Public Awareness
Press Releases
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August 2022 – Dr. Paul Pavlov Elected MAFP President 2022
August 2022 – Dr. Katherine Patterson Honored as Family Physician of the Year 2022
August 2022 – Dr. Lessa Phillips Honored With MAFP Humanitarian Award
August 2022 – Dr. Kelly Tullos Honored as New Physician of the Year 2022
August 1, 2021 – Dr. Carlos Latorre Elected MAFP President 2021
August 1, 2021 – Dr. Lee Giffin Honored as Family Physician of the Year 2021
August 1, 2021 – Dr. John Mitchell Honored with MAFP Humanitarian Award
August 1, 2021 – Dr. Dustin Gentry Honored as New Physician of the Year 2021
July 22, 2020 – Dr. Melissa Stephens Elected MAFP Foundation President
July 22, 2020 – Dr. James W. Griffin of Hattiesburg Elected MAFP President
July 22, 2020 –Dr. Sarah Barowka of Pass Christian Named New Physician of the Year
July 22, 2020 – Dr. Jack Evans of Laurel Named Family Physician of the Year
June 23, 2020 – MAFP Presents Dr. Alton Cobb With Humanitarian Award
April 29 2020 – Your Family Doctor is Ready to See You PSA
April 17 2020 – An Invisible Enemy PSA
August 2019 – William Grantham, MD, Elected MAFP President 2019-2020
August 2019 – William Jackson, MD, Honored as Family Physician of the Year 2019
August 2019 – Brent Smith, MD, Honored as New Physician of the Year 2019
August 2019 – Scott Carlton, MD, Honored with MAFP Military Award 2019
August 2019 – Moumita Biswas, DO, Awarded Dewitt Crawford, MD, Scholarship
August 2019 – Sarah Mitchell Receives David G. Hall, MD, Memorial Scholarship
September 2018 – Carlos Latorre, MD, Earns Degree of Fellow
September 2018 – John Vanderloo, MD, Earns Degree of Fellow
August, 2018 – David Wheat, MD, Elected MAFP President 2018-19
August, 2018 – Tim Alford, MD, Honored as Family Physician of the Year 2018
August, 2018 – Jeremy Wells, MD, Honored as New Physician of the Year 2018
April 30, 2018 – Robert Smith, MD, FAAFP, Honored with MAFP Humanitarian Award
April 30, 2018 – Ed Hill, MD, FAAFP, Recognized with MAFP Conference Room Name
April 30, 2018 – Rahmath Begum, MD, FAAFP, Earns AAFP Degree of Fellow
November 12, 2017 – Robert Smith, MD, Earns AMA Medal of Valor
September 11, 2017 – Chrystal Sumrall, MD, Earns Degree of Fellow
July 20, 2017 – Bradley Suggs, MD, Elected MAFP Foundation President
July 20, 2017 – Isaac Aultman, MD, Chosen MAFP Family Physician of the Year
July 20, 2017 – Katherine Patterson, MD, FAAFP, Elected MAFP President
May 18, 2017 – Four Mississippi Physicians Recognized with Honorary Degree from American Academy of Family Physicians
May 17, 2017 – Retiring Physician Diane Beebe, MD, Recognized by MAFP Physicians
April 5, 2017 – Vicksburg Children to Learn Healthy Habits
March 21, 2017 – Physician Tami Brooks Honored by Peers for Dedication
February 24, 2017 – MAFP Capitol Day Press Release
