FAST FACTS Education: Received Bachelor of Science in psychology from Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi; Graduated from the University of Mississippi School of Medicine in Jackson, Mississippi; Completed pediatrics residency at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Jacksonville, Florida. Family/Hometown: Grew up in Magnolia, Mississippi, where parents Lem and Alice live. Brother Jeff,…
Soldier who used PT degree across the world now earns Doctorate in Rehabilitation Sciences
Josh Van Wyngaarden has spent the last 12 years in the Air Force, where he helped develop a safe transport system for Ebola patients, led a physical therapy clinic in South Korea and served on a humanitarian mission to Nepal. As a University of Kentucky (UK) doctoral student, he developed a research program that explores…
Passport Health Plan increases giving for non-profits during pandemic
Passport Health Plan announced a partnership to aid The Salvation Army Louisville Area Command as it combats numerous negative societal effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Louisville-based Medicaid managed care organization is specifically supporting the charity’s Mission Essential Campaign, an effort to raise additional funding for resources strained by this health emergency. Since the first…
PNC commits more than $1 billion to help end systemic racism
The PNC Financial Services Group announced a commitment of more than $1 billion to help end systemic racism and support economic empowerment of African Americans and low- and moderate-income communities. PNC’s expanded commitment will provide more than $50 million in additional charitable support for national and local work that will help eliminate systemic racism and promote social justice; expand financial…
Norton Healthcare announces five-step plan to address healthcare, racial inequalities
Russell Cox, president and CEO, Norton Healthcare, has announced five initiatives that will be immediately developed and accelerated to address inequalities both internally and within the communities it serves: Establishing the Norton Healthcare Institute for Health Equity. The primary focus of the institute will be to identify and remove obstacles that prevent people in underserved…
Dean Dorton launches Unhinged podcast
Dean Dorton launched a new podcast show, Unhinged, which covers all things business. Hosted by Justin Hubbard, director of Accounting and Financial Outsourcing at Dean Dorton, Unhinged jests at the things business owners are frustrated with most, like ambiguous financial reports after someone spends hours manually manipulating spreadsheets just to understand how their business did…