In 1977, following the death of Dr. Richard Smoot, DMS past president,
leader in the development of DeKalb Medical Center and community
servant, the Society established the Richard H. Smoot Memorial
Fund. The purpose of the fund is to support an annual lectureship
that focuses on topics of interest to Dr. Smoot such as medical
ethics, religion, the humanities, and politics. Previous lectures
include:
| 1979 |
Dr. Shirley Guthrie
Columbia Theological Seminary
"Medical Problems as Human Problems" |
| 1980 |
Dr. James Laney
President, Emory University
"The Ivory Tower of Medicine" |
| 1981 |
Dr. Jack S. Boozer
Professor of Religion, Emory University
"Ethics and the High Art of Healing" |
| 1982 |
Dr. Fairfield Goodale
Dean and Medical Director
Medical College of GA
"The Ethics of Medical Education" |
| 1983 |
Dr. James B. Edwards
President, Medical University of
South Carolina
"Political Experiences of a Professional Man" |
| 1984 |
Dr. Michael Mescon
Regents' Professor of Human Rights
Georgia State University
"The Free Enterprise of Medicine" |
| 1985 |
Dr. Nathan Dean
Vice President for Research, UGA
"Einstein and God" |
| 1986 |
The Reverend Frank Allan
Rector, Saint Anne's Episcopal Church
"Journey Into Wholeness" |
| 1987 |
Professor Howard J. Berman
Emory University School of Law
"How Lawyers Should Think" |
| 1988 |
Michael J. Bowers
Attorney General
"Ethics in Government" |
| 1989 |
Rabbi Alvin M. Sugarman
The Temple in Atlanta
"God and Human Kind, Doctor & Patient:
Toward a Covenantal Perspective" |
| 1990 |
The Honorable Max Cleland
Secretary of State
"Putting the Care Back in Health Care" |
| 1991 |
Mr. Andrew Young
"A New Spirit of Wellness in Atlanta" |
| 1992 |
Colonel Nimrod McNair, CMC
Chairman, Executive Leadership Foundation
"Ethics: The Key to Leadership" |
| 1993 |
Dr. Fred B. Craddock
Candler School of Theology
Emory University
"The Silence of the Doctor" |
| 1994 |
Dr. Jimmy R. Allen
Chaplain, Big Canoe, Georgia
"Ethics of Compassion: The Challenge to Deal With America's Most Devastating
Disease: AIDS" |
| 1995 |
Dr. O. Wytch Stubbs
Director of Medical Affairs
DeKalb Medical Center
"On Being Green" |
| 1996 |
Dr. LaMar McGinnis
General Surgeon and Past President, American Cancer Society
"Ethical Considerations in Managed Care" |
| 1997 |
Dr. Henry F. (Fritz) Schaefer
University of Georgia
"Creation vs Evolution" |
| 1998 |
Rabbi Stanley M. Davids
Temple - Emanu-El, Atlanta, GA
"The Intersection of Healing and Curing:
Where Faith and Science Meet" |
| 1999 |
Dr. Harmon J. Eyre
Executive Vice President for Research and Medical Affairs,
American Cancer Society
"Progress in the War against Cancer, our Most
Feared Disease." |
| 2000 |
Congressman Charlie Norwood
Georgia, Tenth District
"The Practice of Medicine in a Twenty-first Century Economy" |
| 2001 |
Betty C. Castellani, D.Min.
Director of the Charles B. Eberhart Cancer Center and Pastoral Services at DMC
"Healing the Soul of Healthcare" |
| 2002 |
No lecture held |
| 2003 |
Dr. Kathleen E. Toomey
Director of the Georgia Division of Public Health
"Its a Wonderful Life: Reflections on Public Health in Georgia" |
| 2004 |
Dr. Donald J. Palmisano
Immediate Past President of the American Medical Association
"Crisis Invites Rescue: Protecting Access to Care Through Medical Liability
Reform"
|
| 2005 |
No lecture held |
| 2006 |
Joseph Pringle, LPC
Contextual Medical Consultants
"Dealing with Difficult Patients" |
| 2007 |
No lecture held |
| 2008 |
No lecture held |
