CPN is an academic community partnership between Morehouse School of Medicine and affiliated physicians in the community whose practice include at least 30% minority patients. Membership is open to physicians of all specialties.

Goal: Bi-Directional practice based solutions to eliminating healthcare disparities

CPN Tools:

• Disease-specific registries for quality improvement in hypertension and diabetes
• Deliver Targeted Educational Workshops and Expert Roundtables
• Facilitate Adoption and Implementation of Personal Health Records.
• Encourage small and medium size practices in adoption of Electronic Medical Record ( EMR)
• Assist physicians qualify for the Diabetes Physician Recognition Program (DPRP).
• Clinical Trials Training and Certification of physicians
• Participate in Research Workshops organized by Community Engagement and Research Program(CERP). The Community Engagement and Research Program is a component of the Atlanta Clinical Translational Science Institute (ACTSI), a consortium of Emory University, Morehouse School of Medicine, and Georgia Tech.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):

• How do I join? Click Here for CPN Registration
• Visit Morehouse School of Medicine website at www.msm.edu
  • click on Quick links - Community Physicians Network
  • click on Practice Demographics
  • complete form
  • click submit
• Call: Carla Porter - (404) 756-8452

Membership responsibilities:

• Complete Business Associate Agreement with Morehouse School of Medicine
• Participate in Quality Improvement (QI) Initiatives
• Participate in Continuing Medical Education Activities
• Participate in MSM sponsored clinical research

Benefits of Membership:

• Membership benefit of Georgia State Medical Association(GSMA) and Atlanta Medical Association(AMA)
• Membership benefit of the MSM National Alumni Network
• Continued Medical Education (CME)
• Training and participation in clinical trials
• Patient centered health and wellness initiatives
• Support Adoption of Electronic Health Records
• Quality reporting for improved reimbursement

MSM faculty and Staff:

• Elizabeth Ofili, MD, MPH; Director and PI
• Priscilla Igho-Pemu, MD, MS;  PI Hypertension Registry
• Ader Quarshie, MBBS, MS; Director, Biomedical Informatics
• Robert Mayberry, PhD, MPH; Associate Director, Clinical Research and Community Engagement
• Priscilla Johnson, MSN; Assistant Director, Clinical and Administrative Affairs
• Folake Ojutalayo, MBBS; Research Coordinator
• Debra Teague, Program Manger
• Carla Porter, Office Asst. II

Advisory Board:

• Paul Douglass, MD; FACC; (Co-Chair)
• M. J. Collier, Jr., MD, FAAFP; (Co-Chair)
• W. Steen James, MD, FAA; (Co-Chair)
• Reverend Darrell Elligan (President, Concerned Black Clergy)
• Titus Duncan, MD Janelle Foote, MD
• Winston H. Gandy, Jr. MD
• Warren Hutchingson, MD
• Lonnie Jenkins, MD
• Arlene Lewis, MD
• Kenneth Barnwell, MD

CPN Accomplishments:

• 150 CPN practices and over 300,000 patient visits in metro Atlanta, Macon and Columbus participate in cardiovascular and diabetes quality improvement
• Over 3000 patients in CPN Hypertension Registry for Quality Improvement
• CPN doctors are certified in diabetes care
• 22 CPN practices with EMR or actively considering EMR and data repository
• 100 patients from CPN practices received tools for self care/prevention through the Hearts of Humanity Program
• 110 CPN physicians and clinical coordinators trained in GCP clinical trials Awards
• Medtronic Foundation; National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities; Proclamation State of GA for Georgia Diabetes and Obesity Initiative; Exemplary Leadership Award (CHT)