EDUCATION

• M.P.H., Johns Hopkins University
  School of Hygiene and Public Health
  1982
• M.D., University of Mississippi
  School of Medicine
  1979
• B.A., Millsaps College
  1969

CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE

• American Board of Preventive Medicine
  Public Health and General Preventive Medicine
  Board Certified
  1991 – present
• Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
  Licensed for medical practice
  1979 – present

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Professor of Medicine
  University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, MS
  2006 – present
• Senior Advisor to the Director for Health Promotion
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
  2006 – 2007
• Member, Advisory Committee to the Director
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
  2000 – 2002
• Member, Secretary's Council on Public Health Preparedness
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
  2002
• State Health Officer
  Mississippi State Department of Health
  1993-2002
• Member, Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
  1992 – 1996
• State Epidemiologist
  Mississippi State Department of Health
  1985-1993

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

• American Medical Association
• American Public Health Association
• Mississippi State Medical Association
• Mississippi Public Health Association