Jennifer D. Gholson, MD

Family Medical Clinic, Summit MS

Jennifer Gholson, MD

Director of the Mississippi Center for Rural Insurers, Mississippi Department of Health, Jackson, MS

Medical School: Tulane School of Medicine

Residency: Family Medicine, East Tennessee State University

BIO: Jennifer Gholson, M.D. is a family physician who lives in Summit, MS. She grew up in the small town of Liberty, MS. She graduated from Millsaps College with a degree in Biology and Honors in Art History. She received her medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine. She completed her Family Medicine residency at East Tennessee State University and is currently board certified in Family Medicine. In addition to practicing Family Medicine for over 20 years she has served as a medical director and/or Chief Medical Officer for the Medicare QIO in Mississippi, Medicare and Medicaid managed care organizations, and private insurers. She currently serves as the Director for the Mississippi Center for Rural Health and will practice Family Medicine at a rural health clinic starting in June. She is active in the medical community having served as President of the Mississippi Academy of Family Physicians, Delegate to the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), and a member of the AAFP’s Commission on Federal and State Policy. Believing that a hallmark of a Family Medicine physician is community involvement, she had served on the board of directors for the Southwest Mississippi Children’s Advocacy Center, St. Andrews Mission and as President of the local garden club. She is married to her husband, Carter Gholson, and is the proud mother of Alex and Claire. She is passionate about educating people on their health, helping physicians thrive, and moving the needle on health outcomes in her home state of Mississippi.