William R. Grow, MD, FACP was recently appointed to the Southwest Georgia Area Health Education Center (SOWEGA-AHEC) board in Albany. SOWEGA-AHEC is a community-driven organization whose goal is to improve access to healthcare by improving the number and distribution of healthcare providers in thirty eight southwest Georgia counties.

“This is a great organization that connects students to health careers, communities to better health, and health professionals to communities,” states Dr. Grow. “I look forward to serving on this board and contributing to the organization.”

Dr. Grow continues to serve as an adjunct professor for Georgia Regents University in Augusta and locally with the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Valdosta State University. He also serves on the Valdosta State University Foundation and South Georgia Partnership for Health (formerly Lowndes County Partnership for Health) board.

Dr. Grow is the district health director for the Georgia Department of Public Health’s South Health District and medical director for the South Georgia Partnership for Health. He practiced internal medicine for over thirty five years at Valdosta Medical Clinic before coming to Public Health.