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New Partnership to reopen Quitman Community Hospital after …

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Office of Mississippi Physician Workforce

WEBCreated in 2012 by the state legislature, the Office of Mississippi Physician Workforce (OMPW) monitors and evaluates the composition and distribution of Mississippi’s physician workforce and provides assistance and recommendations to the state’s leadership on current and future workforce needs. Initiatives include policy development …

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Mississippians now have permanent access to telehealth

WEBTelemedicine is now a permanent fixture of healthcare in Mississippi, as Senate Bill 2738 has been signed into law. Because of insurance restrictions, emergency orders were issued during the height of the pandemic to allow telemedicine across Mississippi. Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney says those orders ended months …

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State Medical Associations and Agencies

WEBMississippi Academy of Family Physicians is the state association of family physicians. It is one of the state’s largest primary care specialty organizations, with more than 1,030 members. The MAFP, headquartered in Ridgeland, MS, serves the family medicine community and provides a unified voice for family medicine.

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State Board of Health names Dr. Daniel P. Edney as new State …

WEBMain Content State Board of Health names Dr. Daniel P. Edney as new State Health Officer. Published on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Today the Mississippi State Board of Health announced that Daniel P. Edney, MD, FACP, FASAM, will be appointed the new State Health Officer of the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH), …

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New hospital to open in Senatobia, Mississippi this month

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Physician Workforce

WEBThe Office of Mississippi Physician Workforce oversees the state’s physician workforce development needs by nurturing the creation of family medicine residency programs, fostering the development of a physician workforce in all specialties where they are needed, evaluating the existing workforce, and establishing the state’s current and future …

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Find a Residency Program in Mississippi

WEBThe Internal Medicine Residency is a three-year unopposed program that provides training in inpatient medicine, ambulatory medicine and preventative care. Our program has training affiliations with the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Gulfport Memorial Hospital, and the Singing River Hospital system. Upon graduation, Keesler residents

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Physician Workforce Stats

WEBThere are 5,857 active physicians in the state. Mississippi has 67.4 per 100,000 population active primary care physicians, with a U.S. state median of 94.7. The state is currently 50th in physician to population ratio in overall physicians. Between 2019 and 2020, Mississippi had 2,007 primary care physicians in direct patient care, of which 900 were family …

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Board of Health Names New Member Three Others Reappointed …

WEBThe Mississippi State Board of Health has been joined by one new member and three others have been reappointed to serve. Jim Perry of Jackson was sworn in as the newest member of the Mississippi State Board of Health at the Board’s quarterly meeting. Perry was appointed to the Board by Governor Phil Bryant for a six-year term.

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Delta Regional Medical Center is now Delta Health System

WEBScott Christensen, Delta Regional Medical Center (DRMC) Chief Executive Officer, has announced that the DRMC Board of Directors adopted a resolution officially renaming Delta Regional Medical Center and its affiliated clinics and medical specialty services to Delta Health System. The name change comes after several years of …

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Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Address Physician Shortage in Rural …

WEBCongressman Brad Wenstrup, D.P.M. (R-Ohio) joined Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D., (D-Calif.), Congressman Larry Bucshon, M.D., (R-Ind.), and Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-Ala.) in introducing the bipartisan Cap Flex Act. The bill would address our nation’s physician workforce shortage by giving hospitals in rural and underserved areas …

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Family Medicine Residency Program Accredited at Memorial …

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Physician Licensure Information

WEBPhysician Licensure Information. Applicants applying for a temporary or permanent license need to contact The Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure (MSBML). Call 601-987-3079 for assistance. The process of obtaining a medical license can be time consuming and challenging. Physicians seeking initial licensure or applying for a medical

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Graduate Medical Education

WEBTel: 601-576-7216. [email protected]. Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) is a private professional organization responsible for the accreditation of about 9,500 residency education programs.

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Mississippi State Hospital Launches New Psychiatry Residency …

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Delta Health System to receive health literacy grant to tackle …

WEBMain Content Delta Health System to receive health literacy grant to tackle COVID-19 Spread. Published on Wednesday, August 11, 2021. Delta Health System has received a federal grant that will work to improve health literacy and enhance vaccination across the Delta.

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Internal Medicine Residency Program Accredited at Baptist …

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