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Health and Wellness

Kids Alliance for Better Care celebrates Elbert Memorial Hospital’s emergency department as part of Pediatric Emergency Care Project

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People

Mercer keeps Bears coming back again and again

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Health and Wellness

‘Georgia Rising’ draws near-capacity crowd at Macon Film Festival, will air on GPB

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Service

Mercer On Mission program fills gap in medical care in Honduran community

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Discovery and Innovation

Summer projects introduce undergrads to research, Columbus campus

Premiere poster for Georgia Rising: A Rural Health Story, debuting August 19, 2026, at The Douglass Theatre.

Health and Wellness

‘Georgia Rising’ documentary to premiere at Macon Film Festival

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Mercer News

Mercer family therapy students provide behavioral healthcare to farmworkers

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Discovery and Innovation

Mercer School of Medicine awarded $100,000 cancer research grant

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Mercer News

Dr. Stephanie Beavers named senior associate dean of medical school’s Macon campus

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Mercer News

School of Medicine names Dr. Matthew Varn as Valdosta campus associate dean

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Mercer News

School of Medicine alumna continues tradition of mentorship as associate dean for student affairs

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People

5-time Bear found path to a better future at Mercer