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University of Mississippi Medical Center. / 32.328853; -90.173159. University of Mississippi Medical Center ( UMMC) is the health sciences campus of the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) and is located in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. UMMC, also referred to as the Medical Center, is the state's only academic medical center .
James Andrews (born May 2, 1942) is an American orthopedic surgeon. He is a surgeon for knee, elbow, and shoulder injuries [1] [2] [3] and is a specialist in repairing damaged ligaments. Practicing in Gulf Breeze, Florida, Andrews has become one of the best-known and most popular orthopedic surgeons and has performed on many high-profile athletes.
Jackson is the capital of and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi.Along with Raymond, Jackson is one of two county seats for Hinds County.The city had a population of 153,701 at the 2020 census, a significant decline from 173,514, or 11.42%, since the 2010 census, representing the largest decline in population during the decade of any major U.S. city.
Physician. A physician, medical practitioner ( British English ), medical doctor, or simply doctor is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through the study, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments.
MS. , U.S. Website. dentistry.umc.edu. The University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Dentistry is a dental graduate school that is part of the University of Mississippi. Located in Jackson, Mississippi, U.S. on the campus of the University of Mississippi Medical Center, it is the only dental school in Mississippi. [1]
History Main article: History of the University of Mississippi Founding and early history Frederick A. P. Barnard, the last antebellum chancellor, and the Lyceum in 1861 The Mississippi Legislature chartered the University of Mississippi on February 24, 1844. Planners selected an isolated, rural site in Oxford as a "sylvan exile" that would foster academic studies. In 1845, residents of ...
Institutions. Afro-American Sons and Daughters Hospital. Lloyd Tevis (L.T.) Miller (1872–1951) was an American physician who was the first medical director of the Afro-American Hospital in Yazoo City, Mississippi, the first private hospital for blacks in the state. He was also a co-founder of the Mississippi Medical and Surgical Association.
General surgery is a surgical specialty that focuses on alimentary canal and abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, appendix and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland. General surgeons also deal with diseases involving the skin, breast, soft tissue, trauma ...
Executive Director. Patricia L. Turner [4] Website. www .facs .org. The American College of Surgeons (ACS) is a professional medical association for surgeons and surgical team members, founded in 1913. [5] It claims more than 90,000 members in 144 countries. [6]
Jackson, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the central region of the U.S. state of Mississippi that covers seven counties: Copiah, Hinds, Holmes, Madison, Rankin, Simpson, and Yazoo. As of the 2010 census, the Jackson MSA had a population of 586,320. According to 2019 estimates, the population has ...