School of Nursing
Oncology nursing is one of the most challenging subspecialties of nursing. An oncology nurse requires extraordinary technical knowledge to care for patients undergoing arduous medical treatments that are difficult to tolerate, and they often provide direct emotional care for patients who are in literal life-or-death circumstances. Oncology nurses routinely serve as the primary source of medical information for their patients' family and closest companions.
Nurses are also at the front lines of community health programs, cancer prevention efforts and health care administration. The UMMC School of Nursing provides the depth and breadth of training to ensure that its graduates are fully prepared for a long and rewarding career helping people live longer cancer-free lives.
If you are a qualified applicant, the UMMC School of Nursing has a program that is right for you, whether you are interested in our Bachelor's Degree Programs, a Registered Nurse Master's degree, the Master of Science degree in nursing (MSN). We even offer two doctoral degree programs, one which leads to a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree, and the other which leads to a Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD) degree.
The Jennie Duvall Annual Oncology Nursing Conference
Each year in May, the UMMC School of Nursing Continuing Education Program offers an annual oncology nursing conference. The UMMC School of Nursing Continuing Education Program is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Mississippi Nurses Foundation Inc., an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
For more information, contact:
Dr. P. Renee Williams, Director of Continuing Education
School of Nursing
Phone 601-984-6208
Email: rwilliams@umc.edu
