Molly Clark, PhD delivers her STFM President's Address, "Timing, Relationships and Opportunity: The Journey to Family Medicine" from STFM's Annual Spring Conference.
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Molly Clark, PhD delivers her STFM President's Address, "Timing, Relationships and Opportunity: The Journey to Family Medicine" from STFM's Annual Spring Conference.
Copyright © Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, 2026
Molly Clark is currently a tenured Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC). She received her doctoral training in Counseling Psychology at the University of Southern Mississippi, completed her residency at the University of Missouri-Columbia, and fellowship in Health Psychology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. She also holds an appointment in the Department of Human Behavior and Psychiatry at the UMMC. Dr Clark was sworn in as STFM President during the 2026 STFM Annual Spring Conference in New Orleans, LA. She has previously served on STFM's Board of Directors as member-at-large and on the Behavioralist and Family Educator Fellowship Steering Committee.
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