Quarterly Newsletter for Medical Students & Residents -- January 2021

Forrest General Family Medicine Residents Learn About Tobacco Cessation In January, the MAFP Foundation hosted our first virtual training session with the Forrest General family medicine residents. Speaker, Dr. Karen Crews of the ACT Center shared tips on how to advise patients about quitting smoking. MAFP's Jewell Buckley (pictured) coordinated and hosted the meeting. Participants were provided lunch during the session.   MAFP Foundation is a beneficiary of a grant funded by the MS State Department of Health Office of Tobacco Control called "Tobacco Free Mississippi: Engaging Mississippi's Family Physicians." One of the goals of the grant is to teach family medicine residents how to talk to their patients about quitting smoking. MAFP schedules a visit once a year to each residency program.    Other family medicine residencies are scheduled for the coming weeks. On February 16, MAFP staffers will visit the brand-new Mississippi Delta Family Medicine Residency program in Greenville. For more information, contact Jewell.

Attend MAFP Spring Fling This April in Jackson Mark your calendar -- MAFP will host its annual Spring Fling for residents and students at the Hilton Hotel in Jackson Saturday, April 24 from 8 am to 3 pm, with a Crawfish Boil the night before at The Lake House in Ridgeland. Spring Fling is known for procedural workshops and topical sessions aimed specifically toward residents and students. For family medicine residents from outside of Jackson, hotel rooms are furnished free of charge. Registration information will be sent out in late February.

Scholarship Available For Residents to Go to MAFP Annual Meeting in Destin Attend the MAFP Annual Meeting this July in Sandestin, FL, for no charge? Yes, please! Each year the MAFP Foundation's Dewitt G. Crawford, MD, Scholarship pays for a family medicine resident's registration, hotel room and meals for the MAFP Annual Meeting in July, held at the Baytowne Conference Center in Sandestin, FL. The recipient attends CME sessions and has free time at the beach. Dr. Craig Bullock, UMMC PGY-3, was the 2020 Crawford Scholarship recipient. This year, it could be you! It's easy to apply online. The application deadline is May 3, 2021.

AAFP members practice in a variety of practice settings. Click here for a chart of the AAFP's breakdown of membership by practice setting.

Apply to Be a MAFP Resident Board Member - Deadline March 20

MAFP is seeking students and residents to apply for its Resident Board Member and Student Board Member spots. Student and Resident Board members are voting members of MAFP's Board of Directors, its governing body, and the MAFP Foundation Board of Directors, which oversees fund raising. The election will be held at the Spring Fling on April 24 and you must be present to run. Online Application for Resident Board Member Campaign Rules

Residents - Join our Members-Only Facebook Page MAFP has more than 150 member family physicians on our Family Medicine Strong in MS Facebook page. Join to share information with your fellow family physicians. Membership is checked by MAFP staff.

Follow 'MS Academy of Family Physicians' on Social Media Join us online! MAFP has more than 1,100 followers on our public-facing MS Academy of Family Physicians Facebook page. We have 600 followers on Twitter @MSFamilyDocs. We have about 300 followers on Instagram at @MSAFP.

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PREPARE FOR ABFM BOARDS IN ONE WEEKEND!  AAFP'S Board Review Express takes place February 18-21 in a livestream format. More Info by clicking here. Cost is $1,875 until February 8.

'Family Medicine Cares' Resident Service Award of $16,500 Available From the AAFP Are you a first or second-year Family Medicine resident looking for a way to address an unmet health care need for vulnerable patients in their community? Apply by March 15 for the AAFP Foundation's Resident Service Award. The $16,500 Family Medicine Cares Resident Service Award creates an opportunity for first-year and second-year family medicine residents to fulfill a desire to address health disparities by tackling the health needs of the most vulnerable in their local communities. Up to two awards will be presented annually. All first-year and second-year family medicine residents who are members of the AAFP are eligible to apply. The 12-month service project, June 1 – May 31, has the following requirements: Resident must work with an organization that provides health care (e.g., free clinic, health department) to enhance services. Project must address a health disparity in the community. Project should have an enduring benefit to the patients and the community that will continue after the 12-month project period. Resident must present results at the AAFP National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students. In designing the project, emphasis should be placed on activities that will have an enduring benefit to the patients and the community after the 12-month project period. Send your request for an application, guidelines and a sample project description to AAFP's Rollie Brock or call (800) 274-2237, ext. 6239.

We Have 100% Resident Membership We are proud to say all of Mississippi's family medicine residents at 5 programs are MAFP members. We appreciate the financial support of our residency programs who pay dues for their residents.

American Academy of Family Physicians National Conference to be Virtual Jul. 29-31 The AAFP's biggest event for residents and medical students will be held virtually for a second year in a row. The AAFP National Conference for Residents & Students is scheduled for Thursday - Saturday, July 29-31. Enter the Virtual Poster Competition The AAFP is now accepting applications for posters for the 2021 Virtual National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students, July 29-31. The conference provides one of the largest forums for residents and students to display their research and special projects. Residents and students can submit poster applications on the following topics: Clinical inquiry Community project Educational program Research Applications are due by May 2. Winners will be notified by July 1. Apply for AAFP Emerging Leader Institute First- and second-year residents may apply to be part of 30 selected participants in this year's Family Medicine Leads Emerging Leader Institute conducted by the AAFP Foundation. Participants virtually attend the AAFP National Conference. and then virtually attend the Family Medicine Leads Emerging Leader Institute (July 31-August 1, 2021) in-depth workshops in three leadership tracks: Policy & Public Health, Personal & Practice and Philanthropic & Mission-Driven and concludes with a Project Management session. The 2021 dates are July 29-August 1. Each selected participant receives $550 to attend the events, is assigned an AAFP family physician mentor, and has the opportunity to develop and complete a Leadership Project. Applications are due by March 14. Selected participants will be notified by April 30.

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