Health Professions Advising Office
Burgeoning School of Nursing Program Increases Reach
Move to South Oxford Center will allow program to admit more students and offer more options FEBRUARY 15, 2019 BY KATE ROYALS Beginning in the fall, the University of Mississippi School of Nursing will expand its footprint in Oxford with a new space and more students. The next cohort of students pursuing the Accelerated Bachelor […]
University Recognized for Student Veteran Services, Treatment
Rankings place Ole Miss in top 5 percent nationally for military services DECEMBER 17, 2018 BY JUSTIN WHITMORE The University of Mississippi has been recognized as a top institution for military veteran students for 2019 by both Military Times and College Factual. Military Times ranked Ole Miss among the leaders in student veteran treatment in its […]
Global Leadership Circle Provides Exceptional Student Experiences
OCTOBER 8, 2018 A number of Ole Miss Women’s Council for Philanthropy (OMWC) scholars enjoyed summer school in way that was anything but typical. For example, University of Mississippi senior political science major Catrina Curtis of Nesbit, Mississippi, combined academics and service during her summer abroad in Athens, Greece — even volunteering with the Athens […]
Taylor Named Director of UM Health Professions Advising Office
Administrator helps students achieve career goals SEPTEMBER 14, 2018 BY JULES COOK has been named director of the University of Mississippi Health Professions Advising Office. The Health Professions Advising Office, located on the third floor of the Martindale Student Services Center, provides information to students pursuing careers as health professionals. In his role as director, […]
Four UM Students Accepted into Rural Physician Scholarship Program
Scholars agree to serve in small Mississippi communities after graduation AUGUST 5, 2018 BY STAFF REPORT University of Mississippi seniors Conner Ball, Megan Buchanan and Steven Smith, and junior Katelynn McGowen, have been selected to participate in the undergraduate portion of the Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program. Ball, a general studies major, is the son […]
Coker Accepted into Rural Dental Scholarship Program
UM student selected for prestigious academic opportunity AUGUST 2, 2018 BY STAFF REPORT Kaitlin Coker, a recent graduate of Northwest Mississippi Community College and a junior biology major at the University of Mississippi, has been selected to participate in the undergraduate portion of the Mississippi Rural Dentists Scholarship Program. She is the daughter of Tray […]
Three Graduates Receive Rural Physician Scholarships
Funding supports medical training at UM School of Medicine JULY 30, 2018 BY STAFF REPORT Three recent graduates of the University of Mississippi have been awarded Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarships valued at $30,000 per year for their medical training at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine in Jackson. Cal Wilkerson, Alison Redding and Kaleb Barnes were honored at […]
Delta Students Learn About Health Professions at UM
Program exposes high schoolers to research options in health professions JULY 21, 2018 BY CHRISTINA STEUBE Students from five Mississippi Delta counties got a firsthand look at health care professions and research during a recent visit to the University of Mississippi. Nearly 50 high school students from Clarksdale and Bolivar, Coahoma, Quitman, Sunflower and Tallahatchie […]
Nurse Educator’s Planned Gift Establishes Scholarship
APRIL 2, 2018 By Bill Dabney A recent $300,000 gift from the estate of Hazel Brister O’Flaherty will establish a scholarship to provide financial assistance to nursing students at the University of Mississippi. “Aunt Hazel knew the value of a good education. When she was a nursing instructor at Contra Costa College in California, she ensured […]
Triplets Inducted Into Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Juniors Ann Weston, Katherine and Will Sistrunk each earned the honor NOVEMBER 1, 2017 BY CHRISTINA STEUBE The University of Mississippi chapter of Phi Kappa Phi honor society inducted 270 new members Sunday (Oct. 29), including three juniors from the same family. Ann Weston, Katherine and Will Sistrunk, triplets from Springfield, Missouri, were inducted into […]