The need for more health care administrators and community college nurse educators will be addressed through Building a Strong Future for Nursing in Mississippi, a project funded by the Bower Foundation that will also provide scholarships for the School of Nursing’s RN-to-MSN program.

School of Medicine alumni are scattered across the state and throughout the country, representing numerous graduating classes and practicing a variety of specialties at an assortment of institutions. By March 2020, they, like their colleagues here at UMMC, were facing a common enemy, sharing similar emotions and hoping for the same thing: an end to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Amanda McCullough is a fixture in UMMC Grenada’s laboratory, working at a job she loves. Her ties to the hospital are deep: She received pre- and post-transplant care at UMMC Grenada’s abdominal transplant clinic in her quest for a new kidney. McCullough is celebrating Donate Life Month as she marks the six-month anniversary of her transplant.

The thyroid, a small butterfly-shaped gland at the front of the throat, produces hormones that help the body metabolize energy and keep the heart, brain and other organs functioning well. An overactive or underactive thyroid can result in health problems, but usually thyroid malfunction can be managed well with medication.

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

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

Medical Center leadership is proud to acknowledge those employees who will celebrate service anniversaries during the week of April 19-25.