In this episode, IndeDocs board member Dr. Morris Brown talks with Public Health Community Engagement Manager Regina Nesmith-Dimery about the challenges and future of rural medicine in South Carolina and what we can do today to affect positive change.

Regina Nesmith-Dimery

Regina holds a Master of Science Degree in Nutritional Sciences and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry Education, both from South Carolina State University.  She has worked in the field of Health Education at the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SC DHEC) for over 30 years, facilitating programs such as Williamsburg County R.O.A.D.S. (Rural Advocacy and Direct Services) Team and Project I.D.E.A.S. (Improving Decisions through Education and Awareness).  She also operated as Community Outreach Services Coordinator for Williamsburg and Horry counties, coordinated the Closing the Health Gap on Infant Mortality and WISEWOMAN Programs in DHEC Region 6, and served as the Director of Health Education in DHEC Region 6 for over ten years. 

Regina is now a member of the Pee Dee Public Health Region Community Engagement Team and serves on numerous boards and coalitions including the Williamsburg County Interagency Council, Lee County First Steps to School Readiness Partnership Board, Lake City/Lower Florence Coalition, Lee County RLI/Interagency Coalition, Florence County Coalition for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention and the Local Maternal Health Safety Workgroup for the AIM CCI project funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). 

Regina and her husband Alvin live in Kingstree, South Carolina.

Dr. Morris Brown

Dr. Morris Edward Brown, III, MD is the medical director of Lake City Family Medicine, LLC and Family Medicine Associates, LLC.  He received a B.S in Chemistry (Magna Cum laude) from Norfolk State University, earned his doctorate degree with distinction from Eastern Virginia Medical School, and completed his residency training at Portsmouth Family Medicine Residency, Eastern Virginia Graduate School of Medicine.

Though he’s from Virginia, Brown has lived and worked in South Carolina for nearly three decades and is renowned for his dedication to providing healthcare in rural areas. 

He and his wife Bonnilyn have three daughters, two sons, and four grandsons and are proud to call South Carolina home.

INDEDOCS:

IndeDocs (Independent Doctors of South Carolina) is an organization dedicated to preserving, protecting, and promoting the doctor/patient relationship through the independent practice of medicine in South Carolina.

Our goal as a non-profit 501 (c)(6) organization is to provide a network of support and connection for the South Carolina medical community so that independent providers can practice autonomous, patient-centered medicine while also benefiting from the advantages of being part of a larger group, with access to exclusive resources, networking avenues, pooled purchasing power, legislative advocacy, and more.

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