Colquitt County Medical Society presents inaugural awards

MOULTRIE — Colquitt County Medical Society recently presented its inaugural awards to five local medical professionals. It was a night of firsts, as the CCMS conferred the awards during the first medical staff meeting held in Colquitt Regional Medical Center’s new Ameris Bank Medical Education Building.

Dr. Michael Brown, Medical Alliance of Georgia executive committee member and Colquitt Regional Chief Medical Officer, presented Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine student Destiny Sciuva the Medical Student of the Year award.

“Hard-working and charismatic, Destiny has been strongly invested in the medical student voice,” Brown said. “She understands that medical student involvement today ensures the next generation of physicians will have representation and help guide our state’s senators and representatives with laws impacting patient care.”

While serving as president of her medical class in 2022, Sciuva created a local MAG medical student chapter at PCOM. This year, she was installed as MAG’s medical student chair.

Dr. Woodwin Weeks honored Colquitt Regional Medical Center’s Medical Staff Coordinator Ellen Sutton with her namesake Distinguished Service Award. The Ellen Sutton Distinguished Service Award recognizes a dedicated and supportive non-physician in Colquitt County.

Sutton began work at Colquitt Regional in 1984. In her nearly four decades of service, she has served the hospital in numerous critical support roles, including customer service, data processing, accounting, payroll and credentialing. She is active in the Georgia Association of Medical Staff Services, serving in several capacities including president in 2018-19.

Dr. Catherine Brown presented the inaugural Ellen Sutton Distinguished Service Award to Colquitt Regional’s Vice President of Medical Education Jessica Rivenbark. In addition to her position as vice president, Rivenbark serves as executive director of the South Georgia Medical Education and Research Consortium.

“She is not the kind of woman who seeks out praise, and rarely is she credited for all of her hard work,” Brown said. “Jessica is the cornerstone to education in southwest Georgia and an invaluable resource for our community and hospital.”

Dr. Gary Swartzentruber honored Dr. D.W. Adcock with his namesake Physician Distinguished Service Award. CCMS established the D.W. Adcock Physician Distinguished Service Award to honor a Colquitt County physician whose devoted service to the community rises above mere medicine.

Adcock served Colquitt County as an orthopedic surgeon for 24 years, beginning in 1974. In addition to his duties as a physician, he has served as chief of staff, chief of surgery, as a trustee for the Hospital Authority, and as chairman of the Foundation Board at Colquitt Regional.

Dr. Howard Melton presented the inaugural D.W. Adcock Physician Distinguished Service Award to Dr. Anthony Moser. Moser joined the Colquitt Regional medical staff in 1998 and after decades of service, he retired in the fall of 2023.

“Dr. Moser served Colquitt County for 25 years as its only pathologist,” CCMS President Dr. Cory Porteus said. “His combination of empathy and precision in medicine has been a pillar of our hospital and a tremendous asset to our community.”

The Colquitt County Medical Society represents physicians serving Colquitt County. CCMS supports physicians’ practices, expands their professional network, promotes their personal well-being, and sends delegates to MAG meetings to represent Colquitt County’s interests.

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