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Harry B. O'Rear, M.D.
Dr.
Harry B. O'Rear joined the faculty of the Medical College of Georgia
in 1950 and rose through faculty ranks to become Professor of
Pediatrics, then Dean of the School of Medicine in 1953. In
1958 he was named acting president of the College, and in the summer
of 1960, he became the third president of the Medical College of
Georgia. He served as president until 1972.
Dr. O'Rear was a native of Alabama. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama, and his M.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania. His scholastic honors included membership in Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Eta Sigma, Gamma Sigma Epsilon and Alpha Omega Alpha. As a medical officer in the U.S. Army, he served over two years, much of which was in the far east. His post graduate training in pediatrics was obtained at Duke University under Dr. Wilburt C. Davison, Dean. He was a member of the faculty of Duke prior to coming to the Medical College of Georgia.
Foundation News
December 1960
MCG Today
Summer 1970