The survey says … Faculty Forward, an institution-wide questionnaire for educators, is proving its value as a measure of job satisfaction and as an instrument for bringing about recommended changes in career development opportunities, communication, tenure, transparency, training and more.

Fourth-year dental student Miles Backstrom has a talent for working with his hands, whether he’s holding dental or woodworking tools. He picked up his hobby from his father and his grandfather, and despite warnings from faculty about the threat power tools pose to his dental career, he doesn’t see stopping in his future.

Frequent visitors to the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s main websites may have noticed a few changes when they’ve logged onto umc.edu or ummchealth.com since last Wednesday.

Coloring pictures of kittens and puppies, drawing butterflies and making Play-Doh masterpieces – it was all part of Miss Mississippi Anne Elizabeth Buys’ first visit with Batson Children’s Hospital patients since winning the title June 24. Buys, of Vicksburg, will represent the state in the Miss America Pageant, set for Sept. 10 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

UMMC leadership extends its sympathy to the family of a former member of the School of Medicine faculty in appreciation of his contributions to the academic health sciences center.

More than 70 current Medical Center faculty will begin the 2017-2018 academic year with a promotion in rank, newly granted tenure, or both.

The Medical Center is proud to acknowledge those employees who will celebrate service anniversaries during the week of July 10-16.

Several interesting events are scheduled for the week of July 10-16 at the Medical Center.

The Medical Center is proud to announce the following additions to its faculty and leadership staff.