Jackson State University’s Sonic Boom of the South band brought the sounds of New Orleans second line music to the halls of Batson Children’s Hospital, where patients, families, Children’s of Mississippi employees and band members paraded on Fat Tuesday.

As an author and lecturer on the Medical Center campus, the Rev. Ed King doesn't merely write and speak about civil rights history - he helped make it.

It’s hard enough being in high school, but it’s even harder trying to stay healthy when you’re too old for a pediatrician and too young to make adult decisions about your care. The Youth Health Matters Symposium Feb. 14 provided information Jackson high school students and their parents need to promote mental, physical and emotional health.

Several interesting events are scheduled for the upcoming weeks at the Medical Center.

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