John D. Bower School of Population Health (SOPH)

Administration

• Thomas E. Dobbs, MD, MPH, Dean

• Victoria M. Gholar, DNP, MSN, PMH-BC, Assistant Dean for Student Affairs

• Bernadette Grayson, MCR, PhD, Interim Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs

• Mickey Mouse, PhD

History, Mission, and Vision

History

The John D. Bower School of Population Health (SOPH) at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) in Jackson was established in 2016 by the Board of Trustees of the Mississippi State Institutions of Higher Learning. The John D. Bower School of Population Health was designed to complement, strengthen, and extend the capacity for scholarship across UMMC and to assist in achieving the institutional missions by supporting rigorous approaches to investigation and transformational education in the science of population health, data science, health care economics, and preventive medicine

Vision

The John D. Bower School of Population Health is protecting populations by addressing the multiple determinants of health.

Mission

The mission of the John D. Bower School of Population Health is to provide world-class graduate training to prepare the next generation of scientists and health care professionals to improve the health of individuals, populations, and communities through enhancing health care systems and health policies.

Contact

John D. Bower School of Population Health
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
2500 N. State St.
Jackson, MS 39216
Office: (601) 984-1020
Email: PopHealth@umc.edu