Quarterly Newsletter for Medical Students and Residents May 2017
Scholarship Available for Residents & Students
to Attend AAFP National Conference
Now's your chance! Apply for a scholarship from MAFP to attend the AAFP National Conference for Family Medicine Residents & Medical Students. This annual conference is July 27-29 in Kansas City, Missouri.
Scholarship applications are due by Thursday, June 15, to Kay-Lynn Meador at [email protected].
Student Board Members, L-R: Terry Moran, Craig Bullock, Will Casey, Caleb Zumbro.
After qualifying and campaigning, four residents and four medical students were elected April 21 by their peers to represent them on the MS Academy of Family Physicians Board. Each of Mississippi's four Family Medicine residency programs and both of Mississippi's medical schools are represented.
Dozens of medical students and residents learned from guest speakers and active physicians at the MAFP Spring Fling, held April 20-21 in Jackson.
The annual event is sponsored by the MAFP Foundation and is free of charge to students and residents. The main purposes of the event were to provide a great education opportunity, and enable residents and students to network with practicing family physicians.
Students attended hands-on sessions on IUDs and sports medicine in addition to hearing practical advice from physicians who've been in their shoes.
"The lectures were student and resident focused, the workshops were informative and helped develop practical skills, and social activities provided ample opportunity to network," one attendee said in an evaluation.
At a recent national conference in Kansas City, MS Academy of Family Physicians was recognized for having 100% resident membership from Mississippi's four Family Medicine residency programs. Residents pay only $30 per year for membership and enjoy all the rights and privileges active members receive. All new residents are reminded to join for the coming year.
UMMC Students Win National Award for Tar Wars
For the second year running, University of Mississippi Medical Center students who are part of the Family Medicine Interest Group won a national award for anti-tobacco education.
The group was notified Apr. 25 that they won First Prize and a $500 cash award in the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Tar Wars Challenge. Dr. David Norris, MD, received the news. UMMC also won the same award in 2016.
Tar Wars is a tobacco education program sponsored by AAFP. Each M3 at the University of Miss. Medical Center, and each M1 at the William Carey University School of Medicine, learns about Tar Wars from MAFP staff and gives an anti-tobacco presentation to local schoolchildren as part of their studies.
Four MAFP Student Ambassadors Chosen
MAFP has chosen four outstanding medical students to serve as Student Ambassadors at the Annual Scientific Assembly July 15-19 in Destin, FL. They will help MAFP staff during the event while attending CME sessions and networking with practicing family physicians. In exchange, they will have their hotel room, meals and transportation paid by MAFP. Congratulations to our Ambassadors!
The 2017 Student Ambassadors are:
Jackson Browning (M1 at UMMC)
Leah Burch (M3 at UMMC)
Emily Bustin (M3 at UMMC)
Justin Dyer (M3 at UMMC)
Two Residents Earn Scholarships
to Attend the MAFP Annual Meeting free
Two residents have been awarded the
Dewitt G. Crawford, MD Scholarship for 2017. These physicians are able to attend the entire meeting - networking with practicing physicians - at no charge.
These residents are:
Emily Brandon Landrum, MD (PGY-2 NMMC)
Hannah M. Ray (PGY-2 UMMC)
The Crawford scholarship is made possible by an endowment given to the MAFP Foundation in Dr. Dewitt G. Crawford's memory by Mrs. Dewitt G. Crawford. Residents must meet certain criteria and apply for the scholarship by May 1 of each year.
MAFP members, including active physicians, residents and students, ate more than 300 pounds of mudbugs at the MAFP Crawfish Boil April 21, held at The Lake House in Ridgeland. The event was held in connection with the MAFP Spring Fling, a free annual event for residents and students. (Mark your calendar: Next year's event is April 20-21, 2018).
