JACKSON, Miss – The University of Mississippi Medical Center, which has the only bone marrow transplant program in the state, will participate in the national Be The Match campaign to improve the number of African-American donors. Patients usually find a suitable donor in someone with a similar ethnic background, but the national registry reports thatRead the story …
UMMC Congenital Heart Surgery Team Bests National Averages in Two Years
April 24, 2012 by
JACKSON, Miss. – As it marks its two-year anniversary this month, the congenital heart surgery team at Batson Children’s Hospital at the University of Mississippi Medical Center has reason to celebrate. Not only is the program thriving with more than 550 operations completed, but the outcomes of those procedures are better than the national averageRead the story …
Multi-State Research Consortium Convenes At UMMC To Fight Cancer
April 24, 2012 by
JACKSON, Miss. – A two-day conference at the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s Cancer Institute is bringing together scientists and physicians from nine Southeastern U.S. centers to improve cancer research by designing population studies and drug clinical trials that include minorities and by building tissue banks that better represent the region’s diversity. The GMaP/BMaP RegionRead the story …
UM Launches Online Master of Health Care Administration Program
March 30, 2012 by
OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi School of Business Administration and University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Health Related Professions have launched a new part-time option for the online master of health care administration program. “The new three year, part-time option is a response to the demand we have seen from mid-career professionals,Read the story …
UMMC Professor Co-chairs National Medicaid/CHIP Advisory Group
March 29, 2012 by
JACKSON, Miss. – Dr. James Martin, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, has been named co-chair of the National Advisory Workgroup to Improve Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes in Medicaid/CHIP recipients. The Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services, recently appointed Martin and Dr. Mary Applegate, a pediatrician and theRead the story …
Clinton News: UMC stroke team wins national accolades
November 18, 2011 by
The National Stroke Association selected the University of Mississippi Health Care Multidisciplinary Team as a recipient of the inaugural Raising Awareness In Stroke Excellence (RAISE) Award. Read the story
Clarion Ledger: Base Pair matches students, UMC mentors
October 19, 2011 by
Through a research project at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Justin Porter has found a link between hypertension and fibroid tumors. Read the story
WXVT: UMMC reports $85M in grants, contracts
October 18, 2011 by
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A record $85 million in grants and contracts has helped the University of Mississippi Medical Center conduct research into cancer and diabetes and finance health care outreach programs. Read the story
Clarion Ledger: Program Keeping Doctors in Mississippi
June 15, 2011 by
After he completes his medical training, Brent Smith (a resident with the University of Mississippi Medical Center) plans to return to his hometown in the Delta and become a family doctor. “I had always known that I wanted to go back to Cleveland,” the 27-year-old resident at Baptist Medical Center said. “It’s getting closer and closerRead the story …
Cambridge Who’s Who: UMMC Nurse Honored for Excellence
January 3, 2011 by
JACKSON, Miss. — Kristi French, Registered Nurse at The University of Mississippi Medical Center, has been recognized by Cambridge Who’s Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in pediatric and postoperative care. Read the story.