MISSISSIPPI ACADEMY OF FAMILY PHYSICIANS
Newsletter - August 8, 2022
AAFP Monkeypox Update Tuesday at 7 pm
AAFP will host a live town hall meeting about monkeypox Tuesday, August 9 at 7 pm central. Visit the AAFP Facebook page to watch it live. We will post the video of the meeting on Family Medicine Strong (our members-only page) afterwards.

Here are some other resources:
Caucus With Family Medicine This Weekend at MSMA; MAFP Members on Ballot
During the Mississippi State Medical Association's Annual Session this weekend, family medicine will be well-represented with many members in attendance. The session will be August 11-13 at the Sheraton Refuge Hotel in Flowood.

There will be a family medicine caucus - led by MAFP President Dr. Paul Pavlov of Biloxi - Saturday during the lunch break.

We have indicated the MAFP member family physicians on this MSMA ballot and we encourage you as always to consider your fellow members when voting. MAFP Past President John R. Mitchell, MD, FAAFP, of Pontotoc, who is director of the Office of Mississippi Physician Workforce, is a candidate for MSMA President-Elect (pictured).

The election will take place Saturday, Aug. 13, and you may register as a delegate for your component society to be eligible to vote. Delegate registration and clicker pick-up will take place from 12 noon - 1 pm and no clickers will be distributed after 1 pm.
WCUCOM to Host Rural Medicine Summit in September
William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine is hosting its first Rural Health Summit, which will be held on the Hattiesburg campus Friday and Saturday, September 16-17. Geared toward physicians, residents, and medical students, it will offer attendees 8 hours of FREE CME.

The summit will kick off Friday night at 7 pm with a film screening of Mississippi State University's award winning documentary "On The Farm." On Saturday, attendees will see engaging and inspiring lectures plus take part in hands on sessions on the topics of Ultrasound, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM), and Obstetrics. More info and registration here.
FMIG Hosts Membership Booth
During orientation for first-year medical students last week, the Family Medicine Interest Group (FMIG) hosted a booth at an interest group expo, gathering 14 new members for MAFP. President Richard Easterling and vice presidents Jenna Hull (left) and Taylor Cupit (right) worked at the booth meeting new students and discussing family medicine.
Medicaid Providers, Register for MESA Webinars

As part of the Mississippi Division of Medicaid’s (DOM) transition to a new Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS), we are excited to announce a series of workshop webinars will be available in August and September to train providers in how to use the new system, MESA: Medicaid Enterprise System Assistance. 
 
Details about those webinars and instructions on how to register for them can be found on Gainwell Technology’s new Learning Management System (LMS), which is now available online.
 
Only current Medicaid-enrolled providers will be able to access the LMS and register for trainings (the webinars are not intended for CHIP-only providers). In order to verify your status as a Medicaid provider, you are asked to:
 
  • Please only send us the current (Conduent/Envision) Medicaid Provider ID Number and email address for the individuals that you would like to attend the trainings to the following: ms_provider.inquiry@mygainwell.onmicrosoft.com.
  • Please include “LMS Registration” in the email subject line. Medicaid will use this information to validate your participation in the Mississippi Medicaid program.
  • Once validated, Medicaid will then send LMS registration instructions which will include the link and registration key for accessing the LMS.
  • The instructions will also include how to sign up for the upcoming workshop webinars in August and September.
  • Additionally, there will be Computer Based Trainings (CBTs) available beginning Aug. 1, 2022. We recommend you review these CBTs prior to the MESA go-live date of Oct. 3, 2022.

Physicians can also learn more about MESA and find the latest updates and FAQs on the system implementation on DOM’s website at https://medicaid.ms.gov/about/the-mississippi-medicaid-mmis-replacement-project/.
Mark Your Calendar - Upcoming Events
Save the date for these upcoming Academy events:
  • Fall Conference - October 28-30, 2022 at The Inn at Ole Miss, Oxford -- Room block will open in the next few weeks!
  • Primary Care Day at the Capitol - February 7, 2023 in Jackson
  • Spring Conference - April 21-23, 2023 at Sheraton Refuge Hotel, Flowood
  • Annual Meeting - July 15-19, 2023 at Baytowne Conf. Center, Sandestin, FL
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New Member Report
New members joining in July 2022:

ACTIVE:
Karishma Amin, MD
Ana-Maria Nae Benefield, MD
Nick Bondio, DO
William Lee Brown, II, DO
Jennifer J Brown, DO
Abhishek Chhabra, MBBS
Terra Cody, DO
Torey Krause Collier, MD
Tyler Knox Crosswhite, MD
Shreena Dhawan, MD
Susan Dotson Duong, MD
Maribeth Barfield Hillhouse, MD
Anthony David Horton, DO
Helen Rachael Hudson, MD
Van-Vi Vu Le, MD
Oluwasegun Omoyemi Lijofi, MD
Elena Louie, DO
Forrest Michael Lyon, MD
John Lloyd Martin, DO
Falan Nichole McKnight, MD
Joel Ashley Moore, II, DO
Jacob Brannon Morris, MD
Arame Motazedi, MD
Zeke Joseph Nichols, MD
Khusbuben Shantilal Patel, MD
Adam Purvis, DO
Christopher Rawls, MD
Leslie Nicole Smothers, DO
Areej Tariq, MD
Kelsey B'Anca Thomas, MD
Shomari Thompson, MD
Kaneisha Monique Thompson, MD
Meghan Webb, MD
Marcus John Wilson, DO

RESIDENT:
Bahaa Abdelqader, DO - Hattiesburg
Karah Ann Baggett, DO - Cordova
Ramya Bhattaru, DO - Tupelo
Caitlyn Brett, DO - Waynesboro
Meghan Cule, MD - SURFSIDE
Jamie Lou Goodwin, MD - Jackson
Kyle Dijon Hill, MD - Greenville
Tamanna Karim, MD - Greenville
Dena Khorsandi, MD - Jackson
Daniel Jogly Larez Solano, MD - Southaven
Anna Catherine McCoy, MD - Madison
Farukh Ali Mirza, MD - Horn Lake
Marques Skot Neilson, DO - Hattiesburg
Hannah Campbell Ramsey, DO - Hattiesburg
Chad Montgomery Ross, MD - Jackson
Crystal Olaide Salako, MD - Greenville
Dylan Salbador, DO - Jackson
Mohammad Saad Sheikh, MD - Jackson
Henry Justin Sioufi, MD - Jackson
Christian Smith, MD - Lottie
George Peter Stevens, DO - Greenville
Nayaab Ullah, MD - Southaven
Kaitlyn Warren, DO - Lumberton
Joseph Jackson Williams, DO - Southaven

STUDENTS:
Mohamad Ballan - WCUCOM
Taylor Kot - UMMC
William Austin Smith - UMMC