Medscape June 17, 2021
Gerald E. Harmon, MD, a family physician in South Carolina whose patients sometimes leave produce in the back of his pickup truck, has practiced medicine during military deployments and during 15-hour shifts in the COVID-19 pandemic.
He has encountered “all manner of unexpected situations” and feels “more than prepared” to serve as president of the American Medical Association, he said.
At the same time, “I still find myself a little nervous about it,” Harmon said in an interview the day after he was sworn in as president. “I would be less than candid if I didn’t tell you that. I don’t mean intimidated. … It’s almost like before an athletic event.”
Harmon was sworn in June 15 as the 176th...
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