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Dr. Mrinal Shukla, professor of surgery and vascular surgeon, examines Tripp Pender's dexterity after surgery.

UMMC surgeons reconstruct teen’s arm after life-threatening accident

Monday, September 30, 2024

Charles “Tripp” Pender III faced a life-threatening situation when a freak accident left him with a gunshot wound to the arm. Thanks to quick thinking, first-aid knowledge and the expert care of UMMC surgeons, Pender is on a quick path to recovery. Read More

UMMC’s first-ever Honors College welcomes inaugural class

UMMC’s first-ever Honors College welcomes inaugural class

Monday, September 23, 2024

A specialized program for students willing to take on an even more rigorous course of study and challenging, extracurricular activities is also an opportunity for them to enjoy professional relationships with others from different campus schools. Read More

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Logan Manjarrez, 7, of Koscuisko gives Mississippi State University mascot, Bully, a high-five during a Friends of Children's Hospital Tailgate Party.

Photos and Video: Children’s of Mississippi patients have football fun

Published on Monday, September 30, 2024

Dr. Pierre de Delva, right, UMMC division chief of General Thoracic Surgery and chair of the Mississippi Lung Cancer Roundtable, and Dr. Jonathan Hontzas, assistant professor in the School of Population Health and director of the ACT Center and Lung Cancer Screening Program at UMMC, view a low-dose CT scan, the only proven lung cancer screening tool.

UMMC Cancer Center and Research Institute’s lung cancer screening program secures $1.8 million grant

Published on Monday, September 30, 2024

Dr. Mrinal Shukla, professor of surgery and vascular surgeon, examines Tripp Pender's dexterity after surgery.

UMMC surgeons reconstruct teen’s arm after life-threatening accident

Published on Monday, September 30, 2024

Nurse Practitioner, Children’s of Mississippi acclaimed for achievements

Nurse Practitioner, Children’s of Mississippi acclaimed for achievements

Published on Monday, September 30, 2024

Ashley Meyers and her mother, Sheila Hutchins, wheel Franklin Walker and Saylor Kate through the lobby of the Kathy and Joe Sanderson Tower at Children's of Mississippi.

Meyers quintuplets begin journey home after NICU care

Published on Monday, September 30, 2024

Rural Electrification: Physicians/students bolt for communities that shaped them

Rural Electrification: Physicians/students bolt for communities that shaped them

Published on Monday, September 23, 2024

2023 Sanderson Farms Championship winner Luke List signs the cast of Children's of Mississippi patient Ricardo Davis Jr. of Ridgeland.

Photos: 2023 Sanderson Farms Championship winner visits Children’s of Mississippi

Published on Monday, September 23, 2024

UMMC’s first-ever Honors College welcomes inaugural class

UMMC’s first-ever Honors College welcomes inaugural class

Published on Monday, September 23, 2024

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