Jean Sumner
{{Short description|American internist and academic administrator}}
{{Infobox scientist
| name = Jean Sumner
| birth_name = Jean Newsom Rawlings
| fields = Internal medicine, rural health
| workplaces = Mercer University
| alma_mater = Medical College of Georgia
Mercer University
| children = 2
}}
Jean Rawlings Sumner is an American internist and academic administrator specialized in rural health. She has served as the dean of the Mercer University School of Medicine since 2016. Sumner is a past president of the Georgia Board of Medicine.
Life
Jean Newsom Rawlings was born to William Rawlings and his wife.{{Cite news |date=1972-05-07 |title=Marriage of Rawlings / Sumner |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-macon-telegraph-marriage-of-rawlings/140170111/ |access-date=2024-02-03 |work=The Macon Telegraph |pages=28 |via=Newspapers.com}} While attending the Medical College of Georgia School of Nursing in 1972, Rawlings married pharmacist Joseph Carl Sumner. She earned a bachelor's and master's degree in nursing.{{Cite web |title=Jean R. Sumner, MD {{!}} Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities |url=https://dbhdd.georgia.gov/jean-r-sumner-md |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=dbhdd.georgia.gov |language=en}} In 1985, Sumner completed an internal medicine rotation.{{Cite news |last=Fincher |first=Cheryl |date=1985-01-27 |title=Med students learning by doing it |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-macon-telegraph-med-students-learnin/140160182/ |access-date=2024-02-03 |work=The Macon Telegraph |pages=9 |via=Newspapers.com}} Sumner served as the senior class president.{{Cite news |date=1986-06-01 |title=Mercer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-macon-telegraph-mercer/140160274/ |access-date=2024-02-03 |work=The Macon Telegraph |pages=12 |via=Newspapers.com}} She earned a M.D. from Mercer University School of Medicine in 1986.{{Cite web |last=Sears |first=Kyle |date=2014-11-12 |title=Dr. Jean Sumner Appointed Associate Dean for Rural Health in School of Medicine |url=https://den.mercer.edu/sumner-appointed-associate-dean-for-rural-health/ |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=The Den |language=en-US}} She was part of its first graduating class. In 1989, Sumner completed a residency at The Medical Center, Navicent Health.
An internist, Sumner specializes in rural health.{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=Maggie |date=2015-02-10 |title=Ga. seeks remedies for rural health woes |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-macon-telegraph-ga-seeks-remedies-f/140160247/ |access-date=2024-02-03 |work=The Macon Telegraph |pages=A1 |via=Newspapers.com}} From 1990 to 1993, Sumner was the only practicing physician in Johnson County, Georgia.{{Cite news |last=Sternberg |first=Steve |date=1993-05-18 |title=Reform meets real test in rural areas |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-reform-meets-re/140160144/ |access-date=2024-02-03 |work=The Atlanta Constitution |pages=1 |via=Newspapers.com}} In 1993, after her prompting, the Memorial Hospital in Sandersville opened a clinic in Wrightsville. On November 1, 2014, Sumner became the first associate dean for rural health at the Mercer University School of Medicine. In 2016, she became dean of the school of medicine.{{Cite web |date=2020-06-11 |title=DR. JEAN SUMNER Receives Ralph O. Claypoole Sr. Memorial Award from American College of Physicians |url=https://www.savannahbusinessjournal.com/news/people_news/dr-jean-sumner-receives-ralph-o-claypoole-sr-memorial-award-from-american-college-of-physicians/article_8668bbb0-abe9-11ea-a663-0bfebcb2bc1a.html |access-date=2024-02-03 |website=Savannah Business Journal |language=en}} In 2020, she received the Ralph O. Claypoole Sr. Memorial Award from the American College of Physicians. She is a fellow of the American College of Physicians. Sumner was president of the Georgia Board of Medicine.
Sumner and her husband have two children.{{Cite web |title=Internal medicine residency sumner jean bio |url=https://6e4e5253c366be07fb27-05a8d4e28b318db45e55745aeda40acc.ssl.cf5.rackcdn.com/internal-medicine-residency-sumner-jean-bio.pdf}}
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