Rural Health Summit

  • More details about the 2023 Fall Rural Health Summit will be announced soon.
  • Inspiring short lecture sessions 

Prescriber's Conference

  • The William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine is excited to announce that our 2023 Annual Prescribers Conference will be held from 1-5pm on Friday and Saturday, August 25-26, 2023, on the third floor of Tatum Court on the Hattiesburg campus. The CME event is being designed to meet the new eight-hour training requirement on the treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance use disorders required by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) as a part of the Medication Access and Training Expansion (MATE) Act. NOTE: One and two-day registration options will be available.

     Agenda:

  • Friday, August 25, 2023

  • 1:00 pm - Trends in drug overdose mortality in Mississippi Daniel Edney, MD,  FACP, FASAM 
  • 2:00 pm - Use of naloxone to reduce drug overdose death rates Abby Winstead, MPH, CHES, CPH, CPS                     
  • 3:00 pm - Evidence-based use of medical marijuana Kirk Kinard, DO
  • Saturday, August 26, 2023

  • 1:00 pm - Management of addiction in pregnant women Jennifer Roberts, DO 
  • 2:00 pm - Osteopathic approach for use in pain management Ethan Worthington, DO
  • 3:00 pm - Saboxone for opioid use Jim Mitchell, DO 
  • 4:00 pm - Patient centered and whole person care Elizabeth Recupero, DO 
  • Click here to register for the event


Autism & Neurodiversity Conference

  • In partnership with the WCU School of Education - March 9, 2023

NDORI Spring Health Summit

  • In partnership with The National Diabetes & Obesity Research Institute - Details and dates coming soon.



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