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Welcome New Members
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Jason Dees, DO, PC, FAAFP
New Albany, M
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William F. McArthur, MD
Hattiesburg, MS
Tori H. Russell, MD
Hattiesburg, MS
Residents
Hunter Harrison, DO
EC-HealthNet
Samantha Mosby, DO
EC-HealthNet
Eric Tillotson, MD
NMMC Family Medicine Residency
UMMC Students
Esosa Adah
Meredith Jordan
Meg Mathis
Courtney Mullins
Nyiua Porter
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Dr. Gene Loper, Treasurer
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40 Mississippi Students Choose Family Medicine on MATCH Day
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MAFP student members Justin Dyer (left) matched to Forrest General FMRP and Leah Burch matched to Univ. of Alabama - Huntsville FMRP.
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On Match Day last Friday, 15 University of Mississippi School of Medicine graduating students chose family medicine residencies, and 25 of William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine graduating medical students did the same -- that's more than 10% of UMMC's 133 graduates and more than 30% of WCUCOM's 80+ graduates.
Many graduates will stay in Mississippi to train, and we hope the others will return to Mississippi after their training. Additionally, many students from other medical schools will be joining Mississippi family medicine residency programs.
One of MAFP's goals is expanding the family physician workforce to meet patient and community needs. We would love our family medicine residents to stay here after training, to keep our workforce numbers on the rise.
Nationally, 3,535 medical students and graduates matched to family medicine residency programs, the most in family medicine's history as a specialty, and according to AAFP, it's the 9th year in a row that number has increased.
A total of 37,103 applicants applied for 33,167 positions, according to the National Resident Matching Program, and 96% of them were filled. Family medicine residencies filled 97% of their available slots.
Mississippi has two medical schools and four family medicine residency programs. Following Match Day, the University of Mississippi Medical Center released their list of graduates and matches. William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine has not yet publicly released their list. Here are the new residents for each of the four Mississippi programs:
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University of Nebraska Medical Center Needs Your Help!
Paid Advertisement. Hello Family Physicians of Mississippi! Are you interested in sharing your practices for prescribing medications for mental and behavioral health concerns for your pediatric patients?
We are a team of pediatric psychologists and psychology interns at the Munroe-Meyer Institute in Omaha, Nebraska. We focus on providing behavioral health services and conducting research on the provision of mental/behavioral health services in primary care settings.
We have developed an online, anonymous survey that aims to investigate family physicians' experience with managing mental and behavioral health concerns (e.g., medication or behavior management) and their comfort with doing so. We believe this information would be helpful in determining whether there is a need for behavioral health service providers in family medicine practices, particularly in rural areas where referral options are limited.
Our study has been approved by our institutional review board (project number: 57113EX) and responses would be completely voluntary and anonymous. Responding takes approximately 10 minutes.
If you have any questions feel free to contact:
Holly Roberts Ph.D
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Our research is NOT sponsored by drug companies or any other organization.
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Patterson Testifies for MAFP at Wednesday's Collaboration Hearing
The proposed regulation must be reviewed by the new Occupational Licensing Review Board before final approval, but it was "final adopted" by the board. The latest draft of the proposed regulations removes the mileage requirement between a nurse practitioner and a "primary care" physician in Mississippi, and it expands the regulation to include mental health and women's health physicians.
OPIOIDS: In Other MSBML news, the opioid regulations were "final adopted" with several notable changes. The 50% threshold for being required to be a "pain management practice" stayed intact instead of being lowered, and pseudoephedrine was added to the list of drugs that can be prescribed to a child under age 16 without checking the PMP. This new regulation also goes before the Occupational Licensing Review Board for further action.
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Mississippi Ranks 46th (males) and 51st (females) in HPV Vaccination Rates; Physicians Must Take Action
Mississippi's teen vaccination rates are dismally low, despite the Centers for Disease Control's recommendations that all children have the HPV vaccine by age 11 or 12 and a second dose at least 5 months later (completing no later than age 14). In 2017, Mississippi received about 65,000 total doses of HPV vaccine for all adolescents, which is less than 25% of the doses needed to vaccinate the 11 and 12 year olds in the state.
HOW CAN YOU HELP CHANGE THINGS? Family physicians may be unaware of how influential a physician's recommendation is when it comes to parents vaccinating their children.
Studies show parents and teens who are advised by their physician to get vaccinated are TWICE as likely to do so.
Physicians, use the links below to help you devise a plan of action for your practice. Be aware that the American Cancer Society has lots of FREE tools (posters, videos, etc) they are willing to deliver to physicians at no cost to you. The ACS will also work with your practice to develop a HPV plan of attack, if you need a little push.
Sources for the above documents: Centers for Disease Control, Dr. Sandor Feldman, Pediatric Infection Disease Consultant with MS State Department of Health, Dr. Ronald Cossman of the Social Science Research Center at the Mississippi Center for Health Workforce, and the American Cancer Society.
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Spring Conference to Feature 'Shakespeare in Love' Performance
Spring Conference registration is now open!. The conference is April 20-22 at the Marriott in downtown Jackson. If last year's attendance is the same, about 50 family physicians will take part in 12 hours of CME that weekend.
As part of the conference, our group will attend a Friday night performance of
Shakespeare in Love by New Stage Theatre. How can star-crossed lovers William [Shakespeare] and Viola be together when Viola has been promised by her father to marry another man? The plot is complicated by the upcoming opening night of William's latest play, Romeo and Juliet. This romantic comedy is recommended for ages 14 and over for adult situations.
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Only 1 Week Left to File MIPS Data, Avoid the Medicare 4% Penalty;
Call 1-844-205-5540 for Help
Do you know how much money you will lose if you don't report your MIPS data by the March 31 deadline? The penalty for not participating is substantial, and now is the time to act!
Those eligible clinicians who don't report their Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) data to CMS are subject to a 4 percent penalty for each Medicare claim beginning Jan. 1, 2019.
There is no reason to accept a 4 percent decrease in Medicare reimbursement in 2019.
Find out how to take action - get details on our QPP page.
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Family Physician Needs Equipment. Can you help?
An MAFP member is opening a new practice. If any family physician is downsizing, moving, or leaving practice, please consider selling equipment to this member, who is specifically looking for:
- Office furniture: desks, chairs, lamps, shelving, rolling stools
- Exam table(s): at least one, preferably 2 to 3.
- Otoscope, opthalmoscope, microscope
- Weight scales
- Autoclave
- Centrifuge
- Urine analyzer
- Rx Cabinet
- Electrocautery
- Woods lamp
- Any unused DME - crutches, walkers, wheelchairs, defibrillator
- Speculums, speculum light
- O2 sat monitor
- Office spirometer
- Electronic thermometers
- Money box
- Pill counter
E-mail the member directly at [email protected].
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Degree of Fellow Convocation
For those members who have earned the AAFP Degree of Fellow but have not been publicly recognized, the MAFP will host a convocation ceremony during Spring Conference on Sunday, April 22, to recognize new fellows. Contact Claire Rome for more information.
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Dr. Dustin Gentry addresses legislators at a committee meeting at the State Capitol March 15.
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Family Physician/Rural Scholar Talks Funding with Senate Committees
MAFP member Dr. Dustin Gentry of Louisville spoke Thursday, March 15, to a joint meeting of the Senate Appropriations and Public Health committees. He discussed the success of and importance of the Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program.
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