Academy 2020-21 Leadership Elected
THE MISSISSIPPI FAMILY PHYSICIAN
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MAFP’s leadership for 2020-21 (pictured, Cleveland Trustees (pictured, page 39) elected new facing page) was elected by the membership Alternate: Jennifer D. Gholson, MD, officers to serve 1-year terms, including: at the Annual Business Session in 2020. Summit Family Medicine, Summit President: Melissa Stephens, MD, FAAFP, William Carey Univ. College of Osteopathic Academy Officers New District Directors Medicine, Hattiesburg MAFP’s top officers for 2020-21 elected District Directors elected in July 2020 at Vice President: Patrick D. Whipple, MD, at the Annual Meeting in July 2020 to serve the Annual Meeting to serve 2-year terms: MEA Medical Clinic, Canton 1-year terms include: District 4: Scott C. Martin, MD, Secretary/Treasurer: Jonathan Buchanan, President: James W. Griffin Jr., MD, FAACWS, Merit Health Clinton Family MD, FAAFP, Baptist Medical Clinic, Hattiesburg Family Health Ctr., Hattiesburg Medicine, Clinton Carthage President-Elect: Carlos A. Latorre, MD, District 6: Erik P. Lessman, MD, South At the Business Session in July 2020, FAAFP, VA Medical Center, Vicksburg Sunflower Medical Center, Indianola members elected new Foundation Trustees Vice President: Paul M. Pavlov, MD, District 8: Lakeisha R. Chism, MD, to serve 3-year terms as follows: North Bay Family Medical, Biloxi Verona Medical Clinic, Verona Member At Large: Rickey Chance, DO, Secretary: Stephen C. Hammack, MD, Member At Large: Jeremy B. Wells, MD, Memorial Physician Clinic at Medical Park, FAAFP, St. Dominic, Madison Hattiesburg Clinic, Hattiesburg Biloxi Treasurer: Bradley J. Suggs, MD, FAAFP, Member At Large: Barbara Goodman, Remaining District Directors MEA Medical Clinic, Brandon MD, Primary Care Associates, Meridian District Directors elected in July 2019 and Immediate Past President: William M. Member at Large: Cierra Green, MD, serving terms that end in 2021 are: Grantham, MD, MEA Medical Clinic, District 1: Angela Jones, MD, The Southeast Mississippi Rural Health Clinton Initiative, Hattiesburg Poplarville Clinic, Poplarville Other physicians on the Foundation Delegates, Alternates District 3: James Ervin, MD, Family Board: Sarah Barowka, MD, Picayune; In addition to the officers, rounding out Medical Clinic, Crystal Springs the MAFP Executive Committee are the District 5: John Vanderloo, MD, William M. Grantham, MD, Clinton; Thais Tonore Walden, MD, Madison; Kelly S. 2020-21 AAFP Delegates and Alternate Vanderloo Family Medicine, Jackson Delegates who serve 2-year terms: District 7: Bruce Longest, Jr., MD, Bruce Tullos, MD, Laurel. Details about resident and student members Delegate: John R. Mitchell, MD, FAAFP, Family Medical Center, Bruce on both boards can be found on page 23. Office of MS Physician Workforce, Member at Large: Anna Marie HaileyPontotoc Sharp, MD, Rush Health, Preston Interested in serving on the Board? Delegate: Katie Patterson, MD, FAAFP, Foundation Officers, Trustees Indianola Family Medical, Indianola Email beth@msafp.org During the Annual Meeting in July 2020, Alternate: P. Brent Smith, MD, FAAFP, members of the MAFP Foundation Board of
