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Wayne Latack, MD, Designated Institutional Director & Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program

Wayne Latack, MD, Designated Institutional Director & Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program

Wayne Latack, MD

Designated Institutional Official (DIO) & Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency Program

Dr. Wayne Latack

About Dr. Latack

Born in Michigan, Dr. Latack entered in the United States Air Force in 1995 where he served for 27 years. He received his MD from the Uniformed Services University in Bethesda, Maryland. He completed his residency in internal medicine and fellowship in nephrology and is a Fellow in the America College of Physicians and American Society of Nephrology. Dr. Latack moved to Mississippi in 2007 and served as Associate Program Director and Program Director for the Internal Medicine residency at Keesler Medical Center for 15 years.

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Gulfport, MS 39501

Dimitrios “Jimmy” Dimitriades, MD, Family Medicine Program Director

Dimitrios “Jimmy” Dimitriades, MD, Family Medicine Program Director

Dimitrios “Jimmy” Dimitriades, MD

Program Director

About Dr. Dimitriades

Dimitrios “Jimmy” Dimitriades, MD completed his medical degree at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport and completed his family medicine residency at the Carilion Roanoke Family Medicine program via the University of Virginia. This was followed by a year of urgent care and emergency room medicine in rural West Virginia.

Dr. Dimitriades found his permanent home on the Mississippi Gulf Coast working with Memorial Hospital at Gulfport to develop a family medicine practice with an emphasis on pediatric care. He quickly developed an association with Tulane University School of Medicine, mentoring medical students for more than 15 years, later adding teaching DO students through the Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Medical Student Information

Memorial Health System accepts applications for medical students to complete a variety of rotations. Interested applicants can request rotations by completing the Medical Student Rotation Request Form. Please complete this form and email it to Lakeshia Smith who is our Medial Education & Advanced Learner Coordinator and is responsible for servicing all our medical students, audition rotations, international medical graduates/observerships (IMG’s) and APP rotations. Please reach out to her with any questions or concerns you have about rotation requests. She can be reached at lasmith@mhg.com or (228) 867-5019 and would be happy to assist each of you. If your school is a participating institution and you would like to request audition rotations and electives, we can also be found on the Visiting Student Learning Opportunities Platform (VSLO) at: visitingstudents@aamc.org.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Pease Note: Student rotations are approved based on the rotation(s) requested and whether the program’s schedule can accommodate the request.

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Family Medicine
228-867-4968

Internal Medicine
228-822-6512

4500 Thirteenth Street
PO Box 1810
Gulfport, MS 39501

Sarah Hamid, MD, Core Faculty, Scholastic and POCUS Co-Director & Assistant Program Director for Internal Medicine

Sarah Hamid, MD, Core Faculty, Scholastic and POCUS Co-Director & Assistant Program Director for Internal Medicine

Sarah Hamid, MD

Core Faculty, Scholastic and POCUS Co-Director & Assistant Program Director for Internal Medicine 

Sarah Hamid, MD

About Dr. Hamid

Dr. Hamid is a Board-Certified Internal Medicine physician, she completed her residency at the University of South Alabama. For the past three years, she has served as a Hospitalist and Core Faculty at Memorial Hospital Gulfport, where she has contributed to both patient care and the academic development of residents.

In addition to her clinical experience, she holds a Master’s degree in Medical Education from the University of Pennsylvania. Her professional interests focus on Curriculum Design, Resident Wellness, and innovative methods to integrate education with gamification.

Outside of work, she enjoys spending quality time with family, exploring new travel destinations, and discovering diverse cuisines.

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Family Medicine
228-867-4968

Internal Medicine
228-822-6512

4500 Thirteenth Street
PO Box 1810
Gulfport, MS 39501

Rickey Chance, DO, Associate Family Medicine Program Director

Rickey Chance, DO, Associate Family Medicine Program Director

Rickey Chance, DO

Associate Family Medicine Program Director

About Dr. Chance

Rickey Chance, DO is excited about his role as associate program director for the Memorial Hospital Family Medicine residency. He is a graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy and West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, and he completed his residency in family medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.

During his 30 years as a board-certified family physician, Dr. Chance has been active in several professional organizations and has served in leadership roles in local, state and national organizations related to the practice of medicine.

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Family Medicine
228-867-4968

Internal Medicine
228-822-6512

4500 Thirteenth Street
PO Box 1810
Gulfport, MS 39501

Benjamin Smith, MD, Core Faculty, Inpatient Medicine Educational Director, Associate Program Director

Benjamin Smith, MD, Core Faculty, Inpatient Medicine Educational Director, Associate Program Director

Benjamin Smith, MD

Core Faculty, Inpatient Medicine Educational Director

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About Dr. Smith

Dr. Benjamin Smith was born in Brookhaven, Mississippi, and has resided on the Mississippi Gulf Coast since 2010.  He is a summa cum laude graduate of Mississippi State University and then received his MD degree from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, Tennessee, in 2010.  Dr. Smith joined the United States Air Force in 2006 and did his residency in internal medicine at Keesler Air Force Base.  After completing residency in 2013, he remained at Keesler as part of the teaching faculty in the Internal Medicine Clinic and served as the Outpatient Medical Director. Following 7 years of active duty service, Dr. Smith transitioned to the Air Force Reserves where he continues to serve.   In 2017, he became a full-time hospitalist for Gulfport Memorial Hospital and was also elected as a Fellow in the American College of Physicians. At Memorial, Dr. Smith serves as the Medical Director of the Utilization Management Committee and Co-Medical Director of the hospitalist group. 

 He is married to Dr. Mandi Smith and they have two children, Addison and Paxton.

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Family Medicine
228-867-4968

Internal Medicine
228-822-6512

4500 Thirteenth Street
PO Box 1810
Gulfport, MS 39501

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