Richard Pierzchajlo MD, FAAFP of Tifton is advancing the physician workforce the old-fashioned way – growing them himself. Two of his sons are medical students and are current members of the Georgia Academy of Family Physicians.
Noah and Garret Pierzchajlo (twins) are both enrolled at the Mercer School of Medicine – Savannah Campus with expected graduation in 2025. (Photo left)
Casey Henritz, DO was recently selected to the 2023 Health Equity Activism and Reflection Training (HEART) through People Power Health (a national group committed to bringing practices of activism and community organizing to health professionals nationwide).
Congratulations to the AU Family Medicine Complete Healthy Improvement Program – (CHIP-PIVIO) Team for being awarded the Augusta University Employee Advisory Council 2022 Teamwork Award! This team was recognized for modeling open communication, trust, cooperation and respect for differences to achieve organizational goals. (Photo right)
GAFP Speaker, Monica Newton, DO, FAAFP, of Gainesville, was recently selected as the Georgia Academy’s participant in the Medical Association of Georgia’s Physician Leadership Academy for 2023-2024. Congratulations! She also recently was awarded the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce Community Impact Award of Excellence. Adding to the pleasure of accepting the award, the presenter was GAFP leader Dr. David Westfall. (Photo below)
Past President, Wayne Hoffman, MD, of Atlanta, was recently selected to serve on the Board of Georgians for a Healthy Future. The GAFP has been a long-standing coalition supporter of GHF, and we applaud his new position on this key policy group. Learn more here: Wayne K. Hoffman, MD – Georgians for a Healthy Future (healthyfuturega.org)
GAFP’s Executive Vice President, Fay Fulton, of Atlanta, has been selected to serve as the Chapter Representative to the AAFP’s National Research Network Advisory Group. She will join Ambar Kulshrestha, MD, PhD, who also serves on this important primary care research group.