Awards

Resident Life

• UMMC received the MS Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives inaugural 2021 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award
• UMMC received the Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from Insight into Diversity (2019, 2021)
• Dr. Kimberly Bibb, UMMC's Group on Women in Medicine and Science former board president, was selected to serve as a Member-at-Large on the Association of American Medical College's GWIMS steering committee in 2021.
• The UMMC Chapter of the Group on Women in Medicine and Science won the “2019 GWIMS Leadership Award for an Organization” by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).
• The Human Rights Campaign recognized UMMC as a “Top Performer” (2017, 2019, 2020, 2022) and “Leader” (2018) for the Healthcare Equality Index (HEI) for inclusive care for LGBTQ populations.
• Dr. Michael Ryan, professor of physiology and biophysics, was named “2019 Diversity Educator of the Year” by the Board of Trustees for the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning.
• In 2017, Dr. Juanyce Taylor received the NAMME Diversity Leadership Award by the National Association of Medical Minority Educators, Inc. Learn more about Diversity and Inclusion at UMMC.

 Educational Programs

• Evers
  • The Carl G. Evers, MD Society is an honorary and service on-campus organization that seeks to improve medical education through evaluation of course work & curriculum in the preclinical & clinical year. Each year, the society honors departments, residents, and faculty with awards of excellence for their interactions with medical students. 
  • Hall of Fame: Jeffery Crout, Lisa Didion, Kim Paduda, William Sorey, Sue Phillips, John Caleb Grenn
  • M4 Attending of the Year: Kathryn Schneider
• Nelson Order
  • Austin Harrison
  • Sue Phillips
  • Zeb Henson
• Academy of Educational Excellence
  • Kathryn Schneider 
  • Brad Ingram
  • Sue Phillips 
  • Austin Harrison
• Gold Humanism Honor Society
  • 2022: Conner Sears, resident
  • 2022: Monica Kala, Leonard Tow Student Recipient
  • 2022: John Caleb Grenn, Leonard Tow Faculty Recipient
  • 2022: Jarrett Morgan, M3 All-Star Attending of the Year
• AOA
  • 2022: Sue Phillips, honored speaker and award recipient
  • 2022: Dylan Tribolet, student inductee
  • 2022: Meagan Robbins, resident inductee
• Trailblazer Awards
  • Ivonne Galarza, Austin Harrison, Brad Ingram, Kim Paduda

Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award recipients Monica Kala and John Caleb Grenn, MD holding up a recognition poster.

Meagan Robbins and Dylan Tribolet holding up their nomination certificates from the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.