University of Mississippi

University of Mississippi Medical Center
2500 North State Street
Department of Medicine
Jackson, MS 39216

Phone: 601 984 5560
Fax: 601 984 5565
Website: http://www.umc.edu/
Email: rnolan@umc.edu

Training Program Director

Rathel Nolan MD Assoc. Prof.

Research Interests: Nosocomial infections and MRSA

Participating Hospitals

University Hospital : 550
VA Medical Center : 350
MS Methodist Medical Center : 150

Program Training Offerings

How does this program meet the ABIM requirements for training in clinical microbiology?

Didactic Lectures
Hands-on Experience

The Program provides training in hospital epidemiology through:

Didactic Lectures
Continuity Clinic

The Program provides clinical experience for fellows in the following:

Infections in marrow transplant
Infections in solid organ transplant patients
Infections in travelers and tropical medicine
Infections in children

This Program provides training in STD management through:

Attendence

The Program has a didactic lecture course for fellows:

Yes

If yes, what is the average number of lectures provided over a two-year period?

Training is for:

Are there citizenship requirements?

Yes

Citizenship Requirements:

U.S. preferred

Types of visas accepted:

Number of fellows accepted each year:

Duration of the Fellowship (years):

2 - 3

The Program has a training grant (T32):

Average number of infectious diseases consults per trainee per year:

150 - 175

Number of Fellows completing the Program in the last 5 years:

Additional Training/Faculty Resources (optional):

Fellows attend the SHEA course in hospital epidemiology.

Applications accepted via Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS®)?

Timeframe when applications are accepted:

Timeframe when interviews are done

Prof.

Stanley W. Chapman , MD , Prof.

Research Interests: Fungal infections and antifungal therapy

Faculty

Saira Butt , MD , Asst. Program Director

Frank J. Criddle, III , MD , Asst. Prof.

Research Interests: Clinical infectious diseases

Nancy J. Dorman , MD, PhD , Assoc. Prof.

Research Interests: Protozoology, T. vaginalis and sexually transmitted diseases

Richard W. Finley , MD , Assoc. Prof.

Harold M. Henderson , MD , Assoc. Prof

Research Interests: AIDS and antifungal therapy

Donna C. Sullivan , PhD , Assoc. Prof.

Research Interests: Molecular mycology

Edwin Swiatlo , MD, PhD , Asst. Prof.

Research Interests: Molecular pathogenesis of S. pneumoniae infections

Helen R. Turner , MD, PhD , Assoc. Prof.

Research Interests: Clinical infectious diseases

Anne B. Whiteurst , MD , Asst. Prof.

Research Interests: Epidemiology of drug resistance

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