1. 2014 MS/LA ACP Educational & Scientific Meeting September 4, 2014 Mississippi Chapter ACP The Year in Review

2. Fellowship Workshops Friday Afternoons / Usually one or two candidates Executive Director and Governor did a step by step walk through the application process Culminated in: 11 new Fellows in 2014 7 of those walked with us at Convocation

3. Newsletter Attempt to inform Members of the Valuable Services ACP Offers and what's going on Governor writes rough first draft followed by editing and polishing by brighter younger associate BOG highlights / Hot Topics / New Services / Advocacy / National and Chapter Meeting News

6. Guest Speaker We were delighted to have the ACP Star of Clinical Pearls Dr. Scott Litin Speak at Grand Rounds / Chairman's Conference on Presentations This was a very practical guide on how to make a successful presentation Dr. Thigpen organized this and arranged for a workshop afterwards for the Chief Residents

7. Leadership Day Dr. Ben Horton and Dr. Wes Aldred went with Dr. Woodliff to Leadership Days / It's 2 days in Washington D.C. 1 st day – Preparation by Nationally known Speakers on the Legislative Process and Advocacy 2 nd day – actual visits with congressmen, senators, and their staff Our primary focus this year was increasing funding for Graduate Medical Education

9. Evergreen Award Given to Chapters that foster careers in Internal Medicine, improve communication, and enhance diversity The Mississippi Chapter entered it's Associate / Resident Council which has accomplished all of these goals with: Community service projects like the Wellness Fair at Jackson Free Clinic Career mentoring Debates on Obesity and other health topics Congratulations to Dr. Calvin Thigpen and our Residents for their vision and hard work

11. Residents Council Started in 2006 Multiple purposes Link the residents to ACP and organized medicine Keep residents attuned to issues in public health Encourage scholarship Provide opportunity for community service

12. Residents Council Leadership Dominique Pepper 2012-2013 Claire Brabec 2013-2014 Avnish Tripathi 2014-2015

13. Abstract Day Celebration of scholarship of MS students, residents, & fellows Fifty abstracts presented 44 poster presentations 6 oral presentations Involvement of faculty as judges, mentors Former Governor Sam Peeples, MD, FACP

14. IM 2014 Abstract Competition Winners Doris Hansen – clinical vignettes Avi Tripathi – quality improvement & patient safety John Bridges – clinical research Rupesh Patel – basice science research At large acceptance Kamel Gharaibeh Derek Hansen

16. Jackson Free Clinic Run by UMMC medical students Resident council members volunteer Screening Day in late April Blood pressure Blood glucose Lipids Dietary counseling

17. Subspecialty Fellows Council Started in 2011 Multiple purposes Encourage participation in ACP after residency Provide bridge to department leadership for fellows Increase cohesiveness among fellows Increase participation in scientific meetings Increase teaching opportunities for fellows

18. Fellows Council Leadership Carter Milner 2012-2013 John Saxon 2013-2014 Allyn Harris 2014-2015