Upcoming Events
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Annual Meeting
July 15-19, 2017
Baytowne Conference Center
Destin, FL
Fall Conference
Sept. 29 - Oct. 1, 2017
The Mill Conference Center, Starkville
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MAFP
Board Meetings
July 15 & 19
Destin, FL
December 8-9
Indianola, MS
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Welcome
New Members
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Michael B. Bagwell, DO
Southaven, MS
Susan D. Duong, MD
Madison, MS
WCUCOM Students
Alexander Chen
Matthew Dowdy
Saba Munir
UMMC Student
Erin Leigh Dyer
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Social Media
@MSFamilyDocs
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GETU1 and promote healthy living in the state of Mississippi by purchasing a Live Healthy specialty license tag for the small fee of $31.
Request this tag at your county tax collector's office when you renew your license tag. Proceeds from the sale of this tag benefit the Mississippi Academy of Family Physicians Foundation.
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The Train is Leaving for Destin --
All Aboard!
More than 100 physicians, along with 80 exhibitors, have registered for the MAFP Annual Scientific Assembly, July 15-19. There is still time to jump on the train! MAFP staff members are shoveling the coal and getting the engine ready!
Rooms are still available at Sandestin Resort by calling (800) 320-8115.
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Free CME in Destin
Has a medical/nursing/pharmacy student, PA, NP, resident, or fellow asked YOU for a clinical rotation yet?
Medical education is no longer confined to the halls of the hospitals or colleges, says Dr. John Mitchell, director of the Office of Mississippi Physician Workforce. Practically EVERYONE will be in an educator role at some point.
That's why the OMPW is offering free
Faculty Development Workshops for MAFP members
July 17 from 1:30 - 5:30 pm in Sandestin during the MAFP Annual Meeting. Attendees can earn up to 4 CME credits. The instructor for the two 2-hour sessions is Sheila Chauvin, PhD, MEd, Developer and Director of the Mississippi Statewide Medical Educator Development (MS MED) Program.
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Simmons Congratulates High-School
Rural Medical Scholars in Starkville
This week, MAFP President Sue Simmons, MD, of Maben (pictured above at podium), addressed rising high-school seniors taking part in the Rural Medical Scholars (RMS) program at Mississippi State University, administered by the MSU Extension Service.
RMS is a 5-week school for young people interested in becoming family physicians and is conducted each summer on MSU's campus in Starkville. Scholars - who must qualify by having a high ACT score and recommendations from teachers - take two college-level pre-medical courses, shadow family physicians and take part in workshops to earn certification as Junior Master Wellness Volunteers.
Dr. Simmons spoke to the scholars during their year-end celebration lunch, which included faculty, staff and invited guests.
"The scholars learned that being a family physician is challenging, but rewarding at the same time and that hard work truly pays off," said Ann Sansing, Extension Instructor. "Most importantly, they learned that it is important to enjoy the career you choose."
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MAFP Member Voted
'Best Doctor' in
Jackson Free Press Poll
This month, the Jackson Free Press announced that MAFP member Dr. Timothy Quinn was voted Best Doctor in their 2017 Best of Jackson awards. His clinic, Quinn Healthcare, is in Ridgeland. Congratulations!
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Residents Complete 3-Year Program
at UMMC Family Medicine
We are proud of these UMMC Family Medicine residents who received their certificates for completing their 3-year program on June 22. We are even prouder to say that 80% of them are staying in Mississippi to practice medicine!
Pictured are, back row, left to right: Ardarian Gilliam Pierre, MD, Marketta Blue, MD, Sweni Gandhi, MD, Julie Rivero, MD, Tabitha Marek, MD, Chloe Kilman, MD.
Front row left to right: Micah Walker, MD, Jonathan Buchanan, MD, Omar Dominique, MD, Albert Arthur, MD.
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Chance to Win $10,000
at MAFP Foundation Draw Down
Whether you're attending the Annual Meeting or not, you can purchase a ticket using our Ticket Order Form. Don't miss this chance to win $10,000 and benefit the MAFP Foundation at the same time.
We are so thankful for our Draw Down sponsors, listed here:
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Platinum
MEA Medical Clinics
North Sunflower Medical Center
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Gold
St. Dominic Family Medicine
Eric Wegener, MD
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Silver
MEA Medical Clinics, PA
Genesis Physical Therapy
Southern Diagnostic Imaging
Sleep Solutions of Mississippi
Central Surgical Assoiates
Camellia Healthcare
John Paul F. Vanderloo, MD
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Bronze
Renasant Bank
Shane M. Sims, MD, PA
Edward C. Gnam III, MD, PA
Pat Scanlon, MD - Lakeland Surgical Clinic
MS Physician Care Network (MPCN)
Mississippi College Physician Assistant Studies
Central Nephrology Clinic
The Surgical Clinic Associates, PA
Vicksburg Moo Sul Kwan
BankPlus
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