Dr. Cornwell is the LaSalle D. Leffall Jr. Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery, Howard University College of Medicine. He received his surgical training (internship and residency) at the Los Angeles County University of Southern California Medical Center and his Trauma Critical Care Fellowship at the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Cornwell has been certified and re-certified in both General Surgery and Surgical Critical Care by the American Board of Surgery. He has risen through the academic ranks through teaching and clinical appointments at Howard University (1989-1993), the University of Southern California (1993-1997), and John Hopkins School of Medicine (1998-2008). Dr. Cornwell s career interest is in the prevention, treatment, and outcome disparities of traumatic injuries and their critical care sequelae.

The Medical Center of Central Georgia is accredited by the Medical Association of Georgia to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Medical Center of Central Georgia designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Please continue your physical and financial support of MGMS. MGMS is accepting dues for 2018 at $100.00. MGMS paid over $2,000.00 in travel scholarship support in 2016 so that local SNMA medical students and SNMA-MAPS pre-medical students could travel to the 2016 SNMA Annual Medical Education Conference (AMEC) held in Austin, Texas during Easter week and weekend. SNMA and SNMA-MAPS as well as your MGMS CEO attended the 2017 AMEC, the largest to date, held at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta, Georgia Easter Week and Weekend. Resident physicians and students are dues exempt. MGMS Dues support our bimonthly meetings and our website as well as providing scholarship and travel support for our student members. If you have any questions, you can contact me at mgmstoday@msn.com or mail payment to 151 Lake View DR N, Macon, GA 31210 or call me directly at 478.747.7185. You can pay your dues securely online at www.mgmsnet.org.  MGMS is a local affiliate of the National Medical Association (NMA) and the Georgia State Medical Association (GSMA). We support our local Student National Medical Association (SNMA) and SNMA-MAPS (Minority Association of Pre-medical Student) chapters.

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