Mississippi Academy of Family Physicians Newsletter
June 17, 2017


Upcoming Events
Annual Meeting
July 15-19, 2017
Baytowne Conference Center
Destin, FL

Fall Conference
Sept. 29 - Oct. 1, 2017
The Mill Conference Center, Starkville


MAFP 
Board Meetings 


July 15 & 19
Destin, FL

December 8-9
Indianola, MS

Welcome
New Members
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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Leadership Slate Announced
The MAFP Nominating Committee takes pleasure in placing names in nomination for the slated positions to be voted on by the members at the Annual Business meeting on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at the Baytowne Conference Center in Destin, Florida.  Incumbents are listed in italics. See the Slate
Are You on Track for Sandestin?
Now's the time to register for the MAFP Annual Scientific Assembly, July 15-19.  CONVENTION INFO AND ONLINE REGISTRATION   The MAFP room block was dropped this week, but rooms are still available at Sandestin Resort by calling (800) 320-8115.
MAFP Physicians Hold Orientation for 
New Resident and Student Board Members
New medical student and family medicine resident board members attended MAFP Board Orientation June 2 at MAFP headquarters. Introducing them to the MAFP's goals and primary focuses were Dr. Brent Smith of Cleveland, Dr. Jeremy Wells of Hattiesburg and MAFP staff members. The orientation covered lots of topics, but focused on board member roles and responsibilities, strategic goals of MAFP and Foundation, and national leadership opportunities. Attendees gave staff feedback on the Spring Fling conference, discussed strategies on how to get more students and residents involved, and shared best ways to communicate. Read More
At Rural Scholars Orientation, 
MAFP Staffers Meet Future Physicians
On Thursday, June 9, Mississippi's undergraduate future physicians learned about MAFP at orientation for the Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program. Kay-Lynn Meador, Foundation and Workforce Director, and Jewell Buckley, Special Projects Coordinator, discussed the MAFP's mission, goals and educational programs. They also told students how MAFP  provides medical students and residents opportunities for earning scholarships and meeting practicing physicians.
Free CME: HPV Vaccine Safety
National AHEC Organization has announced a 1-hour self-study CME course on Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Safety. It gives 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit hour for physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners and nurses. The course is free, online, on-demand and takes about one hour. The only requirement is that the course be finished by May 18, 2018.  Read More
MAFP Member Honored as Mississippi Sports Medicine Person of Year
MAFP Board member Dr. P. Brent Smith, a family physician at Family Medical Clinic in Cleveland, was named Sports Medicine Person of the Year for 2017 by the Mississippi Athletic Trainers' Association on June 6 at the group's annual meeting in Biloxi. He is pictured here on the left accepting the award from Richey Wood of MATA, right.
Jewelry and Art Donated to Silent Auction
Donations are rolling in for the MAFP Foundation's Silent Auction, to be held in Sandestin at the Annual Scientific Assembly. Pictured above is a leather-wrap bracelet and beaded geode necklace from Love Blue Jewelry, and an oil-on-canvas painting by Dr. Charles Guess.  Read More