SEARCH for jobs, acceptance pays off with work after finishing growing program
After a lifetime of “can’t” ringing in their parents’ ears and their own, six young adults born with developmental disabilities can now say loudly they CAN. All have secured or are well on their way to finding employment thanks to a school-to-work transition program hosted by UMMC that’s now in its fifth year and growing.
Published on Monday, May 22, 2023
Friends of Children’s Hospital leader Sidney P. Allen remembered with child life fund
The memorial Sidney P. Allen and Friends of Children’s Hospital Child Life Fund has reached a total of more than $1.1 million. Allen, who served on the Friends of Children’s Hospital board for more than two decades and as board chairman of the nonprofit, also supported child life at Children’s of Mississippi by chairing the Trustmark Children’s Hospital Pro-Am golf tournament.
Published on Monday, May 22, 2023
#UMMCGrad2023: Late bloomer finds his way following three loves
After realizing he was too squeamish to be a physician, Brian Christman found his calling in statistics and data science, which allow him to “play in everyone’s backyard.”
Published on Monday, May 22, 2023
Study: Babies with opioid addiction go home earlier with family-focused approach
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that opioid-addicted newborns responded better when the care approach emphasized increased family presence, holding, swaddling and rocking in low-stimulus environments as the first line of treatment.
Published on Monday, May 22, 2023