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Rural Georgia Voices

Rural Georgia Voices

Di: Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center at Mercer University School of Medicine
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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 health care 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

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episodi
  • Partnerships That Save Lives: Stroke Response in Rural Georgia

    Partnerships That Save Lives: Stroke Response in Rural Georgia
    Dec 17 2025


    In our final episode of this season, we explore how rural and urban health care teams work together to save stroke patients when every minute counts. GRHIC Executive Director Glenda Grant, MBA, talks with Mercer University School of Medicine Dean Jean Sumner, MD, MACP, and neurointerventional surgeon Sourabh Lahoti, MD, about how early recognition, rapid transfer, and strong partnerships can transform stroke care across Georgia.


    This episode was made possible by 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 Amanda Livingston of the Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center.


    Follow GRHIC:

    • Facebook: @georgiaruralhealth
    • Instagram: @georgiaruralhealth
    • LinkedIn


    Web: www.georgiaruralhealth.org

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    35 min
  • Boots and Scrubs: Hometown Deliveries

    Boots and Scrubs: Hometown Deliveries
    Dec 10 2025

    In this episode, we’re focusing on women’s health in a rural community. GRHIC Executive Director Glenda Grant, MBA, is joined by Justin Peterson, MD, an obstetrician and gynecologist and an alum of Mercer University School of Medicine. Dr. Peterson always knew he was called to serve in his hometown of Douglas, Georgia. In this episode, he reflects on his rural upbringing, the mentors who shaped his path into women’s health, and the deep sense of ministry he feels in serving women and families in the community that raised him.


    This episode was made possible by 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 Amanda Livingston of the Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center.


    Follow GRHIC:

    • Facebook: @georgiaruralhealth
    • Instagram: @georgiaruralhealth
    • LinkedIn


    Web: www.georgiaruralhealth.org

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    42 min
  • Elder Care in Rural Georgia

    Elder Care in Rural Georgia
    Dec 3 2025

    Rural Georgia’s older adults are one of our fastest-growing and most treasured communities — and this week, we’re talking about their care with GRHIC Executive Director Glenda Grant and Nick Morrow, MD, CMD. Dr. Morrow, a native Georgian, rural physician and Mercer University School of Medicine alum, shares why serving older adults in rural areas is his life’s work.


    This episode was made possible by 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 Amanda Livingston of the Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center.


    Follow GRHIC:

    • Facebook: @georgiaruralhealth
    • Instagram: @georgiaruralhealth
    • LinkedIn


    Web: www.georgiaruralhealth.org

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    50 min
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