Dr. Kellen Jex, a native Mississippian, shares about his time at UMMC, memorable moments from training, and what he’s up to now.
Category: Education
The induction ceremony for the inaugural Academy for Excellence in Education was held August 23, 2022. Nine faculty from the Department of Medicine were inducted into the inaugural class.
Resident Spotlight: Dr. Brianna Arrington
Meet Dr. Brianna Arrington, Meharry graduate and current PGY-3 in medicine-pediatrics. Here, Dr. Arrington shares about her path to UMMC, her love of TV shows, and some advice for the new interns.
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
Welcome New Interns and Fellows!
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.
Fellow Focus: Dr. Jacob Graham
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.
Resident Spotlight: Dr. Taylor Harvey
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!
Introducing the 2022-2023 Chief Medical Residents
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!
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