Being an accomplished photographer may not necessarily help you get into medical school, but it may help you get through it. For many students in the School of Medicine at UMMC, their own camera work provides a kind of mental health haven from the textbook grind. You can see evidence of their creative side in an exhibition called “Color Our Walls.”
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Accelerated BSN student Paul Sabbatini was settling in to study one night, but first he needed to write down thoughts that were running through his mind about his chosen profession. Volunteering earlier in the day at one of the COVID-19 field hospitals had inspired his poem, “This is Us.” The poem was voiced by UMMC nurses in a video that’s been viewed more than 22,000 times on the Medical Center’s Facebook page.
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Dr. Felicitas Koller, associate professor of transplant surgery, is an excellent surgical educator and strong advocate for medical students. For her dedication to the profession, she’s being honored with an award from the Association of Women Surgeons Foundation.
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Chief Mary Eileen Paradis launched her distinguished law enforcement career in Chicago as one of a few female police officers working in the Windy City. Her career trajectory took her from street patrols to a college campus in Arlington, VA, and now she’s bringing her more than 30 years of experience to UMMC where she plans to make officers an integral part of the Medical Center community.
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Access to care, especially in the most rural of corners. That’s been a passion of Dr. Robert Brodell, professor and chair of the Department of Dermatology, as he works to expand the presence of dermatology across Mississippi. Brodell has a national stage to continue advocating for patients as the new president of the American Dermatological Association.
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When someone is in the ICU and unable to have visitors, that’s a worry to family members who’d prefer that visitation. For ICU patients in the Samaritan’s Purse field hospital on the Medical Center campus, though, there’s a way to make visits happen. Loved ones can lay eyes on their patients through a telehealth connection offered through UMMC’s Center for Telehealth.
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Medical Center faculty and staff often are recognized regionally, nationally and internationally for their academic or medical achievements. These accolades place UMMC among health science centers worldwide.
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With the new state-of-the-art surgical suites inside the Kathy and Joe Sanderson Tower, surgeons in more than 10 specialties provide advanced care to children at the state’s only pediatric hospital. Hoppe also heads the pediatric craniofacial plastic surgery team at UMMC.
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The number of daily appointments available at the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s monoclonal antibody clinic has been increased from 60 to 80.

There are those at the Medical Center who have worked here even longer than Jay Ferchaud, but few who are so instantly recognizable by sight and by name in practically every office, school, division, department, clinic and lab. For a quarter-century, he has trained his photographer’s eye on the Medical Center, helping tell its story while making many good friends along the way.
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A series of Ponseti casts followed by bracing can correct clubfeet in young children, allowing them to walk, run and play without the need of major reconstructive surgery. Visits to pediatric orthopaedists can begin before birth, setting the stage for treatment.
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UMMC 129 new, continuing, transferred and revised grants and awards from April-June 2021. The following personnel received the largest new and competitive renewal awards during the quarter. Dollar values are shown as annual figures for the first year of funding, unless otherwise indicated.
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Diabetes patients who live in Mississippi’s rural corners often have barriers to regular care: traveling long distances, or lack of transportation. Little access to primary care providers, let alone specialists such as an endocrinologist. A remote patient monitoring program created by UMMC’s Center for Telehealth, however, allows them to manage their disease and maintain a healthier lifestyle.
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The Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency annually honors hospital and community heroes who advocate organ donation and transplant. Medical Center employees are among those who promote the gift of life.
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On Friday, Children’s of Mississippi had a record number of children with confirmed or suspected cases of MIS-C – six, up from zero a month before. Experts are concerned the Delta surge among children will result in a spike in cases of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children in the next several weeks.
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The largest study of cardiovascular health and disease in African Americans started its fourth full health exam last month. Initially delayed by COVID-19, the entire JHS team -- scientific staff and participants -- is excited to be back in the clinic.
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