Vol. 63, Issue 6/7, 2022 | Published by Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association

Issue Cover

June/July 2022 Cover

Marshall Ramsey

The June/July 2022 Cover was designed by two-time Pulitzer Prize nominated cartoonist Marshall Ramsey.

Editorial

The Role of Mississippi Physicians in the Public Health Response

Thomas Dobbs

State Health Officer and JMSMA Guest Editor, Dr. Thomas Dobbs, reflects on the critical partnership between public health and Mississippi physicians in the COVID response.

Editorial
SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic to Endemic: When will we know and what will it look like?
Paul Byers
MSDH State Epidemiologist, Dr. Paul Byers illustrates the path from pandemic to endemic.
Editor's Note
Overcoming Health Disparities: Success with COVID-19 in Mississippi
Lucius Lampton
Dr. Lampton explores the positive impact of critical partnerships on addressing health disparities during COVID.
Editor's Note
A Note from the Managing Editor
Teresa Camp-Rogers
The Managing Editor reflects on the myriad of memories from the last two years.
Scientific Article
Four Waves and Counting: Pediatric COVID-19 Emergency Department Visits, Mississippi, April 2020 – September 2021
Thomas DobbsManuela StanevaGerri Cannon-SmithPaul Byers
The MSDH shares results of an investigation into the epidemiology of pediatric COVID-19 ED visits.

Scientific Article

Long COVID: A review of long-term consequences of COVID-19

Bhagyashri D NavalkeleJason Parham

A thorough review of Long COVID with a focus on management and the impact of this disease on Mississippians.

Scientific Article

The COVID-19 Vaccination Program in Mississippi - 2021/2022

Thomas Dobbs

The structure and impact of the MSDH Mississippi COVID Vaccination Program is reviewed.

Scientific Article

Mississippi’s System of Care Approach to COVID-19

Jim CraigJonathan WilsonPaul ByersThomas DobbsL. Kendall McKenzieDavid Hall

A critical analysis and historical review of the Mississippi COVID System of Care.

Departments
Mississippi Frontline – If You Cannot Connect, You Cannot Correct
Teresa Camp-Rogers
Dr. Turner successfully takes on the challenge of COVID vaccination inequalities in Mississippi.
Departments
A Novel Approach to Burnout
Rebecca Lauderdale
Dr. Lauderdale details the complex layers of physician burnout during COVID and explores where the answers may lie.
Departments
Mississippi Hospitals Navigate COVID Related Challenges
Shawn Rossi
MHA VP of Communication & Member Engagement, Shawn Rossi explores the impact of COVID on Mississippi Hospitals.
Departments
Resilience in the face of crisis: COVID-19’s impact on the Mississippi Economy
Amanda Walsh
Amanda Walsh of USM School of Communications interviews Scott Waller, President and CEO of the Mississippi Economic Council and shares insight into the effect of COVID-19 on Mississippi’s economy.
President's Page
Women in Medicine: You’ve Come a Long Way Baby
Geri Weiland
Dr. Weiland reflects on her year as MSMA President.
Humanities
Images in Mississippi Medicine - METHODIST HOSPITAL, HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI, 1926-1980
Lucius Lampton
Dr. Lampton shares the final in a series of three essays on the evolution of The Gulf & Ship Island Hospital.
Humanities
Poetry in Medicine - The Aftermath
Lucius Lampton
In this months Poetry in Medicine, the poet imagines a spiritual awakening in society resulting from reevaluation of priorities that downplays base, materialistic pursuits.

Vol. 63, Issue 6/7, 2022 The Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association - June/July 2022

Vol. 63, Issue 6/7, 2022
The Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association - June/July 2022