The Office of State Health Officer, part of the Mississippi Department of Health and headquartered in Jackson, is tasked with strengthening the state’s physician workforce and ensuring sustainable, accredited medical training infrastructure. Its core mission centers on strategic workforce planning and the support of graduate medical education programs, particularly those accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
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The Office of State Health Officer, part of the Mississippi Department of Health and headquartered in Jackson, is tasked with strengthening the state’s physician workforce and ensuring sustainable, accredited medical training infrastructure. Its core mission centers on strategic workforce planning a...
The Office of State Health Officer, part of the Mississippi Department of Health and headquartered in Jackson, is tasked with strengthening the state’s physician workforce and ensuring sustainable, accredited medical training infrastructure. Its core mission centers on strategic workforce planning and the support of graduate medical education programs, particularly those accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Priorities include developing long-term workforce pipelines, enhancing rural clinical training capacity, and aligning residency programs with statewide health needs through data-driven planning and management consulting. The agency prioritizes initiatives that improve access to care in underserved regions by investing in the structural and administrative foundations of medical education.
Procurement activity reflects a focus on high-level strategic services rather than operational or clinical supplies. The agency consistently seeks external expertise in administrative management consulting to design and evaluate workforce development frameworks, and partners with institutions delivering accredited residency training to sustain clinical education capacity. Contracts are typically awarded through competitive solicitations, often structured as performance-based service agreements with clear deliverables tied to workforce outcomes and program accreditation standards.
The agency’s primary procurement targets fall under NAICS 541611 for management consulting services and 611310 for professional and graduate educational services. These reflect a deliberate emphasis on planning, evaluation, and institutional capacity-building rather than direct healthcare delivery. No set-asides are currently utilized, indicating a preference for competitive, open bidding processes that prioritize technical expertise over demographic classifications. Vendor relationships are built around demonstrated experience in health workforce analytics, medical education accreditation compliance, and state-level public health strategy.
As a key unit within the Mississippi Department of Health, the Office of State Health Officer operates statewide with a centralized focus on policy, planning, and oversight of physician training systems. It relies on professional services contracts and interagency agreements to execute its mission, leveraging external consultants and academic partners to fulfill its strategic objectives.
Recent Office of State Health Officer Contracts
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Senate-confirmed and senior-executive posts at Office of State Health Officer and its sub-agencies, as published in the OPM Plum Book. These are leadership positions, not total employees.
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Recent Office of State Health Officer Contracts
The latest contract opportunities posted by this agency, including active solicitations and recent awards.
