VCOM - Carolinas 2018 Yearbook

Diversity Award

L eaders in diversity were recognized at the 14th Annual Upstate Diversity Leadership Awards Dinner held at the TD Convention Center on May 24, 2018. The event honoring individuals and organizations for diversity and inclusion efforts was presented by the Greenville Chamber and the Riley Institute at Furman University with partner Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce.

The student body at VCOM is 27 percent nonwhite, and 14 percent of its students identify with an underrepresented population.

VCOM-Carolinas received the Outstanding Nonprofit Organization Award for its minority student recruitment and programs that work with underserved and rural communities. With the mission of producing globally minded, community- focused physicians to meet the needs of the underserved and improve health, VCOM recruits diverse students who are underrepresented in healthcare.

Five Year Service Awards I n 2017, VCOM-Carolinas awarded the following faculty and staff members with Five Year Service Awards:

Sena Mazzoleni

Jennifer Berglind, PhD

Lesa Bolin

Chris Martin, EdD, MHS, CHSE

Scott Ochs, PhD

Alison Kimball

Maria Lawrence

Cindy McKinney, PhD

Natalie Fadel, PsyD

Joy Radcliff

Susan Simpson

Alexis Stoner, PhD, MPH

Paul Switzer, MD, DHA

Jennifer Tysinger

Ed Warren, MD

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