Upcoming Events
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April 21-23, 2017
Jackson Marriott
Jackson, MS
Annual Meeting
July 15-19, 2017
Baytowne Conference Center
Destin, FL
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MAFP
Board Meetings
April 21
MAFP Office
Ridgeland
July 15 & 19
Destin, FL
December 8-9
Indianola, MS
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Welcome
New Members
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Philip Kim, MD
Biloxi, MS
Robert K. Walker, MD
Brookhaven, MS
Resident
Patrick Barber
WCUCOM Students
Shelbi Bolton
Julie Le
UMMC Student
Talyr Hal
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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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Stand Up for Public Health and Safety of Mississippians
MAFP issued a call to action this week to motivate members to call their legislators about the Mississippi Department of Health (DOH). DOH plays a vital role in the public health and safety of all Mississippians. HB 1511 is the appropriations bill for the DOH and currently awaits Senate action. The House's position on the bill was to cut the department's budget by approximately 50% after an $8.17 million reduction in general funds and mandating $9.6 million in payments to the trauma care system, emergency medical services, and domestic violence programs.
What does a cut like this mean for Mississippians? Vital services like regulatory checks of day cares, wastewater, drinking water, restaurants, and nursing homes will be significantly delayed, and Mississippians will be put at risk. Additionally, the DOH manages the spread of disease and other epidemics, and provides preventative health for Mississippians, which, when treated, costs the state less. The DOH has already made cuts, closed county offices, and reduced employees to compensate for budget reductions; however, this 50% budget cut would be detrimental to the function of the Department of Health and the safety of Mississippians.
Please assist us in advocating for additional funding by contacting Senator Buck Clarke, Appropriations Chairman, Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves, and your Senator and ask each of them to provide the funding needed for the Department of Health to function properly and keep Mississippians safe. Please leave a message for them at 601-359-3770. Tell them the House did not provide any additional funding to pay the required services for the trauma care system, emergency medical services, and domestic violence programs. The DOH simply cannot function efficiently and safely without the Senate's help.
Call 601-359-3770 and stand up for the public health and safety of Mississippians and encourage the Senate to increase funding for the Department of Health.
We have a waiting room flyer you can use to get your patients to call about this important issue.
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Med Students Receive Backpacks
Packed Full of Tar Wars Material
A group of University of Mississippi Medical Center 3rd-year medical students received a backpack of 'Tar Wars' instruction materials Monday from MAFP Foundation's Special Projects Coordinator Jewell Buckley (photo, in back, wearing black). The students each began their 6-week Family Medicine rotation this week. MAFP Foundation gives each medical student the tools they need to teach kids about the dangers of tobacco use, so the medical student can make a 'Tar Wars' presentation to a 4th or 5th grade class during their rotation. If your area school is interested in having a Tar Wars presentation, please contact
Jewell Buckley
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Jason S. Mizell, MD
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Get Down to Business - Speaker to Address 'Business of Medicine' at Spring Conference
You have a pretty good idea about how to practice medicine, but do you know how to manage your personal and business finances? If you said no, you're not alone. At the Spring Conference on April 21-23, Jason S. Mizell, M.D. -- a physician who has been through it -- will discuss common financial mistakes doctors make and how to keep yourself from making them. Dr. Mizell, who is Associate Professor of Surgery and Director of Medical Student Clerkship at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, has spoken nationally to physicians on this issue and has developed instruction materials for residents and students.
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RESIDENTS: Jump in with both feet!
Get involved in MAFP by attending the Annual Meeting
Now's your chance! If you're a resident, you can apply for a scholarship to attend the MAFP Annual Scientific Assembly in July, and it will cover your room, registration and meals at the 5-day event. 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. If you're chosen, you'll enjoy the meeting at no charge.
A financial endowment was given to the MAFP Foundation in Dr. Dewitt G. Crawford's memory by Mrs. Dewitt G. Crawford to fund this scholarship. How does a resident qualify? One 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
- shows a commitment to future involvement as a leader with the MAFP
All completed applications must be submitted to
Kay-Lynn Meador
no later than May 1 to be considered. Click here for the scholarship application.
