Leadership & partners
Led by the South Carolina Medical Association and Integral Leaders in Health, the SCMA GME Consortium brings together physician educators, healthcare leaders and community partners — in a statewide collaboration grounded in a shared mission to support physician autonomy and advance patient wellbeing.
Its leaders bring deep experience in rural medicine, graduate medical education, health-system leadership and statewide collaboration.
Program leadership
Associate Director, Medical Education
A rural family physician in Prosperity since 1988, Dr. Lovelace brings decades of experience caring for patients, mentoring learners and demonstrating the value of independent rural practice.
Program Director
A practicing family physician and experienced educator with expertise in maternity care, global health and clinical program development, Dr. Hall is leading the design of a rigorous, community-centered learning experience.
Designated Institutional Official
A physician executive and medical-education leader whose career includes health-system leadership, surgical education and the development of new academic and clinical programs.
President, South Carolina Medical Association
As a leader of the South Carolina Medical Association, Richele Taylor helps advance the collaboration, visibility and statewide relationships needed to build a durable rural GME strategy.
Leadership photographs and full biographies to be added before launch.
Built through partnership
The Consortium is designed to connect the organizations and communities that make rural training possible.
A statewide collaboration led by
Partner with us
Hospitals, practices, health centers, agencies and philanthropic partners each have a role in building South Carolina’s rural physician workforce.