Advocacy
Board of Directors 2026-2027
Walter Burnett, MD, FAAFP
President
Baptist Medical Center
Yazoo City, MS
Bruce Longest, MD, FAAFP
President-Elect
Baptist Memorial Hospital- Calhoun
Bruce, MS
Chrystal A. Sumrall, MD, FAAFP
Vice President-Elect
Laurel Family Medicine and Immediate Care
Laurel, MS
Amy Hollman, MD
Secretary
MEA Medical Clinics
Brandon, MS
Emily B. Landrum, MD, FAAFP
Treasurer
The Family Clinic of Starkville
Starkville, MS
James Ervin, MD, FAAFP
Immediate Past President
Family Medical Clinic of Crystal Springs
Crystal Springs, MS
Lucius Lampton, MD, FAAFP
AAFP Delegate
Beacham Memorial Hospital
Magnolia, MS
Jennifer Gholson, MD, FAAFP
AAFP Delegate
Family Medical Clinic
Summit, MS
J. Dustin Gentry, MD, MBA, FAAFP
AAFP Alternate Delegate
Winston Medical Clinic
Louisville, MS
Katherine Royals, MD, FAAFP
AAFP Alternate Delegate
Hattiesburg Clinic
Hattiesburg, MS
Rickey L. Chance, DO, FAAFP
Director District 1
Memorial Physician Clinics
Biloxi, MS
Steven Burkett, DO
Director District 2
Hattiesburg Clinic Richton Family Medicine
Ovett, MS
Anna Marie Hailey Sharp, MD
Director District 3
Rush Medical Clinic – DeKalb
Preston, MS
Chloe Kilman, MD, FAAFP
Director District 4
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Flowood, MS
Anuj Marya, MD, FAAFP
Director District 5
St. Dominic Hospital
Flowood, MS
Katrina Poe, MD
Director District 6
Longest Student Health Center
Mississippi State, MS
Kristie Alvarez, MD
Director District 7
Alvarez Family Medical
Batesville, MS
Crystal Tate, MD
Director District 8
North Mississippi Health Services
Tupelo, MS
Patrick Whipple, MD, FAAFP
Director At Large
Jonathan Buchanan, MD, FAAFP
Director At Large
Baptist Medical Clinic
Carthage, MS
Hunter Jacobson, MD
Resident Member
Forrest General Family Medicine Residency
William Windham, MD
Resident Alternate
Forrest General Family Medicine Residency
Khadeejah Franklin
Student Board Member
M4, Univ. of Mississippi
School of Medicine
Jeffrey Ellison
Student Alternate
OMS-2, William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine