VCOM View Magazine Vol. 14 | No. 1

Left: The G. Gail Lott, MEd, and James R. Edinger, DO, Educational Building. Photo by Elvia Resendiz Photography.

“ “This investment reflects our belief in the transformative power of education and our dedication to empowering health care professionals to serve our community with excellence.”

— James R. Edinger, DO

Dr. Edinger, originally from Reading, Pennsylvania,

He also served for 10 years on the South Carolina Board of

earned his undergraduate degree from Albright College in 1973 and his medical degree from Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1976. He completed a rotating osteopathic internship at Metropolitan Hospital in Philadelphia and a four-year residency in diagnostic radiology at Duke University Medical Center, becoming the first DO to train at Duke in any specialty. Certified by the American Board of Radiology, Edinger practiced as a diagnostic radiologist at Orangeburg Regional Hospital from 1981 to 1998, reading a lifetime of images during those 17 years.

Medical Examiners, contributing to the advancement of medical standards and professional oversight in the state. The couple shares a deep commitment to rural health care and underserved communities in South Carolina. Though now retired, they remain passionate about improving medical education and health outcomes in the state. This remarkable couple approaches everything they do with passion and purpose—their love of the outdoors and hiking, their devotion to animals and nature, and their enthusiastic pursuit of building an

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