May 6th is National Nurses Day and we in the Department of Medicine are forever grateful for our awesome nurses! Kenyadra McCullum, RN is one of our many amazing nurses featured this month.
Category: Pulmonary and Critical Care
The Alpha Mississippi Chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) Honor Society inducted their 2024 initiates on March 19th. Congrats to all!
A stay in the intensive care unit (ICU) can be emotionally and physically draining. UMMC has Mississippi’s only ICU Recovery Clinic.
Congratulations to the thirteen Department of Medicine faculty that were inducted into UMMC’s Academy for Excellence in Education this month.
This year, the Department celebrated an overall fantastic fellowship match. Thirteen of our residents matched into UMMC fellowships and nine of our residents matched elsewhere for fellowship.
Fellow Focus: Dr. Andy Nutting
Meet Dr. Andy Nutting, PGY-4 pulmonary and critical care fellow. Here, he shares some wisdom he’s learned in training, his Harry Potter house, and what he loves about UMMC.
Longtime leader and physician Dr. John Spurzem retires
Dr. John Spurzem retired this month as Professor Emeritus after 18 years at UMMC. A native of California, Dr. Spurzem shares his plans to return “home” after his exemplary career.
Welcome New Faculty this month to UMMC!
Dr. Kimberly Dobbs,
Dr. Yang Guo
Dr. Laura Fincher
Dr. Meagan Robbins
Dr. Carrie Wynn
Twelve members of the Department began the academic year with a promotion in rank. Congratulations to all!
Congratulations to all the residents, fellows, and faculty who received awards this year!
Fellow Focus: Dr. Anna Gladfelter
Meet Dr. Anna Gladfelter, Arkansas native, first-year Pulmonary and Critical Care fellow, and Halloween enthusiast. Here, she shares a bit about herself, her path to medicine (via an art degree) and why she loves pulmonary/critical care and UMMC.
Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Summer Allen
Dr. Summer Allen completed medical school, residency, and fellowship at UMMC. Here, she shares about her time at UMMC, her two beautiful daughters, and her current practice in pulmonology and critical care.
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