APRIL/MAY 2015 MACON MAGAZINE | 27
clinic locations in downtown Macon
and on the Mercer University campus.
Of those 45 providers, a third of them
are women.
"Women as healthcare providers bring
a unique perspective to the care and
treatment of patients. is unique
perspective, in turn, adds value to our
medical education programs, which
seek to train culturally competent
physicians who are qualified to meet
the health care needs of every patient
they treat," says William F. Bina
III, MD, MPH, dean of the Mercer
University School of Medicine.
By The Numbers:
o In 2014, 51 percent of
incoming first-year medical
students to the Mercer
School of Medicine were
female.
o Mercer School of Medicine
employs approximately 100
female faculty and support
staff.
o Mercer Medicine employs
50 female clinical and
support staff.
o Mercer Medicine employs
16 female health care
providers:
• Psychiatry: 2
• Marriage and
Family Therapy: 4
• General Internal
Medicine: 6
• Family Medicine: 2
• Infectious Disease: 1
• Sports Medicine: 1
"Women as healthcare providers
bring a unique perspective to the
care and treatment of patients."
-William F. Bina III, MD, MPH,
dean of the Mercer University
School of Medicine.
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