School of Nursing (SON)

Administration

• Tina Martin, PhD, APRN, Dean

• Sharon McElwain, DNP, APRN, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

• Michelle Palokas, DNP, RN, Associate Dean for Administration

• Anne Norwood, PhD, APRN, Associate Dean for Practice and Partnership

• Lei Zhang, PhD, MBA, Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship

• Kristina Cherry, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, NEA-BC, Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs

• Chelsie Andries, DNP, RN, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs

• Audwin Fletcher, PhD, APRN, Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs

• James "Jim" Miller, DHA, APRN, NP-C, Assistant Dean for Doctoral Programs

• Margaret Jeanne Calcote, PhD, RN, Assistant Dean for Accreditation and Evaluation

• Kristi Reece, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE, Interim Assistant Dean for Oxford Instructional Site

History

The School of Nursing was authorized as a Baccalaureate program by an act of the Mississippi Legislature in 1948. Established as the Department of Nursing, it achieved the status of a separate school in 1958. The Graduate Program in Nursing was established in 1970. A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in nursing program began in 1997, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program was established in 2009.

The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, the master's degree program in nursing, the Doctor of Nursing Practice program, and the post-graduate APRN certificate program in nursing at the University of Mississippi Medical Center are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

Functioning as a part of the University of Mississippi Medical Center, the School of Nursing assumes the responsibility for providing the people of Mississippi with registered nurses of high professional competence and for raising the professional and educational standards of the nurses already practicing in Mississippi. The School of Nursing is housed in the Christine L. Oglevee Building on the northwest side of the campus. The School of Nursing is a professional school functioning within the general framework and policies of the University of Mississippi Medical Center. It reflects the purpose of the parent university and the Medical Center in its educational services for the State of Mississippi.

Contact

School of Nursing
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
2500 N. State St.
Jackson, MS 39216
Office: (601) 984-6220
Email: SON@umc.edu