The Mississippi Academy of Family Physicians named Starkville’s Dr. Emily Landrum the Physician of the Year during its annual meeting in July.
The award is given each year to a family physician who completed residency training within the last seven years. Landrum, a board-certified family physician, began working at The Family Clinic in Starkville in 2018.
Landrum received an undergraduate degree from Millsaps College and earned her medical degree from the University of Mississippi School of Medicine. She completed her residency at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo.
Landrum serves as the district six director for the Mississippi Academy of Family Physicians Foundation. She is an active member of the Mississippi State Medical Association and is on the community advisory committee for the RURAL study, which tracks health outcomes in 10 rural counties.
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