Rural Georgia Voices
Rural Georgia Voices
Podcast Description
Rural Georgia Voices is a podcast from the Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center (GRHIC) at Mercer University School of Medicine. This podcast is dedicated to exploring the vital role health care plays in keeping rural communities healthy and thriving. Hosted by Glenda Grant, GRHIC executive director, each episode will feature insightful conversations with experts and leaders from various sectors of rural health care. The interconnectedness of community members, physicians and healthcare providers, educators, and policymakers who collaborate to address the unique challenges of rural Georgia will be explored. Host: Glenda Grant, Executive Director, Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center at Mercer University School of MedicineProducer: Evey Wilson WetherbeeSpecial thanks to Tabitha Walker of Big Hair Productions.We hope you enjoy our debut podcast episode. Stay tuned for more in 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The podcast explores vital topics such as the challenges and successes in rural health care, stories of resilience within communities, and initiatives aimed at improving health outcomes, with episodes featuring discussions about training physicians for rural practice and community health partnerships.
Rural Georgia Voices is a podcast from the Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center (GRHIC) at Mercer University School of Medicine. This podcast is dedicated to exploring the vital role health care plays in keeping rural communities healthy and thriving.
Hosted by Glenda Grant, GRHIC executive director, each episode will feature insightful conversations with experts and leaders from various sectors of rural health care. The interconnectedness of community members, physicians and healthcare providers, educators, and policymakers who collaborate to address the unique challenges of rural Georgia will be explored.
Host: Glenda Grant, Executive Director, Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center at Mercer University School of Medicine
Producer: Evey Wilson Wetherbee
Special thanks to Tabitha Walker of Big Hair Productions.
We hope you enjoy our debut podcast episode. Stay tuned for more in 2025.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Join Glenda Grant, executive director of the Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center, as she speaks with Dr. Jean Sumner, dean of Mercer University School of Medicine, about her journey from a rural upbringing to leading efforts to improve health care in rural Georgia. They discuss the School of Medicine’s mission to train physicians for rural Georgia, the transformative Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Initiative, and the resilience of rural communities. Hear inspiring stories, challenges in rural health care, and the impact of building trust and collaboration to create healthier futures.
Today’s episode was made possible and broadcast from our studio at the Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center, at Mercer University School of Medicine.
Evey Wilson Wetherbee produced this podcast. We’d like to give a big thank you to Julie Glenn and Amanda Livingston of the Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center and Tabitha Walker of Big Hair Productions.
Follow GRHIC:
- Facebook: @georgiaruralhealth
- Instagram: @georgiaruralhealth
- X: @garuralhealth
Web: www.georgiaruralhealth.org
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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