Welcome 7 new faculty this month to UMMC!
Margaret Cosnahan, MD
Wilson Helmhout, MD
W. Fowler Joiner, Jr, MD
Rachana Marathi, MD
Elizabeth Picciola, MD
Meredith Sloan, MD
Raj Tumma, MD
Category: Pulmonary and Critical Care
The academic year ends June 30th and resident and fellow graduation ceremonies were held last week. 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!
Featured Nurse: Kenyadra McCullum
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.
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!
Progress Notes 