MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH CONSORTIUM
PO BOX 5398, GREENVILLE, MS 38704 www.msmerc.org

Total Revenue
$243,756
Total Expenses
$244,509
Net Assets
$127,652

Organizations Filed Purposes: TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PHYSICIANS IN THE RURAL AND UNDERSERVED AREAS OF MISSISSIPPI THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROVISION OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH PROGRAMS.

TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF PHYSICIANS IN THE RURAL AND UNDERSERVED AREAS OF MISSISSIPPI.

FOR THE INITIAL PORTION OF THE 2019 REPORTING PERIOD MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH CONSORTIUM (MSMERC), WHICH SERVES AS THE SPONSORING INSTITUTION FOR THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY PROGRAM, MADE PREPARATIONS FOR THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION (ACGME) SITE VISIT. THIS SITE VISIT WHICH WAS CONDUCTED AT DELTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, THE RESIDENCY PROGRAM'S PRIMARY PARTICIPATING SITE, WAS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED ON OCTOBER 29, 2019 WITH PARTICIPATION FROM FIVE POTENTIAL FACULTY MEMBERS, AND TWO MEMBERS OF THE HOSPITAL'S ADMINISTRATION. THE ACGME COMMENDED MSMERC FOR HAVING PREPARED AN IMPRESSIVE PROGRAM APPLICATION, AND FOR PRESENTING EVIDENCE OF TREMENDOUS INSTITUTIONAL AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR A RESIDENCY PROGRAM IN A RURAL MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA OF THE COUNTRY. AFTER THE JANUARY 30, 2020 ACGME REVIEW OF THE PROGRAM APPLICATION AND SITE VISIT FINDINGS, MSMERC RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THE RESIDENCY'S INITIAL ACCREDITATION. THIS ACCREDITATION GRANTED THE PROGRAM THE APPROVAL TO BEGIN RECRUITMENT OF RESIDENTS WHO WOULD BE SELECTED TO FILL THE FIRST CLASS OF INTERNS FOR THE 2020 ACADEMIC YEAR WHICH WOULD COMMENCE ON JULY 1, 2020.FOLLOWING A HURRIED, BUT HIGHLY SELECTIVE RESIDENT RECRUITMENT PROCESS IN MARCH, 2020, WHICH INCLUDED PARTICIPATION IN THE NATIONAL RESIDENCY MATCHING PROGRAM'S SOAP (SUPPLEMENTAL OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE PROGRAM), THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY SELECTED SEVEN RESIDENT CANDIDATES. BY EARLY MAY THE CANDIDATES HAD ACCEPTED THEIR OFFERS FOR A POSITION IN THE RESIDENCY AND CONTRACTS WERE EXECUTED WITH DELTA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, THE RESIDENCY'S PRIMARY PARTICIPATING SITE. BY JUNE 30,2020 THE RESIDENTS HAD ALL ARRIVED IN GREENVILLE, MISSISSIPPI, EAGER TO START THE THREE-YEAR TRAINING PROGRAM.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Evelyn R Walker MdEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$207,693
Janice ShermanSECRETARY1$0
Courtney PhillipsVICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER1$0
Scott ChristensenPRESIDENT1$0

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