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Liza Owens, who is earning a master's degree in the Health Systems Administration program, is a registered respiratory therapist and works at UMMC as a tracheostomy educator.

#2025UMMCGrad: Experience leads to innovation for Liza Owens

Monday, May 5, 2025

Learning how to lead will be just the latest skill Liza Owens can claim with a master’s degree from SHRP. Read More

Faculty members, clinics are national-level exemplars

Faculty members, clinics are national-level exemplars

Monday, May 5, 2025

Medical Center faculty and staff often are recognized regionally, nationally and internationally for their academic or medical achievements. These accolades place UMMC among health science centers worldwide. Read More

Nurse Lakeeba Hutchins, left, and Brigitta Strutchen, burn center administrator, work in UMMC's new dedicated burn center.

UMMC opens dedicated burn unit to expand statewide care

UMMC opened a new dedicated burn unit, expanding its ability to care for both pediatric and adult patients with serious burn injuries. The specialized unit is designed to deliver advanced, coordinated treatment from emergency care through rehabilitation, all in one centralized location.

Published on Monday, May 5, 2025

From left, Dr. Martin Tucker with Martin Family, Dr. Gloria Howard Martin; Rachel Butler; and Brent Martin at the endowed chair ceremony.

Endowed chair in obstetrics and gynecology honors Dr. James N. Martin Jr. and Dr. Gloria Howard Martin

Dr. James Nello Martin devoted his life to advancing maternal-fetal medicine and improving outcomes for women and babies. Now, a $1 million endowed chair established in his and his wife Dr. Gloria Howard Martin’s name will carry that legacy forward at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

Published on Monday, May 5, 2025

Base Pair founder Dr. Rob Rockhold and Hattiesburg High teacher and Base Pair leader Mariah Hawkins discuss students’ research in the high school laboratory.

Base Pair expansion powers the promise of future researchers

A collaboration between UMMC and University of Southern Mississippi provided an opportunity for budding high school researchers to explore scientific discovery through an expansion of the Base Pair program.

Published on Monday, May 5, 2025

Iesha Smith is wrapping up her first full semester as a faculty member in the doctoral degree program in occupational therapy while also working at Children’s of Mississippi.

Front and Center: Iesha Smith

A decade spent aiding the highest of high-risk newborns to recovery and full health made Iesha Smith a natural fit to teach future occupational therapy practitioners.

Published on Monday, April 28, 2025

Hang Nguyen of Biloxi is a 2025 graduate from the UMMC School of Dentistry.

#2025UMMCGrad: Hang Nguyen

Published on Monday, April 28, 2025

Presenting 2024's Log-A-Load For Kids donation are, from left, David Livingston, Mississippi Loggers Association executive director; Roy Holder, Enviva commodity manager and an auctioneer; and logger Drew Massey.

Mississippi Loggers Association has towering record of support for Children’s of Mississippi

Published on Monday, April 28, 2025

Sisters Dana Long of Hernando, left, and Jena Lynch of Vicksburg, visit the UMMC Cemetery following the Ceremony of Thanksgiving honoring anatomical donors – including their grandmother, Willie Frances Greer of Vicksburg. A donor’s remains are either returned to the family or buried in the cemetery, where this monument has been placed in their memory.

Ceremony celebrates those who gave a gift like no other

Published on Monday, April 28, 2025

Scientists, epilepsy centers, children’s advocate commended

Scientists, epilepsy centers, children’s advocate commended

Published on Monday, April 21, 2025

PICU nurse manager Gordon Gartrell, from left, talks with registered nurses Christian Dulaney, Emily Wade, Alexis Gaines and Haley Williams.

Employee engagement survey hits high mark for 2025

Published on Monday, April 21, 2025

Dr. Marc Walker, director of The Jabaley-Songcharoen Center for Hand, Upper Extremity and Nerve Surgery, and surgical team operate on Trey Wheeler of Brandon.

UMMC Hand Center earns accreditation as the first-ever Center of Excellence in hand surgery

Published on Monday, April 21, 2025

Mississippi Loggers Association has towering record of support for Children’s of Mississippi

Published on Monday, April 21, 2025

Now 40, Chris Glasgow had one time persuaded himself that he was too old to go to medical school. On Commencement Day, he will become one of around 160 graduates from the School of Medicine and will soon begin his specialty training in anesthesiology at UMMC.

#2025UMMCGrad: Chris Glasgow embraces the life he almost lost

Published on Monday, April 21, 2025

Shaneka and Kevin Patterson look forward to receiving their DNPs from UMMC.

#2025UMMCGrad: Pattersons combine DNP studies with family life, careers

Published on Monday, April 14, 2025

Yolandia Anderson, a polysomnographic technician, preps patient Naevia Dixon, 7, for a sleep study in the Pediatric Sleep Clinic in Batson Tower.

Children’s of Mississippi Sleep Center accredited by American Academy of Sleep Medicine

Published on Monday, April 14, 2025

Dr. Amy Krecker, a resident in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, checks the mouth of JoAnn Smith of Terry during the department's 2023 free oral cancer screenings.

Know the signs – What to know about the rise of oral cancer in younger adults

Published on Monday, April 14, 2025

Dr. Omar Chohan, associate professor of neurosurgery, implants a neurostimulator to reduce seizures for patient James Canfield.

UMMC becomes the first in Mississippi to offer deep brain stimulation for epilepsy

Published on Monday, April 7, 2025

Dr. Lei Zhang welcomes faculty and students to the UMMC School of Nursing's Research and Scholarship Day.

UMMC launches Mississippi Center for Violence Research

Published on Monday, April 7, 2025

Six employees celebrate 25 years of service at the UMMC Holmes County hospital, from left, Deborah Joiner, patient access data integrity specialist; Queen Armstrong, RN; Cheryl Smith, LPN; Benita Spann, senior staff RN and Corissa Quarles, patient financial services manager. Not pictured: Connie Sims, activities coordinator.

UMMC Holmes County celebrates 25 years of service and staff dedication

Published on Monday, April 7, 2025

Fran Malenzi, Nursing Magnet Program director, and Ellen Hansen, chief nursing and clinical services officer for Children's of Mississippi, point to proof of the Magnet application's submission.

Children’s of Mississippi submits document for Magnet designation

Published on Monday, April 7, 2025

Cytotechnician Camrell Williams processes cervical cytology specimens in the Cytology Laboratory at UMMC.

UMMC’s See, Test and Treat promotes preventative health care with free cancer screenings

Published on Monday, March 31, 2025

Zornia Collier, 51, of Jackson prepares for a health screening, courtesy of Jackson Free Clinic students, during World Homeless Day last fall in Jackson. "With them, it's a caring situation," Collier says of the students. "It's not for a paycheck. It's from the heart."

‘A caring situation’ Students of the Jackson Free Clinic show up where the people are

Published on Monday, March 31, 2025

Milestones

2003: Medical Center oncologist becomes first Mississippian to lead ACS

Published on Monday, March 31, 2025

Dr. William Daley delivers the 2025 Last Lecture.

’Zip Your Lips and Listen’: Daley delivers ‘Last Lecture’

Published on Monday, March 31, 2025