Newsletter: November 15, 2022

MISSISSIPPI ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS

Newsletter - November 15, 2022

YOU ARE INVITED

The Louisiana Academy of Family Physicians has invited us to join them for a webinar with Dr. Elizabeth Baxley, the Executive Vice President of the American Board of Family Medicine on November 17 from 7 – 8:30 pm. You can register for FREE at the link below:

https://www.lafp.org/cme-events/events/monthly-webinar-series

Student National Medical Association Welcomes MAFP

(LtoR) Dr. Brent Smith, Richard Easterling, and DeAnna Dillard.

(LtoR) Dr. Brent Smith, UMMC M4 Student Aujarimere D. Lewis, and Richard Easterling.

(LtoR) UUMC M4 Student Kayla Beamon, Dr. Brent Smith, and Richard Easterling.

The MAFP was excited to meet with the members of the Mississippi Chapter of the SNMA (Student National Medical Association) at UMMC. The SNMA supports underrepresented minority medical students, addressing the needs of underserved communities, and increasing the number of clinically excellent, culturally competent and socially conscious physicians.

AAFP Delegate and MAFP Physician Workforce Chair, Dr. Brent Smith of Cleveland and AAFP Board Student Member and MAFP Foundation Board Member, Richard Easterling, shared their experiences on the state and national level and encouraged students to get involved.

The MAFP Foundation sponsored a lunch to help recruit 11 new student members.

MAFP staffers Kana Butler and DeAnna Dillard attended the event to help promote the MAFP and hand out MAFP swag.

Get Rewarded for Paying Your Dues!

Thank you for choosing to be a member of the MAFP. We will continue to advocate for you and keep family medicine strong in Mississippi. Please know we value your membership.

We thank those who have already paid their MAFP dues and encourage others to join before December 16. If you join before the December 16 deadline, your name will be entered into a drawing, prizes listed above.

Click Here to Pay Your Dues Online

Welcome MAFP Staffer Kana Butler

Please welcome Kana Butler to our MAFP Staff as the Public Awareness Director. Kana joins us with a background in health sciences and program management. She provides a wealth of knowledge in the healthcare industry and is excited to work with the team! Kana lives in Brandon with Jason and their three boys. They purchased a "funny farm" in 2020 and have a plethora of horses, cows, a barn cat, and new puppy! They enjoy outdoor adventures including camping, kayaking, and hiking. Welcome Kana!

AMA House of Delegates in Hawaii

MAFP Members (LtoR) Drs. Carlos Latorre, Randy Easterling, AAFP Board Chair, Dr. Sterling Ransone and Dr. Jennifer Bryan.

Dr. Latorre, working with Dr. Emily Briggs, AAFP Delegate to the AMA from Texas at the reference committee of Constitution and Bylaws. Also pictured: Laila Koduri, Medical Student at Tulane University, Louisiana.

The MAFP is well represented on the national stage at the AMA Interim meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii. Of the 6 Mississippi Delegates to the AMA, 3 are Mississippi Family Physicians, two of which are former MAFP Presidents. We are proud to have a hometown Family Physician prospective to the very vital issues facing America’s physicians. Your MAFP delegate members to the AMA are standing in strong support of a Mississippi resolution that requires Physician supervision of Emergency Departments (not APRN) supervision. The biggest issue in this meeting is stopping the proposed Medicaid payment cuts. We are strongly supporting an increase in payment, at least to keep up with inflation.