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Applications Now Accepted for Local Provider Innovation Grants, Up to $250K
As a reminder: any provider that played an active role in the community to combat the spread of COVID-19 may request up to $250,000 to help make changes to your current health care delivery model to a model more appropriate for the community you serve.
Questions about the grant program may be directed to:
Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
601-576-7216
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Breastfeeding Practices Research Survey
Paid Advertisement. Hello! Breastfeeding practices are an important but dividing topic seen daily in clinic. We would love to hear your thoughts about your current practices via our 5-minute IRB-approved research survey here.
Different feeding regimens have been shown to improve the individual and overall health of our pediatric population, so we look forward to hearing from you!
With any questions or comments please reach out to me, co-investigator Sanju Saiba at saibas57@rowan.edu. Thank you!
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Annual Meeting Update
More than 82 exhibits and 125 attendees are already registered for the MAFP Annual Meeting July 16-20 in Sandestin, Florida. The meeting offers 16 hours of CME over four mornings, with a kid-friendly Family Fun Night and an Awards Luncheon. Register today! Please note that today - July 1 - is the Early Bird Fee registration deadline.
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Split the Pot, Silent Auction, Raffle Update
Tickets are now being sold for the MAFP Foundation's Split the Pot fund raiser. The drawing will be held Wednesday, July 20, during the MAFP Annual Meeting, at 10 am in the exhibit hall. The jackpot for the winner will be half of the monies raised for the event, with the other half going to the Foundation. Buy Split the Pot tickets online.
Donations are now being accepted for the Foundation's raffle fund raiser as well. Last year's prizes included 20+ items displayed in the exhibit hall. Attendees purchase a pack of raffle tickets (5 for $25) and drop their tickets into the bowl for the item or items they want. Raffle drawings are then held Wednesday at 10 am in the exhibit hall. All proceeds from the raffle go to the MAFP Foundation. We would love to have an item from your area of the state so please let us know what you can donate by e-mailing Beth Embry. |
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Earn 20 Hours CME with New Practice Enhancement Course |
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(See video below) MAFP is offering a special Practice Enhancement Through Clinically-Correct Coding series with up to 20 CME hours to our members. This is an educational series designed to empower front-line physicians with knowledge and strategies to successfully navigate the clinical world of coding, billing and documentation of key offerings in primary care. The courses are authored by South Carolina family physician Dr. Nick Ulmer, a certified professional coder who has spoken at MAFP events over the years. There are 23 modules in the course offering and you can choose the ambulatory or hospital-based track to customize your learning.
Special $50 discount available to those attending the MAFP Annual Meeting and taking part in Dr. Ulmer's two presentations (Sunday 11 am - 12 noon, Sunday 1-3 pm).
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Have a Clinic-Inspired Question? Don't Know Where to Start? Apply for FMD RapSDI Grant |
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FMD RapSDI -- Family Medicine Discovers Rapid Cycle Scientific Discovery and Innovation Initiative - supports practicing family physicians with little or no research experience to generate new evidence and innovative models for “what works” in real-world primary care settings.
FMD RapSDI is designed for anyone who is curious about answering a patient care-inspired question, clinical problem, or clinical conundrum, but hasn’t had the support to investigate. The program is a collaboration between the AAFP Foundation and AAFP National Research Network,
Selected scholars will receive a $40,000 grant to serve as Principal Investigator for a short-term, high-impact project. Funding supports costs associated with developing and completing research projects and/or offset a portion on the scholar’s salary (up to 20% FTE). FMD RapSDI scholars will receive research infrastructure and mentorship support from AAFP NRN to empower them to successfully develop and implement their research projects and stimulate their professional development.
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Save These Dates for MAFP's 2022 Events
Save the date for these upcoming Academy events:
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Annual Meeting - July 16-20, 2022 in Sandestin, FL
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Fall Conference - October 28-30, 2022 at The Inn at Ole Miss, Oxford
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Primary Care Day at the Capitol - February 7, 2023 in Jackson
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Spring Conference - April 21-23, 2023 at Sheraton Refuge Hotel, Flowood
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New members joining in June 2022:
ACTIVE:
Shannon Dobbs, DO, Tupelo
Ayanna Kafi Jenkins, MD, Ridgeland
Kimberly M. Smash, MD, Flowood
RESIDENT:
Mehwish Alam, MD, Flowood
Michael Jamar Beard, MD, Meridian
Raymond Stanley Beiner III, DO, Meridian
Ridge Dabbs, DO, Tupelo
Kavi Patel, DO, Meridian
Andrew Mitchell Rinek, MD, Meridian
Andre Ruela, MD, Meridian
Hoifung Kelvin Wong, DO, Meridian
STUDENTS:
Anissa Butler, Jackson
Benjamin Hubbard III, Brandon
Vraj J. Patel, Hattiesburg
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MAFP Resources for Physicians
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