Governor Phil Bryant issued the following press release:
Governor Phil Bryant Appoints Dr. Michelle Y. Owens to the State Board of Medical Licensure
Jackson, Miss. – Gov. Phil Bryant
announced today that he has appointed Dr. Michelle Y. Owens to the State
Board of Medical Licensure.
Owens replaces Dr. John C. Clay, who resigned earlier this year. Owens’ appointment is effective immediately and ends June 30, 2020.
The Mississippi State Board of Medical
Licensure is responsible for the regulation and licensure of medical and
osteopathic physicians, podiatrists, physician assistants, radiologist
assistants, acupuncturists and the permitting
of limited x-ray machine operators who practice in a physician's office
or clinic.
Owens is currently a practicing
obstetrician and gynecologist at the University of Mississippi Medical
Center. She has been a member of the faculty at the University of
Mississippi School of Medicine since 2007.
She currently serves as the director of
the Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine Master’s Program in Biomedical
Sciences for UMMC and is the past vice-chairman of the Department of
Obstetrics and Gynecology.
“Dr. Owens’ experience and distinguished
accolades make her the perfect appointee for the position,” Gov. Bryant
said. “She has separated herself numerous times as a physician and
professor of great skill and merit. I am pleased
to appoint her to the State Board of Medical Licensure.”
Owens attended the University of Alabama
at Birmingham for her undergraduate studies and graduated from the
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine.
“I am deeply honored by Gov. Bryant’s
appointment,” Dr. Owens said. “I look forward to working to ensure that
we continue to have outstanding healthcare professionals providing care
to all Mississippians.”
She received post-graduate medical
training as a resident and fellow at Johns Hopkins University and the
University of Mississippi Medical Center.
Owens has received the Central
Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists President’s Certificate
of Medal Award, Mississippi Medical and Surgical Society President’s
Award, Mississippi Medical and Surgical Society Physician
of the Year and the University of Mississippi Center Department of
Obstetrics and Gynecology CREOG National Faculty Award.
She is a diplomate of the American Board
of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a member of the American College of
Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Howard Kelly Society, Association of
Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics and the
Mississippi Medical and Surgical Society, among many others.
Owens is currently licensed to practice medicine in Mississippi and Wisconsin.
She and her husband have three children.
19 comments:
She appears to be a good appointment. She will still have to be confirmed by the Senate during the next legislative session in order to serve her full term. She can serve while unconfirmed until that time.
Any relation to SPLC's Owens?
His wife (spcl)
She is SPLC's CEO Jody Owens wife!
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Guvnor knew the SPLC connection as he was being spoon-fed Dr Owens nomination by the MS State Medical Association?
I understand the State Medical Association (powerful lobbying group for doctors) also recently endorsed Obama Care!
So Fill is going to rid his administration of good ol' boy sexual harassment with an online questionnaire. What an innovator! The ol' method of turning your head until it hits the news apparently isn't working so well anymore.
How did this appointment happen? Look beneath the veil. Do the Docs employ the Gov's special mentor/consultant/lobbyist? Guess this is another example of the poor Gov just blindly relying upon his advice/influence.
IS THERE NO ONE OUT THERE THAT HAS A KIND WORD REGARDING ANYTHING OR ANYBODY ? I KNOW OUR CITY AND STATE ARE IN HORRIBLE SHAPE BUT TO ACCUSE EVERY MOVE THE GOV MAKES AS A BAD DECISION IS STUPID AND SAD.
THE WHITE FOLKS NEED TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND GET THIS SITUATION TURNED AROUND---WHERE ARE THE DEEP POCKETED OLD CITY WHITE LEADERS THAT HELPED MAKE THIS CITY GREAT YEARS AGO---COME ON YOU OLD BASTARDS AND GET YOUR WALLETS OUT AND SAVE OUR CITY AND STATE FOR YOUR GRANDCHILDREN'S SAKE.
Thanks for showing up, Mr Owens.
I'm listening, 11:17. From time to time I try to imagine the comments that Kingfish chooses NOT to publish. Shudder.
When Trump speaks as himself, he sounds like one of the trollers on the Internet. It should shock us, but we've been desensitized. Those who feel as you do post a plea for sanity from time to time, only to feed the trollers some fresh meat. But I have to believe that you still represent a kind of (mostly) silent majority.
I've tried to self-treat my addiction to the JJ comments, but it's no use. I can't resist checking on what "fresh hell" there will be today. Anyway, keep the faith.
This blog would carry more credibility the minute it abolished the comment section.
But, hey...clicks!
Says much about Phil and this doc if the governor appointed her despite her connection to the boy that runs SPLC.
September 1, 2016 at 2:20 PM = non-credible anonymous comment
Dr Owens is incredibly knowledgeable and professional. I'm impressed with this pick. Perhaps y'all should listen to her radio show on MPB each Friday to learn something about women ...
I hear the husband is a republican. He worked for Sen. Cochran and used to work at Phelps Dunbar. His family was part of the blacks for Thad group that stole the election. As a white man I am offended that you called him a boy. Dr. Owens seems smart and capable. No story here.
Michelle is a brilliant and talented physician of the highest caliber. Her credentials are impeccable. Well done.
11:17 All the old city leaders are deceased. There has not been anyone to step up and replace them. If they were still alive and active, the city would not be in the shape it's in now.
"When Trump speaks as himself....."
What the hell does that mean? Who else might he 'speak as'?
I'll actually wade into this mess with a compliment for Gov. Bryant that I've shared offline many times before: While I may not agree with him on every issue, Gov. Bryant has consistently chosen outstanding people to work in his office and to fill public offices and boards. It is becoming obvious that he has a knack for hiring well.
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