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The document tree is shown below. <feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"> <title type="text">The University of Mississippi Medical Center - News Feed - the University of Mississippi Medical Center</title> <subtitle type="text">This is a feed of the latest news stories from The University of Mississippi Medical Center</subtitle> <id>uuid:da82cd98-0104-4ffc-be21-7e24dd2fd073;id=95</id> <updated>2021-12-01T19:53:46Z</updated> <category term="News"/> <logo>https://www.umc.edu/img/ummc_u_200x200.cmp.png</logo> <author> <email>dis-web@umc.edu</email> </author> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.umc.edu/"/> <entry> <id/> <title type="text">Photos: Children’s of Mississippi heralds holidays with Thanksgiving Parade</title> <published>2021-11-29T00:00:00-06:00</published> <updated>2021-11-29T00:00:00-06:00</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/11/Photos-Thanksgiving-Parade.html"/> <content type="text"><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2021/11/Images/Thanksgiving-Parade_03.jpg"/>The children’s hospital’s second annual Thanksgiving Parade included carts decorated with turkeys, characters from “Frozen,” Mickey Mouse, superheroes and Christmas trees. Child life team members and UMMC students in medicine and nursing brought greetings and surprises to Children’s of Mississippi patients.<br />]]></content> </entry> <entry> <id/> <title type="text">University Heart offers cardiology screenings at Grants Ferry</title> <published>2021-11-29T00:00:00-06:00</published> <updated>2021-11-29T00:00:00-06:00</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/11/cardiology-screening.html"/> <content type="text"><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2021/11/Images/Cardiology_Grants-Ferry_04.jpg"/>Even Mississippians who seem to be in overall good health can have a hidden heart condition, or may not realize that family history or lifestyle puts them at risk for cardiovascular problems. University Heart cardiologists who see patients at UMMC’s Grants Ferry clinic want everyone – even those with no symptoms – to take advantage of a new screening program so that they can make good decisions about current or future treatment.<br />]]></content> </entry> <entry> <id/> <title type="text">New study highlights success of remote patient monitoring</title> <published>2021-11-29T00:00:00-06:00</published> <updated>2021-11-29T00:00:00-06:00</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/11/Remote-Patient-Monitoring.html"/> <content type="text"><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2021/11/Images/telehealth-20211118-01.jpg"/>Mississippians with high blood pressure can get help through remote monitoring by providers at UMMC’s Center for Telehealth. A just-published study on a Medical Center RPM hypertension program is highlighting how successful such treatment can be in populations that look like Mississippi – and that have some of the highest rates of hypertension.<br />]]></content> </entry> <entry> <id/> <title type="text">UMMC Police charts new course with series of “firsts”</title> <published>2021-11-29T00:00:00-06:00</published> <updated>2021-11-29T00:00:00-06:00</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/11/Police-Installation.html"/> <content type="text"><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2021/11/Images/ummcpoliceswearingin-20211119-01.jpg"/>UMMC's Police Department is making moves: Chief Mary Paradis has appointed its first-ever deputy chief and public safety director, and her team is working hard to position the department to gain national accreditation – another first.<br />]]></content> </entry> <entry> <id/> <title type="text">Thanks to thirteen: Medical Center icons enshrined for breadth of accomplishments</title> <published>2021-11-22T00:00:00-06:00</published> <updated>2021-11-22T00:00:00-06:00</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/11/Medical-Alumni-Awards.html"/> <content type="text"><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2021/11/Images/Medical-Medical-Awards-Group_2021_01.jpg"/>Two exceptional graduates of the School of Medicine and 11 more eminent Medical Center figures and leading lights were given their due last week during the UMMC Medical Alumni Awards Dinner. The occasion illuminated the careers of two years’ worth of honorees. In research, education and patient care, their contributions resonate across Mississippi and beyond.