Educational Programs

Awards

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, UMMC Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, received the NAMME Diversity Leadership Award by the National Association of Medical Minority Educators, Inc. Learn more and watch this video from the Office of Diversity and Inclusion.

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.