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Meet Our Program Director: Seger S. Morris, DO
Family to more than 15 osteopathic physicians spanning 3 generations, Dr. Morris earned his medical degree from Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine after a non-traditional path to becoming a physician. With a BS in Investment Finance, MBA in Strategic Management, and experience in business, management, and leadership prior to entering medical school, the business and policy of healthcare were top of mind throughout his training.
During residency training at Magnolia Regional Health Center (MRHC) in Corinth, MS, he served as Chief Resident, completed a Health Policy Fellowship sponsored by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), and served on the Board of Directors of the Mississippi Osteopathic Medical Association (MOMA) among many other hospital and medical society committees. After completing residency, he served in several roles at MRHC including Lead Hospitalist, Executive Director of Magnolia Regional Community Care Clinic, Associate Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine, Clinical Quality Officer, and Medical Director of the Clinical Documentation Management Program.
Dr. Morris now serves as Division Chief for Mississippi Internal Medicine Programs and Program Director of the Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi Internal Medicine Residency in Oxford, MS. Additionally, he is the Regional Assistant Dean and Director of Health Policy Programs for William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine, and lectures locally, regionally, and nationally on topics ranging from Internal Medicine, to Health Policy and Leadership, to Clinical Documentation and Billing. He is currently President of MOMA, recently served the AOA as Chair of the Bureau of Emerging Leaders and as a member of the Board of Trustees, and serves as a delegate for the AOA House of Delegates and the Mississippi State Medical Association Annual Session. For his influence and service, he has received several leadership awards and is inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Internists and the American College of Physicians.
He and his wife, Kellie, live in Oxford, MS with their three children: Aniston, Stacy, and Sebastian; and he enjoys traveling, sports, family, friends, and entrepreneurship in his free time.