<br />]]></content> </entry> <entry> <id/> <title type="text">UMMC students work together to ‘save world’ in escape room exercise</title> <published>2021-11-22T00:00:00-06:00</published> <updated>2021-11-22T00:00:00-06:00</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/11/Escape-Room.html"/> <content type="text"><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2021/11/Images/IPE-Escape-Room-20211118-09.jpg"/>Treating back pain, finding the antidote to alien mind-swapping – both were part of an escape room designed to teach students across multiple disciplines to communicate and collaborate in patient care. Happily, their fictional patient was successfully diagnosed and treated, the world being saved in the process.<br />]]></content> </entry> <entry> <id/> <title type="text">Experts: Gratefulness is possible, even in a pandemic</title> <published>2021-11-22T00:00:00-06:00</published> <updated>2021-11-22T00:00:00-06:00</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/11/Health-benefits-of-being-thankful.html"/> <content type="text"><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2021/11/Images/Reverse-Trick-or-Treating-20201030-15.jpg"/>Being grateful after 2020 and 2021 might seem like a big pill to swallow – but it doesn’t have to be a bitter one. Medical Center experts say finding reasons to be thankful not only has mental and physical health benefits, but offers a chance to reflect on the good things in our lives.<br />]]></content> </entry> <entry> <id/> <title type="text">Former Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Champion starting musical career at Hinds Community College</title> <published>2021-11-18T00:00:00-06:00</published> <updated>2021-11-18T00:00:00-06:00</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/11/Happily-Ever-After-Jordan-Morgan.html"/> <content type="text"><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2021/11/Images/Jordan-Morgan-20210611-22.jpg"/>Aug. 16 was a big day for Jordan Morgan. “It’s my first day of class at Hinds Community College and when I’ll start to focus on music instead of it being something I enjoy in my free time,” he said. “It’s when my music career starts.”<br />]]></content> </entry> <entry> <id/> <title type="text">It’s official: 70 percent of eligible Mississippians screened for colorectal cancer by 2020</title> <published>2021-11-15T00:00:00-06:00</published> <updated>2021-11-15T00:00:00-06:00</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/11/colorectal-cancer.html"/> <content type="text"><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2021/11/Images/Biopsy-Samples-20211112-04.jpg"/>When 55 percent of eligible Mississippians were screened for colorectal cancer in 2014, a grassroots organization vowed to up that percentage to 70 percent by 2020. Today, founders of the 70X2020 Colorectal Cancer Screening Initiative can claim victory – but Mississippi is far from finished with the battle to prevent colorectal cancer..<br />]]></content> </entry> <entry> <id/> <title type="text">New Children’s of Mississippi heart surgery leader brings care closer to home</title> <published>2021-11-15T00:00:00-06:00</published> <updated>2021-11-15T00:00:00-06:00</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/11/Phillip-Burch.html"/> <content type="text"><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2021/11/Images/Philip-Burch-20211109-02.jpg"/>Coming to Mississippi’s only children’s hospital from Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas, Dr. Phillip Burch is Children’s of Mississippi’s new chief of pediatric cardiothoracic surgery. Children’s heart surgeries are performed inside the state-of-the-art Kathy and Joe Sanderson Tower at Children’s of Mississippi.<br />]]></content> </entry> <entry> <id/> <title type="text">The size is right: Campus enrollment climbs</title> <published>2021-11-15T00:00:00-06:00</published> <updated>2021-11-15T00:00:00-06:00</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/11/Record-Enrollment.html"/> <content type="text"><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2021/11/Images/Nena-Hawkins_01.jpg"/>For the third year in a row, Medical Center schools as a whole have boosted the number of students who have decided to make health care careers their goal as the state’s future nurses, scientists, doctors, dentists, speech pathologists, occupational or physical therapists, among many more. In the face of the pandemic and personal crises, they have prevailed.