Hear from the outgoing chief residents – Ashley Villarreal, Austin Burkenstock, Anna Owings, and Caleb Stanfield – and what their futures hold next.
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Dr. Savannah Duckworth, Assistant Professor in General Medicine, has graduated from the Society of General Internal Medicine’s prestigious TEACH (Teaching Educators Across the Continuum of Healthcare) program.
Congratulations to these current and future residents for being inducted into AOA this year!
Congratulations to the faculty and incoming interns who were honored at the School of Medicine Honors Day on May 6, 2022.
Leaving a Legacy: Dr. Sharon Douglas retires
Sharon Douglas, MD, Professor of Medicine and Associate Dean for Education at the G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center, is retiring this month after 35 years of service to UMMC and the VA. Here, she reflects on her career and what’s in store for her after retirement.
Department of Medicine Scholarship Day Recap
The Department of Medicine Scholarship Day was held on April 19, 2022 in the Student Union. Congratulations to all presenters and to the winners in the abstract competition!
Congratulations to the Department of Medicine for being awarded both M3 and M4 Department of the Year by the Carl G. Evers Society!
Congratulations to all who were awarded Carl G. Evers awards this year!
Resident Spotlight: Dr. Arsalan Hamid
Dr. Arsalan Hamid is a PGY-2 resident, native of Pakistan, and newly married to incoming intern Saleha Aziz. Here, he shares his path to UMMC, memorable moments from training, and a few photos that capture life inside and outside of the hospital.
Fellow Focus: Dr. Zachary Field
Get to know Dr. Zachary Field, PGY-IV fellow in Digestive Diseases. Here, Dr. Field shares with us his path to medicine and Mississippi.
Dr. Sarah Glover secures R01 grant to study immune responses to COVID-19
Dr. Sarah Glover, Professor and Division Director of Digestive Diseases, has been awarded a National Institutes of Health Research Project (R01) Grant to study the innate and adaptive immune responses of the nasal and gingival epithelium in SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination.
Recognizing medical student research mentors – Dr. Pegah Hosseini-Carroll and Dr. Michael McMullan
Drs. Pegah Hosseini-Carroll and Michael McMullan are both serving as Medical Student Research Program mentors. They both began as summer research mentors to rising M2 medical students, but have each taken on the responsibility of mentoring an M2 student on a biomedical research project through the remainder of their medical school career.
Progress Notes 