[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 73 (Tuesday, June 13, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E989]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                TRIBUTE TO RANDOLPH D. SMOAK, JR., M.D.

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                         HON. JAMES E. CLYBURN

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 13, 2000

  Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, today I honor Dr. Randolph D. Smoak, Jr., a 
renowned surgeon from Orangeburg, South Carolina. Tomorrow, June 14, 
Dr. Smoak will be inaugurated as 155th President of the American 
Medical Association (AMA) at its annual convention in Chicago, 
Illinois. A member of the AMA Board of Trustees since 1992, Dr. Smoak 
has been a member of its Executive Committee since 1994. Dr. Smoak 
currently chairs the American Medical Accreditation Program (AMAP) 
Governing Body, and is lead spokesperson for AMA's anti-smoking 
campaign. He served as AMA Commissioner to the Joint Commission on 
Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) from 1996-1999 and as 
the AMA's official representative to the National Health Council since 
1994.
  Born in Bamberg, South Carolina, Dr. Smoak received a Bachelor of 
Science degree from the University of South Carolina (USC) in Columbia, 
and his medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina 
(MUSC) in Charleston. After completing his internship at Grady Memorial 
Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, and residency training at the University 
of Texas Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, he returned to his 
home state to establish a surgical practice.
  Dr. Smoak's dedication to organized medicine has been evident through 
his years of service on the state and national level. He has served in 
virtually every leadership capacity in the South Carolina medical 
community, including President of SCMA, Chair of the SCMA Political 
Action Committee, and President of the South Carolina Medical Care 
Foundation. He is a founding member of the South Carolina Oncology 
Society and served from 1992 to 1998 as Governor to the American 
College of Surgeons.
  Dr. Smoak is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a 
diplomat of the American Board of Surgery. He is a clinical professor 
of surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina and clinical 
associate professor of surgery at the USC School of Medicine. Dr. 
Smoak's involvement in civic activities includes service as President 
of the South Carolina Division of the American Cancer Society, a member 
of the Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Foundation Board, and Lt. 
Governor of Carolina's Kiwanis Club.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in honoring Dr. Randolph D. Smoak for his 
meritorious service, indelible leadership, and unparalleled devotion in 
the field of medicine, and his continued success as the President of 
the American Medical Association.

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