<br />]]></content> </entry> <entry> <id/> <title type="text">COVID-19 vaccination offers kids extra layer of protection, pediatricians say</title> <published>2021-11-15T00:00:00-06:00</published> <updated>2021-11-15T00:00:00-06:00</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/11/COVID-Vaccinations-Batson-Kids-Clinic.html"/> <content type="text"><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2021/11/Images/vaccinationkids-20211112-02.jpg"/>Children ages 5 and older can receive doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the Batson Kids Clinic located at 421 Stadium Circle by Veterans Memorial Stadium. Parents should make appointments for their children online at umc.edu/healthcare/make-an-appointment or by calling (601) 815-5300 or (888) 815-2005.<br />]]></content> </entry> <entry> <id/> <title type="text">Medical Center employees, students get kudos</title> <published>2021-11-15T00:00:00-06:00</published> <updated>2021-11-15T00:00:00-06:00</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/11/Accolades-11152021.html"/> <content type="text"><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/images/ummc_distinctions.jpg"/>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.<br />]]></content> </entry> <entry> <id/> <title type="text">UMMC COVID vaccination appointments now available for children 5 to 11</title> <published>2021-11-11T00:00:00-06:00</published> <updated>2021-11-11T00:00:00-06:00</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/11/Pediatric-COVID-Vaccinations.html"/> <content type="text"><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2021/11/Images/covidvaccinekids-20211111-06.jpg"/>Children ages 5 and older can receive doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the Batson Kids Clinic located at 421 Stadium Circle by Veterans Memorial Stadium. Parents should make appointments for their children online at umc.edu/healthcare/make-an-appointment or by calling (601) 815-5300 or (888) 815-2005.<br />]]></content> </entry> <entry> <id/> <title type="text">Sanderson Tower celebrates first birthday</title> <published>2021-11-08T00:00:00-06:00</published> <updated>2021-11-08T00:00:00-06:00</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/11/Sanderson-First-Birthday.html"/> <content type="text"><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2021/11/Images/Sanderson-Birthday-20211102-23.jpg"/>Children’s of Mississippi team members in the Kathy and Joe Sanderson Tower have been providing care to children in the state for a year. The landmark was celebrated with cupcakes and balloons, and medical leaders are looking toward a brighter future for pediatric care in the state thanks to the expansion and donors who made it possible.<br />]]></content> </entry> <entry> <id/> <title type="text">ACT Center, CCRI help patients tackle tobacco</title> <published>2021-11-08T00:00:00-06:00</published> <updated>2021-11-08T00:00:00-06:00</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/11/ACT-Center-Tobacco.html"/> <content type="text"><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2021/11/Images/ACT-Group_01.jpg"/>Every day is a good day to quit smoking, including the Great American Smokeout on November 18. Experts from The ACT Center and the Cancer Center and Research Institute at UMMC discuss the risks of smoking, reasons to quit, and the ways they help patients become tobacco-free.<br />]]></content> </entry> <entry> <id/> <title type="text">Mentor’s lessons resonate with first Chen Chair holder</title> <published>2021-11-08T00:00:00-06:00</published> <updated>2021-11-08T00:00:00-06:00</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/11/Kimberly-Crowder-CJ-Chen-Chair.html"/> <content type="text"><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2021/11/Images/KimberlyCrowder-20211029-04.jpg"/>As a student in the School of Medicine at UMMC, Dr. Kimberly Crowder’s professors included Dr. C.J. Chen, Department of Ophthalmology chair and an internationally acclaimed retinal diseases specialist. Chen taught her not just how to be an ophthalmologist, but the need to hold patient care, research and education sacred. Crowder is the first Drs. C.J. and Lin Chen Endowed Chair for Excellence in Ophthalmology, an honor Chen says will help Crowder bring the department to new heights.<br />]]></content> </entry> <entry> <id/> <title type="text">Children’s of Mississippi’s palliative care program a bronze winner in national competition</title> <published>2021-11-08T00:00:00-06:00</published> <updated>2021-11-08T00:00:00-06:00</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/11/Pediatric-palliative-complex-care.html"/> <content type="text"><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2021/11/Images/complexcare-20211105-20.jpg"/>Pediatric palliative and complex care through the state’s only children’s hospital was recognized in the Tipping Point Challenge, sponsored by the Center to Advance Palliative Care and the John A. Hartford Foundation. Children’s of Mississippi’s entry was one of more than 100 initiatives submitted from hospitals, health systems and clinics around the country.