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Traditional BSN students Valerie Camargo, left, and Audrey Ezell practice clinical skills.

‘Truly life-changing’: Bedford Falls Foundation – DAF’s $2M grant opens door to UMMC School of Nursing for students in need

Monday, August 18, 2025

Over the next three years, the grant will create 167 full scholarships for accelerated and traditional BSN students in Jackson and Oxford. The funding will increase the number of nurses while eliminating the cost of nursing education for scholarship recipients. Read More

New Radiological Sciences student Michelle Zhang, receives her white coat from Dr. Lee Brown, left and SHRP Dean Jay Garner, during orientation week at the school.

Photos: Students get a touch of class as school year begins

Monday, August 18, 2025

During the first weeks of August, students in the various campus schools were welcomed back – or for the first time – to the Medical Center. First-year students in particular enjoyed such activities as Family Day, tours and other back-to-school events – entertaining and informative preludes to the first day of classes. Read More

Celebrating the completion of renovations at the South Oxford Center are, from left, Rep. Josh Hawkins; Sen. Daniel Sparks; Dr. Kristi Reece, assistant dean for the UMMC School of Nursing Oxford instructional site; nursing student Jack Taylor of Corinth; Dr. Tina Martin, dean of the UMMC School of Nursing; Dr. Glenn Boyce, chancellor of the University of Mississippi; Dr. LouAnn Woodward, vice chancellor of health affairs; Dr. Alan Jones, associate vice chancellor for health affairs; and Dr. Natalie Gaughf, assistant vice chancellor for academic affairs.

Ribbon cut on renovations at UMMC School of Nursing in Oxford

High-tech spaces for nursing education and capacity for more students in Oxford will add up to more nurses to care for Mississippians, UMMC School of Nursing leaders say. Renovations at the South Oxford Center were celebrated with a ceremony and reception Wednesday.

Published on Monday, July 14, 2025

Nursing faculty and UMMC leaders applaud the lifting of the beam to the top of the new School of Nursing, which is set to open next year.

Photos: New School of Nursing reaches pinnacle

A beam signed by faculty was lifted by crane to the top of the new UMMC School of Nursing to cap off a topping-out ceremony Friday. The new building will accommodate increasing nursing enrollment on the Medical Center campus.

Published on Monday, July 14, 2025

Recipients of the 2025 Guyton Professorships are, from left, Dr. Michael Garrett, Dr. Babbette LaMarca, Dr. Gailen Marshall, Dr. David Stec and Dr. Lei Zhang.

Faculty members awarded honor named for medical school legend

UMMC has once again paid tribute to Dr. Billy S. Guyton’s contributions to medical education in Mississippi with the awarding of distinguished professorships in his name.

Published on Monday, June 30, 2025

Doctor of Medicine graduate Boris Kuyeb.

Photos: UMMC Commencement 2025

A new class of health care professionals congratulated fellow graduates from the University of Mississippi Medical Center and beamed with pride at family and friends during the May 23 commencement ceremony. For many, it marked the culmination of years of training—and beginning of a lifelong commitment to care.

Published on Tuesday, May 27, 2025