Welcome to the University of
Mississippi Medical Center School of Nursing Web site. We are pleased that
you are interested in learning more about our school. Regardless of your
clinical interest, I believe that you will find the UMC School of Nursing holds outstanding opportunities for your professional development.
At our School of Nursing, you will find the excellent faculty, student
population, curriculum and clinical training sites necessary to help you meet your
goals.
As the first baccalaureate program in the state, the University of Mississippi School of Nursing was founded in 1948. Since that time, its more than 2,000 graduates have cared for the people of Mississippi in hospitals, clinics, and at home. We also initiated the state's first master's program in nursing in 1970, the state's first collaborative doctoral program in 1998, and the state's first accelerated second degree baccalaureate program offered by a public university in 2006.
Our educational programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), to the year 2013!
Today, we continue to create new and innovative ways to provide care to Mississippians. Our nurse-run primary care clinic was the first in the state. The clinic provides real-life learning experiences for all our students, as well as a site for faculty practice. The school also developed a school-based clinic in a local elementary school. In addition to teaching and faculty practice, faculty continue to research insights and solutions to health care problems. Through partnerships with the faith community, the public health department, and the School of Dentistry, the School of Nursing provides care in underserved areas through a mobile clinic van. We also have a unique relationship with the hospitals and clinics on the academic health science center campus, affording students and faculty clinical experiences unlike any other setting in the state. As a marker of our success, faculty have been invited to present their findings at research conferences all over the world.
I am confident that you will find the academic opportunities at the University of Mississippi School of Nursing unmatched in scope, range, and excellence. Whether you attend the School of Nursing in Jackson, Southaven, or Oxford, you will find that your experience in nursing education will give you immeasurable satisfaction.
I am pleased that you are seeking information about the University of Mississippi School of Nursing. There is no finer school in the state. I assure you that our legacy of half a century of academic nursing and our dynamic vision for the future will help you achieve all of your nursing career goals.
Contact us! We want to be your First Choice!
Kaye Bender, PhD, RN, FAAN
Dean and Professor
Associate Vice Chancellor for Nursing
School of Nursing, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 North State Street,
Jackson MS 39216-4505 (601) 984-6200
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