Dr. Franco Cabeza Rivera, an Assistant Professor in the Division of Nephrology, shares about his love of transplant nephrology, UMMC, and his family.
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Alumni Spotlight: Alycia Cleinman
Dr. Alycia Cleinman, alumni of the internal medicine residency and geriatrics fellowship program, talks about what drew her to Mississippi and what she’s up to now.
We welcome Dr. Jan Petrasek, MD, PhD to UMMC! He has joined the medical center in the Division of Digestive Diseases….
Read a few 2021 New Year’s Resolutions from across the Department….
Many from across the department share what they’ve learned from 2020…
HemOnc.org is the largest freely available medical wiki that contains details about hundreds of hematology/oncology drugs, thousands of treatment regimens, and general information regarding diagnostic
Resident Spotlight: Dr. AAyush Patel, PGY-2
Dr. Aayush Patel, PGY-2 in Internal Medicine, shares about his unconventional upbringing, advice for incoming interns, and why he loves UMMC.
Dr. Jose (Pepe) Subauste is a Professor of Medicine and Fellowship Program Director in Endocrinology. He has been awarded numerous teaching awards over the years, including the Department of Medicine’s Teacher of the Year, and his “off the top of his head” lectures are regarded by residents and students as some of the best they’ve ever heard.
Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Dwight McComb, Primary care physician and author
Dr. Dwight McComb, Jr, former resident and chief resident at UMMC and now a published author, shares his story of training, becoming a small-town doctor in rural Mississippi, and his inspiration to write in recent years.
Dr. Neville R. Dossabhoy, Professor of Medicine, and the Nephrology Division Clinical Director and Fellowship Program Director, graduated from the Millsaps Business Advantage Program this month. The certificate course taught by Millsaps College’s MBA program professors gives working professionals a comprehensive exposure to essential business topics.
Congratulations to all who matched into the department’s fellowship programs this month! Thirteen fellowships matched 28 residents who will begin their fellowships in July 2021. Read more for the full listing.
The department’s two residency programs (Internal Medicine and Medicine-Pediatrics) have seen positive results in regards to test scores this year. All residents take an in-training examination each fall and this year’s scores boasted the best collective performance the programs have seen in over a decade. Over 27,000 residents took the exam this year, and each of the PGY classes performed better than the national mean for their respective training levels.
