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In May 2007, Dr. Floyd B. Willis was appointed as Chairman of the Department of Family Practice at the Mayo Clinic Jacksonville and served in this capacity until 2017. During his 31 years as a staff physician in Florida, he has served on the Personnel Committee, the Diversity Committee, and the Florida Lead of the Mayo Clinic Enterprise Office of Population Health Management. He is currently the Director of the Wilson Scholar Program, which seeks to help enrich Mayo GME programs with a diverse pool of learners.
Dr. Willis obtained his medical degree from the Morehouse School of Medicine in 1986 after graduating from Yale College in 1982 with a B.S. degree in Biology. He completed the Mayo Clinic Family Practice Residency in 1989 and joined the Faculty at Mayo Clinic Florida in 1992. He is licensed to practice medicine in the states of Arizona, Florida, and Georgia. Dr. Willis also obtained board certification via the American Board of Family Practice in 1995 along with the distinction as a Certified Medical Review Officer (MRO) via the Medical Review Officer Certification Council in 1998.
Dr. Willis has been honored to receive the Teacher of the Year Award for Full Time Faculty from the Florida Academy of Family Physicians. His research interest focuses on the impact of neurocognitive diseases on cross-cultural populations. He has participated in and led multiple community-based projects on risk factors for dementia in underrepresented minorities.
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