Dr. Tatum had been on the Department of Family Medicine faculty at the University of Mississippi Medical Center since 1993. In addition to her teaching duties, she was chiefly responsible for establishing the Medical Center's formal ethics program which included continuing education on ethical issues and an ethics advisory committee.
The Tatum Visiting Professorship will include an annual lectureship by distinguished faculty in the field of medical ethics, and seminars for all University of Mississippi Medical Center health professionals on the complex issues of bioethics.
Questions regarding the professorship should be directed to the Division of Public Affairs at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 North State Street, Jackson, MS 39216-4505.