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JUL-31-1997 11:42 American Medical Association Phti:cicians dedicated to the health ofAlnerica SIO. FORRANDOLPFID. SMOAK, JR, IYID Randolph D. Smoak, 7r., UID, a slagcoa Am Oraageburg, South Carolias, wis eleaed Vice CLair ofrhe AmericaaMedieal AssooiaCiou (AMA) Bond in 7uno,1997, Fie Las been reelocted to a seeoad tam on the AbtA Board of Trusteerin Juoe 1995. Sinre 1994 Dr. Smoolc has seeveal on she Board's Exccurive Commiacc and as chair of its F'mance Commitrx. A membrr of the Board siace 1992, he had served as setmtary•irmsurar of tbe AMA Physicians Health Foundatioa from 1992 to 1993. Siacc i993 Dr. 5moalc has sernd as ahair of the Houd's Subcommittee on MembershiP, and sfnce 1994 ho has mpreseamd the AMA on the National Heaftb Council. Fie eoatinua his service ia both of these capacities- As lead spokespe:son for AMA's anii-amnlcing campafgn, be repceseots t6e AMA on tbe Deparpneat ofHealrh and Human Services' Infaogmcy Cammiase on Smokia; and Hoaith, In addition, be is curreetly an AMA commissioner w the Joint Commissinn oa Aeereditzmon of Heslthoare Orgoniratioas (ICAHO). Paor to his serviw an AMA's Board of Trusrees, be served as alterDate deiegate to the AMA Aoaso of Ddegates for t6e Sauth Caroliaa Medical Assneiauem (SCMA) in 1983, and as delegate in 1987. Serviag on the AlRAC Board since 1984, ho.r,u electad secretary in 1986 and chair in 1988. He had worked with the Council on Legislatiw>, as the AMPAC observer since 1988. Dr. Srnoaks dedicatioa to orgaaiaed mem ' has bcea evideat thiough his years of seevice onthe statt kvel. Siace baing eleaed to the S Board of Ttnstees iu 1972, he has sarved in virtually eveey, ileadership posi= including pmsi SCMA; eLair, SCMA: dhair, South Camtina Political Action Committee; presidwt, S Memberd Tnsuranee Trvar, and president, South Carolina Medical Care Fouodatiion. Dr. moaic fs a foundiag meniber of the South CamAna Oacotogy Society and is eurreatty SUMblo as Govemar Z= South CareSaa& to the Ameoran CoAoge of Surgeoos. He is also aa acti mem6er ofthe Southeastom Surgical Casgnss, the Seuthern Society of Cliaieai Surgeoes, Sociesy of Head & Neck Surge~s, the South Caroliaa Surgical Society and the South Caroliaa ofthe Ame:ican Callega of Surgeaaa:. ,. , Bora in Bambcrg, South Carolina, Dr. received his BS degree from the University of South Carolina (USC) and his NID degree from Medical University ofSouth Carolina (MUSC). He served his internship at Grady Memoriai ' in Atlaata, Georgia, and completed his residptey rraming at the Medical Uaiversity of S Carolina. Dr. Smoak complaod a seuier surgical fellowahip ar MD Acdasoa Hospital aod r Iastimte in Housron, Texas. He chen returned to his home state to estabiish a suraat Dr. Smoak is n Se11ow oftbe AfiG~nege of Surgeoaa aad a diplou~ate of ths American Baard oSSurgery. Heis a clmical or ofsurgery at MUSC aad ca3niral assoeiate pcofnssor ~ ofsurgery at tLe USC School of h Fte is the past o5air uft]u Depuaaeat of Surgery at P.13i71 the Ori*ngeburg Regiooal Medial Cmtan ~~ . ... Dr. Smoalc's involvemeet in eivic mai includes service as precideirt, South Careliaa Divhioa ofthe Amedcan Cancer Seeiay; LL , Kiwanis Cub; Baard ofDiteetors, Oraqgeburg rv C.• Counry Chamber of Coomercty and B of DIrecross. Oraageburg t>iapter ofthe Americaa Red N Cross. I~ has alto iervrd ~ the Car~er Advisa¢y Committee ofthe South Carolioa Depattmeae ofHeakh aad Enviroameatal Coo~ol as ebaiT oftho Statawide Heatth Coordinating Coancit ~ 0 Dr. Smoak aad ius wife, Sauadta, have #* dauOlters aad reside in Orangehurg, South Cam)iaz. u°s 1996d997