2025 Archive

A health care provider greets a mother and her infant.

Community health centers provide care for 1 in 10 Americans, but funding cuts threaten their survival

November 13, 2025, Jennifer Springhart

Many Americans who lack or have insufficient health insurance seek health care from a network of safety net clinics called community health centers. Given that they provide a kind of long-term stopgap for health care in high-need areas, decreasing their capacity could destabilize other elements of local health care delivery systems.

Dr. Phyllis MacGilvray and Dr. Gerald Harmon shake hands on USC's Columbia campus.

USC's medical schools work to train, retain key players in medicine

March 07, 2025, Laura Erskine

A primary care doctor is a key player in patient care, but South Carolina is facing a doctor shortage. That’s why both USC’s School of Medicine Columbia and School of Medicine Greenville are prioritizing primary care, with an emphasis on family medicine, thanks to their deans, Dr. Gerald Harmon (Columbia) and Dr. Phyllis MacGilvray (Greenville).