Bidwell, Josie H., D.N.P., FNP-C
Specialties: Preventive Medicine
Gender: Female
Biography: Josie Bidwell serves as a Professor at The University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Medicine with a secondary appointment in the School of Population Health. She obtained her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Mississippi Medical Center in 2004 and Master of Science in Nursing from the same institution in 2006. She received her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from UMMC SON in 2013. She is currently practicing as a Lifestyle Medicine Clinician with the department of Preventive Medicine where she also serves as the Clinical Director for the department. She is a board-certified Diplomate of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine and the International Board of Lifestyle Medicine. In 2022, she was inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. She is the first nurse to receive this designation. She is the host of Southern Remedy Health and Fit on Mississippi Public Broadcasting Think Radio. Dr. Bidwell was inducted into the UMMC Nursing Hall of Fame in May 2021. She was appointed as the Director of the Office of Well-being at UMMC in July 2024.
My Approach to Healthcare
Service is at the heart of my healthcare philosophy. I believe that in order to take excellent care of people, we have to learn their stories. There is no better way to learn that story than to serve within the communities in which they live, work, and play. I also believe that they best way to teach students is to immerse them in service. By seeing and serving, students develop real-world understanding of the health challenges impacting our patients. The majority of factors that impact health outcomes occur outside the 4 walls of an exam room, operating room, or hospital. The culmination of this strategy builds trust among patients and providers and allows us to “ask better questions”. When we ask better questions, we better understand the health needs of patients, communities and populations. This leads to stronger more innovative projects and grants to better serve our patients.
Practice Locations
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Office Annex I
2500 N. State St., Jackson, MS 39216 View Location |
Accepted Insurance Plans
The University of Mississippi Medical Center accepts all plans, but may not be an in-network provider with your plan. We encourage you to contact your insurer and ask if the plan is in network with UMMC. Always contact your insurance carrier for specific coverage information.
*Note: Grenada and Holmes County locations have different payor contracts. Oral Surgeons are considered in-network to the medical health plans listed below NOT dental.
Medicare health insurance plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage
- Medicare - Fee For Service
- Railroad Medicare - Fee for Service
- Shared Health Mississippi
- United Healthcare (except DSNP)
- Vantage Health Plan - Medicare Advantage
- Wellcare - Medicare Advantage
Medicaid health plans
- Mississippi Medicaid
- MS CAN - Magnolia Health Plan, Molina HealthCare, United Healthcare
- Medicaid MS CHIP - Molina MS CHIP and United Healthcare
Dental plans
- Always Care
- Medicaid
- MS CAN - Magnolia Health Plan, Molina HealthCare, United Healthcare
- Ambetter - Magnolia Health Plan
Commercial, Marketplace and other health plans
- Always Care - Dental & Vision
- Avesis (Molina)
- Aetna Health Management
- Ambetter - Magnolia Health Plan
- American Life Care - PHCS/Multiplan
- Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi
- Cenpatico - Behavioral Health
- Cigna PPO and Behavioral Health (excludes transplants)
- Corvel Healthcare Corp
- First Choice Health Plan - includes Humana PPO Commercial, but not Humana Medicare Advantage
- First Health Network/Coventry - Aetna
- Government Employees Health Insurance Association (GEHA) - United Healthcare
- Hattiesburg Clinic Professional Association - MPCN
- Interlink Health Services - Transplant Services
- LifeTrac - Transplant Services
- Mississippi Department of Rehab Services (MDRS)
- Mississippi Health Partners (MHP) - Family Medicine Only
- Mississippi Physicians Care Network (MPCN)
- Mississippi State Hospital
- Mississippi State and School Employees' Health Insurance Plan (AHS Network administered by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi)
- Multiplan - PHCS/American Life Care
- North Mississippi Health Link
- OptumHealth Care Solutions, Inc. - Transplant Services
- OptumHealth VA CCN
- PPO Plus, LLC/Zelis/Stratose
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- Tricare
- United Healthcare - PPO Commercial, CHIP, MSCAN, Behavioral Health
- Vantage Health Plan - Commercial, PPACA Plan and Medicare Advantage Plan
- Veterans Administration
Education
| Board Certification: | Nurse Practitioner, Family |
| Graduate School: | University of Mississippi School of Nursing |
| Graduate School: | University of Mississippi School of Nursing |
Experience
Current Positions
| Director, UMMC Office of Well-being | 07/2024 - Present |
| Director, School of Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine, UMMC | 07/2020 - Present |
| Associate Professor, School of School of Health Related Professions, Department of Preventive Medicine, UMMC | 01/2019 - Present |
| Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 North State St, MS 39216 | 10/2018 - Present |
| Lifestyle Medicine Nurse Practitioner, School of Medicine, UMMC | 09/2017 - Present |
| Southern Remedy Host, School of Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine | 2017 - Present |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Health Coach, CDC | 02/2019 - Present |
| Certification, Lifestyle Medicine, American College of Lifestyle Medicine and International Board of Lifestyle Medicine | 10/2018 - Present |
| Licensure, Fitness | |
| Certification, ServSafe Food Manager | 08/2015 - 08/2020 |
| Certification, Basic Life Support | |
| Certification, Pediatric Advanced Life Support | 06/2016 |
| Licensure, APRN | 06/2006 - 12/2024 |
| Licensure, Registered Nurse | 06/2004 - 12/2024 |
| Certification, FNP | 06/2006 - 05/2026 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Fellow, American College of Lifestyle Medicine | 2022 |
| Academy for Excellence in Education (Inaugural Member), UMMC | 2022 |
| DAISY Nurse Leader, Nominee, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2021 |
| Nursing Hall of Fame, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2021 |
| DAISY Faculty Award Nominee, UMMC | 2018 |
| Excellence in Advanced Practice Award, Society of Pediatric Nurses | 2018 |
| Magnolia Award, Mississippi Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics | 2018 |
| 2017 Best of Jackson, Best Nurse Practitioner Nominee, Jackson Free Press | 2017 |
| Outstanding Community Achievement Award, Mississippi Nightingale Awards | 2017 |
| UMMC SON Alumnus of the Year, UMMC SON | 2016 |
| 2004 Summa cum laude, UMMC SON | |
| 2018 Community Partnership Award, 3rd place, National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences | |
| UMMC Southern Remedy Community Health Advocate Master Trainer | |
| 2004 Phi Kappa Phi | |
| 2003 and 2013 Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges | |
| 2003 Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society Nursing, Theta Beta Chapter | |
| 2014 MS Nightingale Awards Nurse Innovator of the Year, Nominee, MNA/MNF | |
| 2013 MS Baptist Hospital/Gilfoy School of Nursing Scholarship, UMMC SON | |
| 2013 Regions Bank TEACH Prize Nominee, UMMC | |
| 2013 Norman C. Nelson Order of Teaching Excellence, UMMC |