by MBJ Staff Published: June 19,2011
Tags: Amy Wilson, Carol Hardwick, Christine McInnis, Dan Gleason, Donna Yowell, Kristen Brock, Larry Houchins, Layne Bruce, Mark Leggett, Mary Sampson, Mike Pepper, Mississippi Society of Association Executives, Ricki Garrett, Selah Havard, Shari Veazey
The chief executive of the state newspaper association has been elected president of the Mississippi Society of Association Executives. Layne Bruce, 38, of Madison, is executive director of the Mississippi Press Association and will serve a two-year term as president of MSAE. He first joined the MSAE board in 2008. A career newspaper professional, Bruce [...] [...]
by Lynn Lofton Published: December 26,2010
Tags: American Hospital Association, American Nurses Association, Brenda Waltz, federal healthcare reform act, Mississippi Hospital Association, Mississippi Nurses Association, Mississippi State Medical Association, Ricki Garrett, Sam Cameron, Tim J. Alford
Controversy is the one thing that has been a constant of the federal healthcare reform act as the uncertainty about its future continues. Mississippi healthcare providers will be watching closely to see what the courts and Congress do in 2011 as new members take their seats. The Mississippi Hospital Association (MHA) is partnering closely with [...] [...]
Hopes are that new program will help alleviate future issues While the relationship between nurse practitioners and physician assistants has historically been competitive, there is a chance things could soften, with the executive director of the Mississippi Nurses Association having recently taken a spot on the advisory board of Mississippi College’s new physician assistants program. [...] [...]
MC’s new PA program may help with statewide shortage The American Academy of Family Physicians estimates that by 2020 the U.S. will have a shortage of family practitioners that could exceed 40,000. In Mississippi, the Mississippi Academy of Physician Assistants thinks it can fill the void. Currently, there are 100 practicing physician’s assistants in Mississippi, [...] [...]
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