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Lifetime Achievement Award Randall r. Rhea, md

Dr. Randall R. Rhea, “Randy,” is a proud native of Lewisburg, Tennessee. He received his BS degree from his beloved Rhodes College in Memphis, TN, in 1977 when he was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. Dr. Rhea received his medical degree from the University of Tennessee Center for the Health Sciences in 1981. His internship with Roanoke Memorial Hospitals brought him to Roanoke in 1981, where he has lived ever since and has become a vibrant part of his adopted hometown. His residency in Family Medicine was also completed at RMH in 1984. After that, Dr. Rhea joined Parkway Physicians in Vinton, now Carilion Family Medicine, a vibrant practice in which he has served as the lead physician’s role. As a lifelong teacher and learner, Dr. Rhea has also served as a clinical preceptor with the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine since its inception in 2010, a Family Medicine LACE Preceptor, and he continues to be involved with the medical students’ involvement with the Bradley Free Clinic in innumerable ways. While we all know him as the Board President of the Free Clinic, Dr. Rhea has also been involved in other community boards and activities. He has served on the boards of the Community Foundation Serving Western Virginia, the Presbyterian Community Center, the advisory board of CHIP, the Community Health Assessment Team,

Healthy Roanoke Valley Project Team, and the Service and Outreach Committee of Second Presbyterian Church. Dr. Rhea was also honored to serve as a member of his alma mater’s Board of Trustees for numerous terms, beginning in 1999. He served as Secretary of the Board of Trustees of Rhodes College from 2006-2008. In 2016, Dr. Rhea received the distinguished Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award. The award is presented annually to two graduating seniors and one alumnus who have given selflessly to others and the college. They are selected for the excellence of character and service to humanity. Dr. Rhea has also been honored by other organizations, including being named a Paul Harris Fellow by the Rotary Club, receiving the Unsung Hero – Physician Award by the Virginia Healthcare Foundation, and being named the Volunteer Physician of the Year by the Virginia Academy of Family Physicians. We are proud to be to honor Dr. Randall R. Rhea with the Lifetime Achievement Award.

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