Baptist Memorial Hospital North Mississippi began its first medical residency in Internal Medicine at the Oxford, Miss., hospital in July with 12 doctors. Baptist hospital has hosted Graduate Medical Education (GME) programs in Memphis for 30 years, and expanded in 2017 to include community-based residency programs at BMH-Golden Triangle. Baptist submitted an application to establish the IM program in 2020 to the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), which awarded Baptist the initial accreditation in January. The goal of the program is to increase the number of physicians in Mississippi and Mid-South region to boost healthcare. Mississippi ranked last with the fewest physicians (19.3) per 100.000 population, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Also, the state had 65.9 active primary care physicians per 100,000 population, which is below the nation's state median of 90.8. (Source: Oxford Eagle 07/23/21)
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