University of Mississippi Medical Center Program

Emergency Medicine Analyst Verified · Oct 3, 2026

University of Mississippi Medical Center Program

University of Mississippi Medical Center Program is a residency program specializing in Emergency Medicine, located in Jackson, Mississippi, directed by Jonah C. Gunalda, MD and coordinated by Michelle Brassfield. The program accepts applications through October 31, 2027. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at [email protected] or (601) 984-5582. IMGPrep analysts have verified and compiled this program’s IMG acceptance rate, USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 score requirements, Visa Sponsorship Policy, graduation year cutoff, and ECFMG certificate requirements — available to IMGPrep subscribers.

Program Identity & Fit

UMMC is Mississippi's only academic medical center and the state's only Level 1 trauma center and Children's Hospital, giving this PGY 1-3 emergency medicine program an unopposed, high-acuity patient population across trauma, pediatric, surgical, neuroscience, and medical ICU rotations. The program is structured around graded autonomy, with residents progressing from bedside patient care as interns to running the department and directing resuscitations as seniors, and it explicitly emphasizes clinical excellence, teamwork, and community integration. Research is substantially resourced (multi-million-dollar grants, a research fellowship, national conference presentations shaped by faculty), and roughly a quarter of graduates enter academic medicine, while most graduates remain in community and regional practice across Mississippi and the Southeast. Distinctive features include an intern Orientation Program in Emergency Medicine (OPEM), integrated community and pediatric ED shifts, quarterly procedure labs, and a broad array of in-house fellowships (EMS, Pediatric EM, Ultrasound, Critical Care, Sports Medicine, Research).

Who it fits

An applicant drawn to high-acuity, underserved trauma care with a regional or Southeastern practice commitment, who values graded clinical autonomy and wants meaningful but not all-consuming research exposure alongside strong community/team culture.

Research intensity

Moderate - substantial infrastructure and funded projects exist and are encouraged, but the stated majority outcome is clinical rather than academic practice.

Career orientation

Mixed - Community Practice, Academic Medicine, Fellowship

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