Children’s of Mississippi team members in the Kathy and Joe Sanderson Tower have been providing care to children in the state for a year. The landmark was celebrated with cupcakes and balloons, and medical leaders are looking toward a brighter future for pediatric care in the state thanks to the expansion and donors who made it possible.

As a student in the School of Medicine at UMMC, Dr. Kimberly Crowder’s professors included Dr. C.J. Chen, Department of Ophthalmology chair and an internationally acclaimed retinal diseases specialist. Chen taught her not just how to be an ophthalmologist, but the need to hold patient care, research and education sacred. Crowder is the first Drs. C.J. and Lin Chen Endowed Chair for Excellence in Ophthalmology, an honor Chen says will help Crowder bring the department to new heights.

Every day is a good day to quit smoking, including the Great American Smokeout on November 18. Experts from The ACT Center and the Cancer Center and Research Institute at UMMC discuss the risks of smoking, reasons to quit, and the ways they help patients become tobacco-free.

Pediatric palliative and complex care through the state’s only children’s hospital was recognized in the Tipping Point Challenge, sponsored by the Center to Advance Palliative Care and the John A. Hartford Foundation. Children’s of Mississippi’s entry was one of more than 100 initiatives submitted from hospitals, health systems and clinics around the country.

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

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

Medical Center leadership is proud to acknowledge those employees who will celebrate service anniversaries during the week of November 8-14.