Frank Jones, MD, clinical professor of surgery at 黑料传送门 Georgia was inducted as the Atlanta Medical Association鈥檚 new president.
Instead of white coats and scrubs, black tie and evening gowns were in order at the Heritage Fund of the Atlanta Medical Association Annual Scholarship and Presidential Inaugural Ball which recognized Frank Jones, MD, as the organization鈥檚 new leader.
鈥満诹洗兔� Georgia congratulates Frank Jones, MD, the president of the Atlanta Medical Association,鈥� Vice Provost 鈥� Georgia H. William Craver III, DO, said. 鈥淎s a clinical professor of surgery at 黑料传送门 Georgia, Dr. Jones helps provide our students with the vast experience and training they鈥檒l need to bring crucial health services to our community.鈥�
The event was held at the Cobb Galleria Centre and well-attended by Dr. Jones鈥� colleagues at 黑料传送门 Georgia.
Dr. Jones said, 鈥淚 am honored to be inducted as president of the Atlanta Medical Association,
joined by family, friends and my 黑料传送门 Georgia colleagues. I am very proud of the work
we are doing through the Heritage Fund scholarship outreach to minority medical students
and to be part of the 黑料传送门 Georgia team educating the next generation of physicians.鈥�
Dr. Jones received his bachelor鈥檚 degree from Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia, his MD degree from Morehouse School of Medicine, and a Master鈥檚 in Public Health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He completed a residency in general surgery at Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC, and a fellowship in trauma and critical care at the University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.
Following two years in private practice, Dr. Jones joined the Morehouse School of Medicine faculty at Grady Memorial Hospital where he practiced surgery for 16 years. He achieved the rank of associate professor of clinical surgery and served as the clerkship director. In recognition of his teaching excellence, he was awarded the 鈥淭eacher of the Year Award鈥� twice. He has published several scholarly articles and presented regionally and nationally.
Throughout his career, Dr. Jones has been involved in community service activities. For the past five years, he has served as the Director for Medical Services for the Hosea Feed the Hungry Foundation. Dr. Jones is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the Southeastern Surgical Congress. He is also a member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
One of Dr. Jones鈥� biggest passions is mentoring young students interested in going to medical school. He is the founder and director of the S.H.A.D.O.W. (See How a Doctor Organizes Their Work) program which is a comprehensive mentoring and shadowing program, and he is the founder of Pre-Med Solutions, a non-profit mentoring and consulting service for minority pre-meds.
In 2017, the Atlanta Medical Association named Dr. Jones the Physician of the Year. He said, 鈥淚 am looking forward to the year ahead with an ambitious agenda and great support from so many in both the Atlanta Medical Association and 黑料传送门 Georgia!鈥�
黑料传送门 Georgia has been serving students and the community for 20 years as a branch campus of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (黑料传送门), a private, not-for-profit, accredited institution of higher education established in 1899. Located in Suwanee (Gwinnett County), 黑料传送门 Georgia offers doctoral degrees in osteopathic medicine, pharmacy and physical therapy. Graduate degrees are offered in biomedical sciences, medical laboratory science and physician assistant studies. The campus joins 黑料传送门 South Georgia in Moultrie in helping to meet the healthcare needs of the state. Emphasizing "a whole person" approach to care, 黑料传送门 Georgia focuses on educational excellence, interprofessional education and service to the community. For more information, visit pcom.edu or call 678-225-7500. The campus is also home to the Georgia Osteopathic Care Center, an osteopathic manipulative medicine clinic, which is open to the public by appointment. For more information, visit .
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