Welcome to the University of Mississippi School of Medicine. The office of Academic Affairs is dedicated to the academic success of our medical students.
The School of Medicine (SOM) began as a two-year program on the Oxford campus in 1903. In 1955, the SOM moved to the Medical Center campus in Jackson, Mississippi and was expanded to a four year program. The first medical class of 24 physicians (23 males and 1 female) graduated in June of 1957. As of May 2008, we have graduated 5,941 physicians.
As an entering medical student to this SOM, you join a family with a rich history of excellence in research, education, and clinical service.
Some important things you should know about your school include:
- Home of the Textbook of Medical Physiology by Dr. Arthur C. Guyton, the world's best-selling physiology textbook of all time, 1957 to present
- World's first lung transplant in man performed by Dr. James D. Hardy, 1963
- World's first heart transplant in man performed by Dr. James D. Hardy, 1964
- World leader in computer simulation of body function, 1960s to present
- Home of world's most comprehensive computer model of the cardiovascular system, 1960s to present
- Recipient of possibly the longest-running National Institutes of Health grant in U.S. history (to the Department of Physiology and Biophysics to study cardiovascular dynamics and their control), 1968 to present.
- Physiologists are the first to mathematically model the critical role of the kidney in controlling blood pressure, 1970s.
- Microbiologists use pond-raised catfish to develop the first noncancer immortal (self-dividing) cell line
- One of the three original U.S. test sites for GE's interventional MRI, with Harvard and Stanford, 1997.
- NIH names UMC, with Tougaloo College and Jackson State University, site of the Jackson Heart Study - the world's largest study of heart disease risk factors in African Americans ever undertaken, 1997 to present.
- Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children is the first children's hospital in the United States to provide all patients with an internet accessible computer in their hospital rooms, 1998.
- Neuroanatomist discovers the brain cells of suicide victims differ from the brain cells of those who died from other causes, 1999.
- World's first interventional CT scan surgery using radio frequency (hot) probe to treat metastatic lung cancer, 1999.
The medical school curriculum is a traditional style curriculum. During the first two years, students learn the sciences basic to the study of medicine, participate in laboratory exercise, small group discussions, computer assisted learning, and independent study.
In the third and fourth years, students participate in direct patient care in the University Hospitals and Health Systems and the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, as well as community sites. Upon completion of the fourth year, our students are very well prepared to begin post graduate training. We have excellent match rates and receive outstanding evaluations on the performance of our interns in residency compared to graduates from other medical schools.
Excellence in all aspects is our goal. The faculty, staff, and members of the SOM administration are committed to helping you reach your greatest personal potential and to the UMMC vision of being A Great Academic Health Sciences Center dedicated to Improving Lives.
Please find additional information as described:
Under Contacts you will find the names and contact information of people who can help you.
Under Information are listings for general information and specific information for each year of Medical school.
Forms provides easy access for some commonly used forms for faculty, staff, and students.
Student Policies contains documents explaining the rules and regulations of student life while a medical student at UMC.
The Curriculum button provides information about the Members and proceedings of the UMC School of Medicine Curriculum Committee.
Accreditation provides information on the process by which the School of Medicine is accredited to provide medical education by the LCME and SACS.
If you don't find what you are looking for here, let us know ! Our addresses are listed under the Contacts tab.
We look forward to working with you. We are happy to welcome you to our academic family.
Sincerely,
LAW
Dr. LouAnn Woodward, M.D.
Interim Dean for the School of Medicine
University of Mississippi School of Medicine