At first, Grant Scarborough didn’t want to go to med school or return to his hometown. But Columbus, Georgia, proved to be the perfect place to build and grow a new kind of clinic. Half healthcare center, half mission, MercyMed offers hope and dignity to the city’s poorest citizens. This week, “Doc” Scarborough shares with Paul Amos his journey to becoming “the best-paid missionary in the United States…[and] the poorest-paid doctor in Columbus”.
Segments/chapters
0:00 Intro
1:12 The outstanding role models Grant had in his own family
6:29 Grant’s reluctant journey to becoming a doctor and founding MercyMed
14:48 The generosity that helped MercyMed grow
20:39 Overcoming fears and resistance to healthcare in low-income communities
27:47 Having spiritual conversations in a healthcare environment
32:30 Spreading MercyMed’s model and culture to other places
38:18 MercyMed’s urban farm
41:42 The impact MercyMed is making on Grant’s own family
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