Dr. Woodward serves as Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs and Dean of the School of Medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. She is a tenured professor of emergency medicine. As Vice Chancellor, she functions as CEO of the integrated academic medical center with broad responsibility for the hospitals and health system, faculty practice plan, research mission, and six health professional schools. As dean of the school of medicine, she has responsibility and oversight for all aspects of the day to day operations of the school of medicine. Dr. Woodward is a member of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Board of Directors, AAMC Council of Deans Administrative Board, and the America’s Essential Hospitals Board of Directors. She is also a recent member and past chair of the Liaison Committee on Medical Education. She earned her bachelor degree in microbiology from Mississippi State University and a doctor of medicine degree from the University of Mississippi School of Medicine. She completed her residency and board certification in emergency medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and has served on the faculty since 1995.

Honors students and faculty, please keep watch for an email with the link for this special event, which will begin at 7pm on 9/22.

#RushHOCO #CitizenScholars