Brian Deloach Earns Outstanding Attending Faculty in Family Medicine Award

May 19, 2014

Brian M. Deloach, M.D., medical director of Georgia Southern University Student Health Services, has earned the Outstanding Attending Faculty in Family Medicine award from the Mercer School of Medicine, Savannah Campus. In his role as medical director for Student Health Services, Deloach supervises and provides the delivery of comprehensive medical care to Georgia Southern’s student population, while also supervising a team of clinical staff. He serves as medical director for the University’s Athletic Training Education Program, athletic training services at the Recreation Activity Center and School of Nursing Rural Nursing Outreach Program Clinic. In addition, Deloach is the clinical teaching faculty member for the Mercer School of Medicine, Savannah Campus and the Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine. Awarded by Mercer School of Medicine’s family medicine clinical rotation Class of 2014, Deloach is recognized for providing positive learning experiences for medical school students as their attending teaching physician. “Working with Dr. Deloach was a joy,” said Stephanie Tootle, medical student. “He was so kind and welcoming to me, as he was to all the students from Mercer who rotated through his office. He is a great teacher who keeps a positive attitude. Dr. Deloach keeps the students involved and interested. He allowed us to watch procedures and look at slides in the lab under the microscope. His office staff seemed to truly respect him and enjoy working with him, and I definitely did.” Upon receiving the award, Deloach said he was proud of his staff. “I was surprised, because a student health center is not what most people would consider a “traditional” family medicine experience; and, I think the medical students were surprised by the variety of acute and chronic conditions, and of patient age groups, that we see here,” he said. “But even more than being surprised, I was proud for our Health Center and our staff, because each of our staff played a role in making the rotation a positive learning experience for the medical students.” A board certified family medicine physician, and Georgia Southern staff member since 2008, Deloach earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology with honors from the University of Georgia in Athens. He earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, where he also completed his residency. In addition, he is a member of the Southern College Health Association, the American College Health Association, the American Medical Association, the Georgia Academy of Family Physicians and the American Academy of Family Physicians. Deloach is a native of Statesboro.