Dr. Preston Bell was named Emergency Department Consultant of the Year!
Category: Fellowship
The academic year ends June 30th and graduations are held this month for residents and fellows. 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!
2026 Scholarship Day Recap
Scholarship Day 2026 was a success! Congratulations to the award winners!
The Alpha Mississippi Chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) Honor Society inducted their 2026 initiates on March 3rd. Congrats to all!
Fellowship Match
This year, the Department celebrated an overall fantastic fellowship match. Congratulations to all!
Fellow Focus: Dr. Alejandro Diaz-Arumir
Meet Dr. Alejandro Diaz Arumir – physician, humanitarian, and lifelong student of resilience. Here, he shares about his upbringing in Mexico, time working with Doctors without Borders, and the many experiences that have shaped who he is today.
Recap: 2025 ACP Abstract Day
The Department of Medicine and American College of Physicians hosted the 2025 ACP Abstract Day on October 30th in the Student Union.
Fellow Focus: Dr. Ty Higginbotham
Meet Dr. Ty Higginbotham – Jackson native, Ole Miss Rebel at heart, and proud new dad, now back home at UMMC pursuing his passion for cardiology.
Fellow Focus: Dr. Srujan Edupuganti
Get to know Dr. Srujan Edupuganti, PGY-IV rheumatology fellow and cricket lover. Here, he shares about his path to rheumatology and Mississippi.
This book should be next on your list: How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Welcome New Interns and Fellows!
We welcome 45 interns and 28 fellows to the Department of Medicine this month!
Dr. Austin Puckett was recently recognized by the Emergency Department as “Consultant of the Year.”
Progress Notes 