Congratulations to the 2022 Department of Medicine Award Winners!
Master Clinician: Dr. Myrna Alexander
Mentoring Award: Dr. Michelle Horn
Educator of the Year: Dr. Kimberly Harkins
Outstanding Service: Dr. Savannah Duckworth
Outstanding Service (Staff Member):
Monica Watkins
We welcomed 57 interns and 26 fellows to the Department of Medicine this month! This includes 25 categorical, 1 primary care, 5 medicine-pediatrics, and 26 additional preliminary or rotating interns who will spend anywhere from 6-12 months in the Department.
Congratulations to Dr. Jimmy Stewart on celebrating 25 years at UMMC! Dr. Stewart is a Professor in the divisions of General Internal Medicine and Pediatrics and is currently serving as the Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education.
Get to know Dr. Jacob Graham, PGY-V fellow in hematology and oncology. Here, Dr. Graham shares about his path back to UMMC for fellowship and what he’s learned along his way.
Dr. Taylor Harvey is a native of Jackson, MS and will be graduating residency this month before beginning pulmonary and critical care fellowship here at UMMC. Here, he shares why he chose to stay at UMMC and some of what he has learned along the way.
Dr. Blake LeBlanc, categorical internal medicine PGY-1, was chosen as a recipient of the Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award by the third year medical student class. Congratulations Dr. LeBlanc!
Welcome to our new chief medical residents: Drs. Peyton Reves, Hillary Daugherty, Aayush Patel, and Thor Goodfellow.
Congratulations to all the residents, fellows, and faculty who received awards this year and best of luck to all graduating and moving on either in their training or into practice!
Dr. Drew Daniels, PGY-IV cardiology fellow, was named ER Consultant of the Year and Dr. Ben Billingsley, categorical internal medicine PGY-1, was named ER Rotator of the Year. Congratulations to Drs. Daniels and Billingsley!
As we face the notorious July 1st excitement of entering house officers, chief residents, fellows, and new faculty members, we will have opportunities to be ambassadors reflecting the positive goals set by the University of Mississippi Medical Center….
Get to know Dr. David Lott – father, fellow, and fisherman.
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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