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2024 Spring Graduate Medical Education Summit

Published on Thursday, February 22, 2024

The Office Of Mississippi Physician Workforce (OMPW) will hosted its 2024 Spring Graduate Medical Education (GME) Summit on March 22, 2024 at The River Hills Club in Jackson, MS. We gathered Graduate Medical Education Experts, Champions & Learners to discuss best practices and develop innovative solutions for GME's unique role in bolstering the health care workforce and addressing Mississippi's physician shortage. The free one-day event was designed to increase participants' understanding of key issues in GME through a combination of information sessions, practical advice, and GME updates. 

The summit was held in collaboration with Thalamus, Memorial Hospital Gulfport, Partners in Medical Education, Baptist North Mississippi, PKFHealth, LLC, Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center, University of Mississippi Medical Center, WCUCOM, EC-Healthnet, and OMPW. 

Summit Topics were as follows:

  • Horizontal & Vertical Communication within your Program & Organization
  • Identify ways to Promote the Value Added of GME for your Organization (C-Suite, Community Partners & Board Members)
  • Applying Quality Improvement & Patient Safety Scholarly Projects for the Betterment of Health Care Delivery & Outcomes
  • Strategies for Meeting Compliance Metrics at the Program Level
  • Commitment to Building & Advancing DEI&B in your Training Environments
  • Recruitment Trends/Strategies for Mississippi
  • Bloopers, Bleeps, & Mistakes in GME Finance 

For more information or to inquire or make suggestions for future topics or events, please call 601-815-0736 or reach our staff through the website's contact page.