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Our Mississippi Rural Scholars Programs team is hiring a part-time Program Administrator! Apply Today!

🌟 Now Hiring: Program Administrator – Rural Physicians & Dental Scholarship Program (Part-Time) (R00047330)

Looking for a meaningful role where you can help support the future of rural healthcare in Mississippi? Join UMMC and help coordinate a program that supports future physicians and dental professionals.

📍 Jackson, MS | Part-Time

✔️ Program coordination & administration
✔️ Support healthcare education initiatives
✔️ Make an impact behind the scenes

🔥 Great opportunity for someone with strong organizational and communication skills who wants to support healthcare workforce development.

👉 Apply here:
https://ummc.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/UMCCareers/job/Jackson-MS---Main-Campus/Program-Administrator-Rural-Physicians-and-Dental-Scholarship-Program-Part-Time_R00047330-1

On Friday, May 15, 2026, UMMC recognized and welcomed 62 new members into Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 077, the largest class of UMMC inductees to date. The event also included a surprise, special Induction of Dr. Natalie W. Gaughf, UMMC's assistant vice chancellor for academic affairs, who has served ex officio on the Chapter 077 executive board for over 4 years.

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is a multidisciplinary honor society that recognizes excellence in all academic disciplines and engages scholars in service to others. The University of Mississippi Chapter was chartered in May 1959 as the 77th chapter of Phi Kappa Phi. UMMC is part of the University of Mississippi Chapter.

Membership is highly selective and is offered to distinguished UMMC students. To qualify for membership, undergraduates must be seniors with high standards of scholarship and character. Graduate students and students in professional schools must have distinguished records, placing them among the most accomplished in their classes. Students who become members are proudly recognized at UMMC Commencement Services.

🎉 Welcome, students! Whether you’re joining us for the first time or returning for another year, we’re excited to have you on campus. Let’s make this semester amazing together!

The Robin Rockhold Lecture on Leadership, hosted by The Academy for Excellence in Education at UMMC, honors Dr. Robin "Rob" Rockhold, a professor emeritus of pharmacology and toxicology and former deputy chief academic officer. This annual lecture, often held in the spring, focuses on leadership in academic medicine and education. The 2026 event showcased the "UMMC Honors College: The First of Its Kind." Presenters include Dr. Scott Rodgers, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, and Dr. Penni Foster, Director of the UMMC Honors College, along with student panelists, McKing Amedari (Population Health Science), Chloe Coulter (Medicine), Ron McCall III (Medicine), Hanna Mitchell (Pharmacy), and Thomas Weber (Physical Therapy).

Drop a 💙 to help us welcome our newest UMMC faculty!

David S. Remley with the School of Dentistry, and Vern A. Keller with the School of Medicine!

Drop a 💜 to help us welcome our newest UMMC faculty!