wayne Eubanks, officer, Campus Police
* Bennie Harris, researcher, Plastic Surgery
* Regenia Hogan, nurse, Wiser Hospital Ante Partum

15 Years

* Amber Arnold, patient safety officer, Chief Medical Officer
* Jolie Dantonio, nursing shift supervisor, Batson Children’s Hospital Administration
* Eureaka Robinson, dental hygienist, Advanced General Dentistry

10 Years

* Sylvia Barker, medical laboratory technician, Division Lab Med-Reference
* Floy Eiler, security guard, Campus Police
* Jason Green, data security engineer, Integrity and Compliance

5 Years

* Melissie Gatlin, EHR deficiency analyst, Health Information Management
* Marcus Harris, patient care technician, 2 Children’s
* Rosalind Jaynes, patient placement supervisor, Patient Transfer and Flow
* Judy Taylor, administrative assistant, Pharmacy