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Furman part of newly designated academic health center

Greenville Health System was not only named an academic health center this week; it joined with partners Clemson University, Furman University and the University of South Carolina to announce a unique “clinical university model” that...

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Partners for a healthier Greenville

In her first week on the job, Mary Frances Dennis ’18 was sitting with a physician and an administrative assistant, helping them complete an affidavit that would allow a patient’s case to proceed to court....

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GHS and Furman: Academic Partners

In an op-ed for The Greenville News, Greenville Health System (GHS) president Dr. Spence Taylor writes about the organization’s efforts to create stronger, healthier communities and serve as an academic health center. Furman is one...

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Focusing on Community Health

The Greenville News writes about Furman’s new Institute for the Advancement of Community Health, which “creates another major community facing role for the university as it seeks to marry the medical expertise of the hospital...

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Furman Unveils Institute for Advancement of Community Health

Furman University officials announced today that a new institute at the university will be dedicated to improving the health of the greater Greenville community. With support from its partnership with Greenville Health System, Furman’s Institute...

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Bridging language barriers to healthcare

  She met her new friends for the first time on the sixth floor of Greenville Memorial Hospital. And when they saw some of the first pictures of their newest family member, McKenna Luzynski ’18...

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Furman, USC School of Medicine Greenville forge new early admissions agreement

A unique agreement between Furman and the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville (USCSOMG) will allow up to five Furman juniors each year to gain early admission to the medical school. The arrangement...

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Hestermann named executive director of GHS partnership

Furman University and Greenville Health System (GHS) announced today that Furman biology professor Eli Hestermann will assume the responsibilities of overseeing the new academic partnership between the two organizations. As Executive Director of Health Education/Undergraduate Studies...

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