Women in Medicine

KCU alumna makes history as first-ever osteopathic physician to serve Mississippi State Medical Association as president-elect

Aug 30, 2024

The Mississippi State Medical Association announced the historic election of KCU alumna Katherine Pannel, DO, as its 158th president-elect. Dr. Pannel, a distinguished psychiatrist and medical director for Right Track Medical Group in Oxford, Mississippi, is the first Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine to hold this prestigious position in the association's history.