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Are you aware that your MAFP Foundation has Memorial and Honor Tribute cards available for purchase? You can celebrate a significant occasion, remember a loved one, commemorate a milestone or recognize someone special with our tribute cards. Your donation will honor your friends or loved ones and help sustain the work of the MAFP Foundation.
A package of 10 handsomely inscribed tribute cards is available with a Foundation contribution of $100. Please contact Kay-Lynn Meador at the office 601-853-3302 or via email at
[email protected]. Unsigned cards and mailing envelopes will be sent directly to you for your personal use.
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Upcoming Events
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Capitol Day
February 22, 2017
State Capitol Building
Jackson, MS
Spring Fling & Spring Conference
April 21-23
Jackson Marriott
Jackson, MS
Annual Meeting
July 15-19, 2017
Baytowne Conference Center
Destin, FL
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| Mrs. Peggy Crawford presents endowment check to MAFP Foundation Director, Kay-Lynn Meador. |
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Dewitt G. Crawford Memorial Scholarship
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A financial endowment was given to the MAFP Foundation in memory of Dr. Dewitt G. Crawford by Mrs. Dewitt G. Crawford to provide scholarship funding for deserving residents to attend the Mississippi Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) Annual Scientific Assembly held each year. The MAFP Annual Meeting provides opportunities for family physicians from across the state to connect with each other, network with those in collaborative roles and earn continuing medical education credits.
Dr. Dewitt Crawford attended the University of Mississippi Medical Center and began his family medicine career in 1961 with his father, Dr. John Albert Crawford, in his hometown of Louisville, MS. He served as President of the Mississippi Academy of Family Physicians in 2008-2009 and was a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and the Mississippi Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) from 1988 until his death in January, 2016. In 1994, he was honored by the MAFP as the Family Physician of the Year. Over the course of his career, he served in a variety of MAFP leadership positions on numerous committees and board offices, including Treasurer, before becoming President in 2008.
The Dewitt G. Crawford, MD Scholarship will be awarded each year to a deserving resident who best demonstrates the character qualities of leadership gained through life
experience in their job, education, and/or service or volunteer opportunities and shows a
commitment to future involvement as a leader with the MAFP.
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MAFP Welcomes New Staff
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The MAFP welcomes Claire Rome as the new Membership Director.
Claire is a Business Administration graduate of Louisiana State University. She most recently was the Office/Business Manager for Success Labs in Baton Rouge, LA and moved from Baton Rouge to Ridgeland in July.
She is married to Charley Rome, a Budget Analyst with the Mississippi Legislature and they have two daughters. Ellie (20) is a junior at Louisiana State University, and Annalise (15) is a freshman at St. Joseph's Catholic School, Madison.
Please join us in welcoming Claire to the MAFP.
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What Physicians Should Know About ENDS
The use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) is on the rise. What exactly are they? Are they safe? What should you tell your patients? To help answer these and other questions, The American Academy of Family Physicians, The American Medical Association, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and The American Academy of Pediatrics created an informative fact sheet on ENDS just for you. To read more about this growing health concern, please
click here.
If you would like brochures on e-cigarettes to give your patients, please contact Jewell Buckley at 601-853-3302 or [email protected].
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Save the date and make plans to attend the 2017 MAFP Annual Scientific Assembly
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Mitchell Appointed to AAFP Commission on Education
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We are pleased to announce MAFP Past President and AAFP Alternate Delegate, Dr. John R. Mitchell, has been appointed to serve on the AAFP Commission of Education.
The AAFP has seven commissions that cover a variety of areas including membership and member services, continuing professional development, education, finance and insurance, governmental advocacy, health of the public and science, and quality and practice. Serving on one of these commissions provides a front-row seat to how the Academy works, and it allows members to help shape the direction of the organization, thus, affecting more than 100,000 of your colleagues. Commission members serve four-year terms and are expected to actively participate in conference calls, project work between meetings and other activities. Congratulations Dr. Mitchell!
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Smith Named President-Elect of AAFP Foundation
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Dr. P. Brent Smith, MAFP Foundation Board Member, has been named President-Elect of the AAFP Foundation for the 2017-2018 term.
A member of the AAFP since 2008, Smith has served in multiple positions with the Academy, including student delegate to the Congress of Delegates, delegate to the American Medical Association Resident-Fellow Section, member of the Commission on Membership and Member Services, and most recently as the Resident Member of the AAFP Board of Directors.
Smith earned his medical degree from the University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Medicine, Jackson, Mississippi. In addition, he earned his
Bachelor of Science in Biology from Ouachita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, Arkansas, in 2005, and completed his Bachelor of Arts in History from Ouachita in 2010. Currently, Smith is completing his Master of Science in Clinical Education at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. In the fall of 2013, he completed a sports medicine fellowship at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, before returning to Mississippi to establish his practice.
Throughout his academic career, Smith has been active in the American Medical Association and Mississippi Medical Association. He served two terms as the resident member of the Mississippi AMA Board of Trustees, as well as serving as a member of the Mississippi Medical Association Council on Legislation. Smith is an original member of the Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program, and served for two years on the MRPSP Program Committee. In 2010, he served with the Vice Chancellor's Resident's group of HEALing Fellows, a community outreach program to identify and help correct the causes of health disparities, and to improve resident training in serving the needs of the community.
Smith remains active at the state and local levels, as a member of the Board of Trustees for the Mississippi Academy of Family Physicians Foundation as well as several task forces of the Mississippi Academy of Family Physicians. Currently, he serves as Medical Director of the Delta State University Athletic Training Education program, as well as primary care team physician for Delta State University Athletics. Dr. Smith also cares for the athletes of the local high schools in and around his hometown.
Congratulations Dr. Smith!
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Earn additional AAFP credit
We are pleased to announce a new online educational activity on inflammatory bowel disease, "Coordinating Care in IBD: Diagnosis and Co-Management Strategies for Family Physicians." There is no fee to participate.
This interactive, on-demand case-based activity introduces EG, a female college student who is concerned about her persistent diarrhea and abdominal pain. In 30 minutes, you can proceed through this case-based activity and learn about:
- Clinical features and tools you can use to accurately diagnose IBD
- Available therapies for IBD and their adverse effects
- Strategies to address the preventive care and health maintenance needs of patients with IBD
This activity has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 0.50 Prescribed credit(s) by the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Jointly provided by the North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians (NCAFP) and Spire Learning. Supported by an educational grant from Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
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