KerryJYancyMD, MCJ, FACEP, FAWM, DABDM, IBCLC

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics/Pediatric Emergency Medicine FACEP, FAWM, IBCLC

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Office
Children's Hospital of Mississippi
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, MS 39216
Phone+1 601-984-2195

Board certified PEM physician for over 30 years. My recent Master of Criminal Justice in Homeland Security and Emergency Management, with a dual focus in Disaster Preparedness/Response and Human Trafficking Intervention has led to board certification by the American Board of Disaster Medicine. I am the first and only physician in the state of Mississippi to hold this board certification.

University of MississippiMaster of Criminal Justice, Homeland Security and Emergency Management: Disaster Preparedness/Response and Human Trafficking Intervention, Phi Kappa Phi and Order of the Sword & Shield National Honor Societies. 4.0 GPA, 2000 - 2022
University of ChicagoFellowship, Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics), 1992 - 1994
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineResidency, Pediatrics, 1989 - 1992
University of Texas Southwestern Medical SchoolClass of 1989, MD
Austin CollegeBA, Biology, Cum Laude, 1981 - 1985

MS State Medical License 2018 - 2025
TX State Medical License 1990 - 2025
FL State Medical License 2020 - 2024
LA State Medical License 2021 - 2023
AL State Medical License 2018 - 2019
TN State Medical License 2017 - 2019
WI State Medical License 1994 - 1999
IL State Medical License 1992 - 1996
NY State Medical License 1991 - 1992
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Emergency Medicine
American Board of Disaster Medicine Board Certified Diplomat in Disaster Medicine
International Board of Lactation Consultant ExaminersInternational Board Certified Lactation Consultant
Wilderness Medical Society FAWM
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Intertel Member Intertel (Top 1% IQ Society), 2020
Larry Snider Ripple Award for Mentorship The International Cat Association South Central Region, 2017
Ten Years of Service Award Alumni Board of Directors, Trinity Valley School, 2013
Wilderness Medicine Instructor Wilderness Medicine Training Center, 2012
WIlderness First Responder Wilderness Medicine Training Center, 2012
Humanitarian of the Year The International Cat Association South Cantral Region, 2009
Totally Outstanding Physician (TOPS) Award Cook Children's Medical Center, 2005
Historian, Parliamentarian, and Pledge Captain Alpha Delta Chi, Austin College, 1982-1984
Mensa Member Mensa (Top 2% IQ Society), 1981
National Merit Finalist and Scholarship Recipient Austin College, 1981
Beta Beta Beta National Biology Honor Society Austin College, 1981
Wilderness First Responder Wilderness Medicine Institute, 2011
Epocrates Advocate Consortium Charter Member 2005
Southwestern Medical Foundation Scholar, Four-Year Recipient UT Southwestern Medical School, 1985
Salutatorian Trinity Valley School, 1981
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Abstracts/Posters

Peak Flow Meter Prescription Source for Children with Asthma Presenting to a Pediatric Emergency Department
Yancy, Kerry J. and Melzer-Lange, Marlene, Ambulatory Pediatric Association, Washington, DC, 5/1997

Lectures

Hyperthermia and Heat-Related Illness
PEM Fellows Conference University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS - 5/26/2022
Aggression in the PED
PEM Fellows Conference University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS - 12/17/2020
Pediatric Dermatologic Emergencies
Univeristy of Mississippi Medical Center PEM Fellows Lecture - 9/3/2020
Oh, Rats! Part 1 (Hantavirus and Murine Typhus)
University of Mississippi Medical Center PEM Fellows Lecture - 5/21/2020
Introduction to Wilderness Medicine
Driscoll Children's Hospital Pediatric Residency Noon Conference Corpus Christi, TX - 1/19/2016
Wilderness First Aid for Medical Professionals
Corpus Christi, TX - 1/18/2015
Induced Lactation and Breastfeeding the Adopted Baby
Illinois, Wisconsin, and Texas (several times 1996-2010) - 2010
Breastfeeding 101
JPS Family Practice Residents Noon Conference Fort Worth, TX - 7/30/2008
Induced Lactation and Breastfeeding the Adopted Baby.
Orlando, FL (1997) and Washington, D.C (2005) - 7/3/2005
Burn Care
(Monthly, 1996-1998) - 11/1998
Mock Trauma Program (Quality Improvement)
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Emergency Department/Trauma Center (Monthly, 1994 -1998) - 11/1998
Burns
Medical College of Wisconsin - 1/4/1996
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Front and Center: Dr. Kerry Yancy, Board Certified in Disaster MedicineFebruary 26th, 2024
FACEPs in the CrowdJune 30th, 2020

Lead InvestigatorPeak Flow Meter Prescription Source for Children with Asthma Presenting to a Pediatric Emergency Department Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin1996 - 1997
Biology Student/ Specimen CollectorJan Term "Rainforests and Deserts" Botany Research in Mexico with Professor George Diggs Austin College, Sherman, Texas1981 - 1981