Dr. Kellen Jex, a native Mississippian, shares about his time at UMMC, memorable moments from training, and what he’s up to now.
Category: Residency
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.
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.
Resident Spotlight: Dr. Mindy Talley
Meet Dr. Mindy Talley, sailor and third-year internal medicine resident. Here, Dr. Talley shares her path to UMMC for residency, what she’s learned during the pandemic, and some valuable advice to the incoming interns.
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!
A Message from the outgoing chief residents
Hear from the outgoing chief residents – Ashley Villarreal, Austin Burkenstock, Anna Owings, and Caleb Stanfield – and what their futures hold next.
Congratulations to these current and future residents for being inducted into AOA this year!
Congratulations to the faculty and incoming interns who were honored at the School of Medicine Honors Day on May 6, 2022.
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