Dr. Joie Young, a PGY-2 in internal medicine, shares with us about her experience with COVID-19, advice to incoming interns, and her love of UMMC.
Category: Education
Fellow Focus: Dr . Daniel Cirino, PGY-IV
Learn more about Dr. Daniel Cirino, PGY-IV in Rheumatology.
Dr. Calvin Thigpen has been named Vice Chair of Education for the Department of Medicine.
Dr. Thigpen received his BS in chemistry and math from the University of Mississippi and a BA in philosophy and psychology in 2001 from the University of Oxford in Oxford, England, where he spent two years as a Rhodes Scholar. He then returned to Mississippi…
Many from across the department share what they’ve learned from 2020…
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.
Join us for the Annual Griffith-Pinkston Memorial Golf Tournament which will be held November 11, 2020 at Lake Caroline Golf Club. All current trainees, faculty,
Resident Spotlight: Dr. Valencia Oglesby
Why did you choose UMMC for residency? Not to sound cliché , but I chose UMMC for residency because of the people. Residency is challenging
Mentoring: Dr Lillian Lien
Master Clinician: Dr. Mark Meeks
Outstanding Service by a Faculty Member: Dr. Bryan Barksdale
Outstanding Service by a Staff Member: Lorraine Findley, RN
Educator of the Year: Dr. Jessie Harvey
Welcome new interns and fellows
We welcomed 56 interns and 26 fellows to the Department of Medicine this month. This includes 25 categorical, 2 primary care, 5 medicine-pediatrics, and 24 additional preliminary or rotating interns who will spend anywhere from 6-12 months in the Department.
Welcome all to the Department of Medicine!
Dr. Schaefer joined UMMC in early 2020. He completed his internal medicine training at York Hospital in York, PA, and his gastroenterology training at Johns Hopkins (Baltimore, MD). Since completing his gastroenterology training, he has served in leadership positions in a variety of private and academic gastroenterology practices.
Congratulations to all the residents and fellows who received awards this year and best of luck to all graduating and moving on either in their training or into practice!
Message from the Outgoing Chief Residents
Over the past couple of months, we have been asked, “Are you ready to be finished?” That is a difficult question. Are we ready to
