MEMBERSHIP NEWS & BRIEFS Wilmington Business Journal Honors Dr. Jim Jones- Past AAFP and NCAFP President Dr. James G. Jones of Hampstead, NC, was awarded the Greater Wilmington Business Journal’s highest healthcare honor: The Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Jones was lauded for his five-decades of contributions to healthcare delivery throughout North Carolina and specifically his efforts to the Wilmington area. To read the highlight published by the Journal, see http://www.wilmingtonbiz.com/industry_news_details. php?id=6018 . Pictures from the recognition event are available at http://www.flickr.com/photos/102059499@N03/
MAHEC Asheville Residency Director’s Research is Turned Into Workforce One-Pager by AAFP’s Graham Center The United States could significantly reduce the mal-distribution of physicians by changing the dissemination of graduate medical education funding, according to research in the Nov. 15 issue of American Family Physician. Dr. Blake Fagan, Program Director at the MAHEC Asheville family medicine residency program, and his colleagues, reviewed data from the American Medical Association Physician Masterfile to determine where newly minted physicians practiced after completing residency training. The one-pager was published in the Nov. 15th edition of the American Family Physician.
DUES NEWS YOU CAN USE 2014 AAFP Membership Dues - If you haven't yet paid your 2014 AAFP/ NCAFP membership dues, there's still time! Invoices were mailed in October to primary addresses with a due date of 1/1/14. Please pay your balance prior to May 1st, which is the drop date for dues non-payment.Need another invoice or want to check your balance? Please call AAFP at 1-800-274-2237 or go online to www.aafp.org/checkmydues . Your username/login is your AAFP ID# and you will need to change your password for security reasons if you haven't already done so. How to pay: By phone at 1-800-274-2237; by mail to address on invoice--AAFP, P.O. Box 419662, Kansas City, MO 64141; or online at www. aafp.org/checkmydues . Please note that if you are unable to pay the entire balance, an installment plan is available. To sign up, please call AAFP at 1-800274-2237 or go online to www.aafp.org/checkmydues . Installments will be taken out through August 2014. If you have/will move or retire, please contact AAFP so the appropriate changes may be made to your status. Retirees may be eligible for Life membership and those moving out of NC will need to relocate their state chapter membership and pay appropriate state chapter dues in order to maintain AAFP membership. Remember that since membership is unified, both AAFP and state chapter dues must be paid to maintain AAFP membership according to AAFP bylaws. All dues or web login questions may be directed to AAFP at 1-800-274-2237 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. CST. USAFP Members/NCAFP Affiliate Membership Military personnel living in NC, who are also members of the USAFP, should have received a mailed application to become an affiliate member of the NCAFP. Current affiliate members should have received an annual renewal application. We would love to keep you informed of our meetings and news pertinent to you. For more information, please contact Tara Hinkle, NCAFP Membership Coordinator, via email at thinkle@ncafp.com or by phone: (919) 833-2110 or NC toll free (800) 872-9482.
Family Medicine Charlotte Metro Area
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Outstanding outpatient family medicine opportunities available in communities located minutes from Charlotte, one of the fastest growing cities in the country. These are employed opportunities and will offer competitive compensation packages including two year salary guarantee, productivity bonus potential, generous benefits and relocation expenses. CaroMont Medical Group operates under the guidance of a physician-led Governance Committee allowing for an active partnership with the Medical Staff. Over 300 active medical staff representing all major medical specialties at Gaston Memorial Hospital, a modern and progressive 435-bed hospital which provides comprehensive care to patient base of over 300,000. These lovely communities have easy access to the beautiful North Carolina Mountains and some of the most popular beaches on the East coast. Just minutes from an international airport and two large lakes, communities offer unlimited cultural and recreational amenities. A superb quality of life exists here with many charming neighborhoods and stellar public and private schools. If interested in being considered for this opportunity, please send CV to: Celia G. Billings Manager, Physician Recruitment CaroMont Health 2240 Remount Road Gastonia, NC, 28054 T: 704-834-2153 | F: 704-834-4615 Email: billingc@caromonthealth.org