Mark Your Calendar for MAFP's Upcoming Events
February 9 - Primary Care Day at the Capitol (Residents/Students Welcome)

March 20 - deadline to apply for Resident or Student Board Member positions

April 22-23 - Spring Fling for Residents and Students, Sheraton Refuge, Flowood

April 23 - Resident/Student Board Member Elections (Must Be Present to Run)

May 1 - Deadline to apply for Academy Ambassador to Attend Annual Meeting (Students)

July 16-20 - MAFP Annual Meeting - Sandestin, FL
Join Us Feb. 9 for Primary Care Day at the Capitol
MAFP is teaming up with the American Academy of Pediatrics Mississippi Chapter (Peds) for Primary Care Day at the Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 9, from 8 am - 1 pm at the State Capitol in Jackson.

Mark your calendar for the morning of Feb. 9 and plan to wear your white coat to the State Capitol. We'll start out with a tour of the Capitol building plus giveaways for legislators in the Capitol Rotunda, followed by a MAFP members-only luncheon with a guest speaker at Galloway United Methodist Church (which is walking distance from the Capitol).

You can register online for Primary Care Day at the Capitol now. There is no cost, but you must RSVP in advance to let us know you will attend. List of Registrants 1.25.2022
Congrats to Our New National Student Leaders
Apply for the 2022 Emerging Leader Institute;
WCUCOM Student Ly Leads the Way
Students and FM residents can apply now for the AAFP's Emerging Leader Institute (ELI) in which 30 people are chosen from applicants nationwide to become "change agents" in their community through developing and implementing a leadership project. ELI members collaborate with an assigned mentor and attend national meetings with their cohorts.

Mississippi boasts one of the 2021 ELI leaders - Victoria Ly of William Carey Univ. College of Osteopathic Medicine (WCUCOM). "My project is focused on addressing the health literacy rate in Mississippi," Ly said, "specifically in the middle and high school population."

Dr. Melissa Stephens, Assoc. Dean for GME and Population Health at WCUCOM, serves as an ELI mentor for AAFP, helping participants each year with their projects. "I strive to guide and support the scholars as they work to achieve their leadership goals," she said. "It is exciting to watch them truly emerge as leaders in family medicine."

"I have goals that I would like to achieve in my career aimed at serving my community that utilizes the skills and platform given to medical professionals," Ly said. "ELI has been a step in that direction by teaching me the skills necessary to be successful and has given me a community with likeminded individuals."

March 1 is the deadline to apply. Read more and apply here.
Residents, Students Can Shadow Doc of the Day
This week UMMC student Richard Easterling (right) volunteered with MAFP President Dr. Carlos Latorre of Vicksburg (left) to serve at the State Capitol as Doctor of the Day. They are pictured with Sen. Derrick Simmons of Greenville.

The Doc of the Day staffs the Capitol clinic and gives care to anyone in the building who needs it during the legislative session. Students and residents who are interested can shadow a family physician as they serve as Doctor of the Day. E-mail Kristen Kern that you're interested and we'll work to match you up with a member family physician.
Apply to Be Student, Resident Board Member
Click on the art above for the resident/student board member application and info. March 20 is the application deadline.
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