Journey to Commencement Stories

The University of Mississippi Medical Center’s newest school will grant its first doctoral degrees this Friday at the Mississippi Coliseum. The John D. Bower School of Population Health will hood six PhD graduates from two departments – population health science and data science – demonstrating the growth of the school since its creation in 2016. […]

The power pharmacists have in helping patients live healthier lives inspires School of Pharmacy senior Amy Ly-Ha to become an ambulatory care pharmacist. “I wish to bridge gaps created from health disparities, especially for the medically underserved,” she said. “As a daughter of Vietnamese immigrants, I have seen poor health literacy in action. For example, […]

Abby May has special insight as a future nurse: She knows what it’s like to have a medical crisis and a chronic illness. During her journey toward a Bachelor of Science degree from the School of Nursing at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, May was also dealing with autonomic dysfunction triggered during ankle surgery. […]

For six years, Clare “Alex” Lowman earned a good living as a staff attorney. But it was a job she did not enjoy. “I was never passionate about the practice of law,” she said. “Even during law school, I knew it was not the right field for me.” Lowman had enrolled at the Ole Miss […]

As a student at Brandon High, Colby Roberts knew he wanted to do something in the medical field. His first inclination – dental school – seemed more in his dreams than in his future. “I wasn’t sure I was going to get in, and me and my now-wife were talking about getting married,” Roberts said. […]

As a chess player, Jamarius Waller knows the importance of managing multiple pieces at once and planning the next move. He has deployed these strategies well during his time as a University of Mississippi Medical Center student. So well, in fact, he will receive two degrees at next month’s commencement ceremony. Waller will graduate from […]