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MAFP Foundation Receives Over 30 Applications for
David G. Hall, MD, Memorial Scholarship
Since 2001, the MAFP Foundation has awarded $48,500 in college scholarship money to deserving high school seniors through the David G. Hall, MD Memorial Scholarship. This year the MAFP Foundation received a total of 31 applications from 18 schools and 20 cities all over the state of Mississippi. The applications will be scored on the merit of each student's 500-word essay on the assigned theme and are judged anonymously by a panel of three judges. Judging this year's essays are the following members of MAFP Foundation's Board of Directors: Bernadatte Gilbert, MD, P. Brent Smith, MD, and Thais Tonore, MD. Winners will be announced by April 28.
The David G. Hall Memorial Scholarship fund was created in 2001 in honor and in memory of Dr. David Hall of Natchez. Hall served in several leadership positions in the MAFP, and was also active at the national level. Remembered for his numerous accomplishments, the Board of Trustees of the Family Health Foundation of Mississippi (known today as the MAFP Foundation) established the memorial scholarship for high school students interested in pursuing a career in the field of medicine.
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Dress Up Your Casual Friday
in a MAFP Golf Shirt
Whether you're a golfer or not, show your support for MAFP while keeping cool in a Nike Dri-Fit golf-style shirt. These shirts feature the MAFP logo on the chest and a Nike swoosh on the sleeve, and are available for $45 each. Ladies Fit Shirts: choose black, blue or green, sizes L and XL (limited quantities). Men's Shirts: choose black or green, sizes M, L, XL and 2XL (limited quantities). To order, contact
Claire Rome
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MAFP Staff members wearing their logo golf shirts: Front row, Kay-Lynn Meador, Foundation and Workforce Director; Claire Rome, Membership Director. Back row, Kristen Kern, Public Awareness Director; Beth Embry, Executive Director, Jewell Buckley, Foundation Special Projects Director.
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Residents: Deadline is March 15 for
Applications for $16,500 Award
March 15 is the deadline for medical residents who want to apply to conduct a project in their community. The AAFP Foundation awards $16,500 to support a first- or second-year resident who conducts a 12-month project that addresses an unmet healthcare need in his or her community. Called the
Family Medicine Cares Resident Service Award, application information can be found
here.
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MAFP Needs Medical Students
to Help With
Summer Meeting
Are you a medical student interested in attending the Annual Scientific Assembly this summer? Have we got a deal for you! MAFP is looking for medical students interested in Family Medicine who can join us to help with registration, events, exhibits and more. In exchange for your help, your rooming and meals will be provided by MAFP. We promise there are lots of opportunities to network with members and enjoy a little free time at the beach! The event is July 15-19 at the Baytowne Conference Center in Sandestin, FL.
Click here for the application due by May 1.
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Leadership Opportunities
for
Medical Students and Residents
The MAFP and MAFP Foundation provide opportunities for the future leaders of family medicine to enhance their education, make connections and gain "real world" experience. We are seeking dynamic medical students (4) and residents (4) to serve a one-year term on the Board of Directors for either the MAFP or MAFP Foundation.
Elections for these board members will occur at Spring Fling Conference on Saturday, April 22.
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MAFP Membership Retention Rates
Are Up
The AAFP released 2016 year-end membership reports that recap MAFP/AAFP membership benchmark numbers and retention rates.
Your Mississippi Chapter had 80.5% market share in the state. The pool of eligible members is defined as anyone who is a graduate of an ACGME or AOA approved residency program or a former active member who is not residency trained who still remains eligible for membership.
The AAFP had 76.7% market share.
- The MAFP had a rate of 93.8% of converting resident members into active members, while the AAFP had a 76.4%.
- The MAFP had a retention rate of 95.1% for new physician members, while AAFP had a 88.6%.
- The MAFP had a retention rate of 94.9% of active members, while AAFP had 94.4%
Help us reach our goal of at least 85% market share by year end by referring a
potential MAFP member. Please invite him/her to join and your referral will earn you a $100 coupon toward a future MAFP conference.
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Resource for Board Examination
MAFP members recently received a letter promoting Core Content Review. Whether you are preparing for Board examination or want to update and improve your clinical skills, Core Content Review of Family Medicine is a comprehensive and practical home-study program that can be used anywhere, anytime at your convenience.
Core features 60 hours of CME credit and is in its fifth decade of providing continuing education for thousands of family physicians. Core is developed by a national faculty, composed of both leading educators and practicing physicians. All Core Content Review material is peer reviewed by a committee of family physicians ensuring applicability to current primary care.
Core has a 98% pass rate, offers a money back guarantee and a portion of every sale benefits the MAFP.
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