CMS Annual Meeting/Dinner/USC Scholarship Awards is Monday, Dec. 9
The Columbia Medical Society will hold its Annual Dinner Meeting and USC Scholarship Award Ceremony on Monday, December 9 at The River Center at Saluda Shoals. Scheduled to begin with a welcome reception at 6:00 pm and dinner at 6:30 pm, this event will feature Dr. Gerald Harmon.
Dr. Gerald Harmon, a decorated South Carolina physician, began his appointment as interim dean at the School of Medicine Columbia on Aug. 1, 202 where he maintains relationships with the school’s clinical partners, including Prisma Health, as well as keep a steady focus on high-impact research and improving the health of South Carolinians.
Harmon is the immediate past president of the American Medical Association, and he currently serves as vice president of medical affairs at Tidelands Health as well as a family physician at Tidelands Health Family Medicine.
Harmon received his bachelor’s degree in physics from the University of South Carolina and his M.D. from the Medical University of South Carolina, where he also completed an internship in clinical pharmacology. He did his residency in family medicine at Eglin Air Force Base Regional Hospital and served as chief resident there. Harmon also received an honorary Doctor of Public Service degree from USC in 2018. Both he and his wife, Linda, consider themselves “Gamecocks to the core,” and the Harmon family has eight degrees from USC between the five of them.
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Annually, the Grants-in-Aid Fund provides scholarships to
medical students enrolled at the University of South Carolina School of
Medicine. Established by the Columbia Medical Society, this Grants-in-Aid Fund
works with the USC School of Medicine Foundation to identify worthy candidates.
CMS seeks to continue this tradition at its December 2024 Annual Dinner
Meeting. To assist CMS in moving forward with this year’s awards, please
consider making your tax-deductible contribution here. The Grants-in-Aid Fund is
a 501 c 3 charitable organization.
Ways to contribute:
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