<br />]]></content> </entry> <entry> <id/> <title type="text">SGSHS honors two alumni at Research Day</title> <published>2021-11-01T00:00:00-05:00</published> <updated>2021-11-01T00:00:00-05:00</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/11/News1112021DistAlum.html"/> <content type="text"><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2021/11/Images/SOGHS_Research_Day_WEB.jpg"/>Sixty PhD students presented their work at their first in-person Research Day since 2019, while the School for Graduate Studies in the Health Sciences recognized their 2020 and 2021 Distinguished Alums for their outstanding contributions to biomedical research, education and service.<br />]]></content> </entry> <entry> <id/> <title type="text">AACN honors UMMC School of Nursing for school-based clinic partnerships</title> <published>2021-11-01T00:00:00-05:00</published> <updated>2021-11-01T00:00:00-05:00</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/11/AACN-Honor.html"/> <content type="text"><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2021/11/Images/AACN-Award-for-School-Clinics_01.jpg"/>Clinics in Jackson Public Schools and the South Delta School District increase students’ access to care, improve health and reduce time away from the classroom. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing presented the Exemplary Academic-Practice Partnership Award to the UMMC School of Nursing during the AACN Nursing Leadership Conference Oct. 30.<br />]]></content> </entry> <entry> <id/> <title type="text">Photos: Halloween happenings sweet at Children’s of Mississippi</title> <published>2021-11-01T00:00:00-05:00</published> <updated>2021-11-01T00:00:00-05:00</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/11/Photos-Halloween.html"/> <content type="text"><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2021/11/Images/childlifetreats-20211028-03.jpg"/>From games to costumes and treats, Halloween was celebrated throughout Children’s of Mississippi’s Sanderson and Batson towers thanks to donations from the Mississippi Department of Public Safety and dedicated volunteers from Children’s of Mississippi.<br />]]></content> </entry> <entry> <id/> <title type="text">1st Quarter Grants and Awards top $31 million</title> <published>2021-11-01T00:00:00-05:00</published> <updated>2021-11-01T00:00:00-05:00</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/11/Grants-Awards.html"/> <content type="text"><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/images/grants_awards_12_14.jpg"/>UMMC received 102 extramural grants and awards from July-September 2021. The following faculty received the largest new and competitive renewal awards during the quarter. <br />]]></content> </entry> <entry> <id/> <title type="text">As students’ stresses grow, counseling center services have grown with them</title> <published>2021-11-01T00:00:00-05:00</published> <updated>2021-11-01T00:00:00-05:00</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/11/News-Page_10212021_Student_Counseling.html"/> <content type="text"><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2021/11/Images/Student_Counseling_11_21.jpg"/>Anxiety, grief, self-doubt and just everyday homesickness – these are some of the concerns students at any institution may face. For five years now, students in the seven Medical Center schools have been encouraged to bring their worries to the staff of the Student Counseling and Wellness Center. Today, the center has made it easier than ever for them to tap into the support they seek.<br />]]></content> </entry> <entry> <id/> <title type="text">UMMC 2 You telehealth urgent care available to all state residents</title> <published>2021-10-25T00:00:00-05:00</published> <updated>2021-10-25T00:00:00-05:00</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/10/UMMC-2-You.html"/> <content type="text"><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2021/10/Images/Telehealth-20211013-04.jpg"/>When COVID-19 and flu season keep Mississippians indoors, the need for urgent care still exists. UMMC 2 You, the Medical Center’s telehealth care for minor medical treatment, is now available to all Mississippians with WiFi connections for smartphones, tablets and computers.