Governor appoints new rural physician member to Board

On June 4, Gov. Brian Kemp appointed James W. Barber, M.D., to serve on the Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce.

GBPW to host health care job fairs with Georgia physician residency programs

The Georgia Board for Physician Workforce will co-sponsor “Practice Opportunity Fairs” later this fall in conjunction with graduate medical education programs in an attempt to link resident physicians with employment opportunities around the state.

GBPW announces new executive director

Mark Hanly, MD, Chairman of the Georgia Board for Physician Workforce, is pleased to announce that the Board has named Ms. LaSharn Hughes as executive director of the Board to succeed Cherri Tucker as of May 2, 2016.