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Chad A. Rhoden, M.D., Ph. D. has a medical degree from the University of Mississippi School of Medicine. He earned a doctoral degree in exercise science and nutrition from the University of Mississippi. Dr. Rhoden competed residency training in Family Medicine at North Mississippi Medical Center. He has also completed residency training in Preventive Medicine at the University of South Carolina. He is board certified by both the American Board of Family Medicine and the American Board of Preventive Medicine as a Public Health and General Preventive Medicine specialist. He is the only physician in the state of Mississippi with both certifications and Dr. Rhoden is one of only at most a handful in the nation that holds these credentials. There are no others in the state that also have a doctoral degree in Exercise Science and nutrition and there are only a handful in the nation. Dr. Rhoden is also a Certified Nutrition Specialist (American College of Nutrition) and an Exercise Specialist (American College of Sports Medicine). He earned status as a Health Promotion Director while in training at the Cooper Aerobics Center (Dallas, TX).
He is a member and/ or consultant for the following organizations: Medical Fitness Association, American Medical Association, American Cancer Society, American College of Preventive Medicine, American College of Sports Medicine
American College of Nutrition, American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, American Heart Association (National Spotlight Series speaker for CVD prevention), American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, American Association of Family Practice, American Society of Hypertension, NAASO-The Obesity Society, American College of Gastroenterology, National Lipid Association, Tobacco Free Mississippi, Mississippi State Medical Association, Mississippi Alliance for School Health (MASH), MAAD (Diabetes Prevention), Partnership for a Healthier Mississippi, Mississippi Department of Health Cardiovascular Disease Task Force, Mississippi Chronic Illness Coalition, Mississippi Worksite Health Promotion, and Bristol-Myers Squibb (Hypertension).Dr. Rhoden currently is the Clinical & Research Director of Preventive Medicine and Health Promotion at Mississippi Baptist Health Systems in Jackson, Mississippi. Dr. Rhoden’s training makes him a leading Health Promotion medical expert, educator, and health management consultant for other organizations of varying sizes. MBHS is a non-profit leader in healthcare innovation for this region. Dr. Rhoden’s particular expertise is in cardiometabolic and other chronic diseases. As a preventive medicine leader, Dr. Rhoden is an expert of scientific evidence in Preventive Medicine, implementation of effective clinical programming and services, and in provision of education and knowledge to surrounding communities. Dr. Rhoden has been responsible for a number of health educational grants designated for his expert speaking on chronic diseases that threaten the health of our Nation. Dr. Rhoden has also been involved in scientific research involving chronic disease and its prevention. Dr. Rhoden’s book Your Optimum Health---A Pathway to Peace and Prosperity is set to be published in 2008.
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