<br />]]></content> </entry> <entry> <id/> <title type="text">UMMC earns ACR Breast Imaging Center of Excellence honors</title> <published>2021-10-25T00:00:00-05:00</published> <updated>2021-10-25T00:00:00-05:00</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/10/Breast-Imaging-Center-of-Excellence.html"/> <content type="text"><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2021/10/Images/Breast-Imaging-Team_01.jpg"/>Centers with the designation are fully accredited in all American College of Radiology breast-imaging programs and modules including the ACR mammography accreditation program, stereotactic breast biopsy, breast ultrasound, ultrasound-guided breast biopsy and breast MRI.<br />]]></content> </entry> <entry> <id/> <title type="text">UMMC faculty, academic departments get kudos</title> <published>2021-10-25T00:00:00-05:00</published> <updated>2021-10-25T00:00:00-05:00</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/10/Accolade-10252021.html"/> <content type="text"><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2017/June/ummc_distinctions.jpg"/>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.<br />]]></content> </entry> <entry> <id/> <title type="text">Research awards mark faculty, staff funding achievements</title> <published>2021-10-25T00:00:00-05:00</published> <updated>2021-10-25T00:00:00-05:00</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/10/Excellence-in-Research-Awards.html"/> <content type="text"><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2021/10/Images/Excellence-in-Research-awards-eCV.jpg"/>The Office of Research recognized 17 UMMC personnel for reaching new heights in extramural funding for their original scientific ideas. This year’s Excellence in Research Awards honorees represent four schools and nine departments.<br />]]></content> </entry> <entry> <id/> <title type="text">Diversity, equity, inclusion: It’s part of the culture at UMMC</title> <published>2021-10-25T00:00:00-05:00</published> <updated>2021-10-25T00:00:00-05:00</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/10/DEI-Recognitions.html"/> <content type="text"><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2021/10/Images/Diversity-and-Inclusion-20211021-02.jpg"/>Across the Medical Center campus, from academic departments to student organizations, a culture of diversity and inclusion is growing. It might be interfaith services at the hospital chapel, a fresh eye to hiring practices, or supporting women and minorities in their quest to excel in research. The efforts of many are being recognized on state and national levels as this important work continues.<br />]]></content> </entry> <entry> <id/> <title type="text">The First Year: Kathy and Joe Sanderson Tower to celebrate milestone this fall</title> <published>2021-10-20T00:00:00-05:00</published> <updated>2021-10-20T00:00:00-05:00</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/10/the-first-year.html"/> <content type="text"><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2021/10/Images/Sanderson-Tower-Night-20201117-02.jpg"/>More than 6,400 surgeries in state-of-the-art operating rooms. More than 720 babies who grew healthy inside neonatal intensive care rooms designed around family bonding. Pediatric intensive care provided to more than 691 ill and injured children inside larger and more advanced spaces. Outpatient visits inside specialty clinics created for collaborative care numbering more than 29,787. Imaging services including more than 4,211 MRIs, more than 3,223 CT scans and more than 31,000 X-rays were provided in a way that’s less intimidating for young patients.<br />]]></content> </entry> <entry> <id/> <title type="text">State’s only nationally certified team collaborates for children’s cleft care</title> <published>2021-10-18T00:00:00-05:00</published> <updated>2021-10-18T00:00:00-05:00</updated> <link rel="alternate" href="https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2021/10/cleft-clinic.html"/> <content type="text"><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="/news/News_Articles/2021/10/Images/Cleft-Clinic_11.jpg"/>Children with cleft lips and palates can see multiple experts in one visit to Children's of Mississippi. The state's only team approved by the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association provides collaborative care including dentistry, speech therapy, plastic and oral-maxillofacial surgery, psychology, genetics, audiology, social work and more.<br />]]></content> </entry> </feed>