DUBLIN – Robin Gary Cummings, M.D., Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, will address the attendees of the curriculum graduation at Bladen Community College on May 16.
A native of Pembroke and a member of the Lumbee Tribe, Chancellor Cummings earned his undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a James M. Johnston Scholar and founding member of the Carolina Indian Circle. He attended Duke University Medical School as a UNC Board of Governors Medical Scholar and Henry J. Kaiser Merit Scholar, earning the Sandoz Award for Basic Science Research and the National Library of Science Award.
Dr. Cummings practiced cardiothoracic surgery at the Pinehurst Surgical Clinic and Moore Regional Hospital, where he chaired the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Section of Cardiovascular and General Surgery. After retiring from surgery, he served as medical director and executive director of Community Care of the Sandhills.
In March 2013, Dr. Cummings joined the NC Department of Health and Human Services as Director of the NC Office of Rural Health and Community Care. Six months later, he was named Deputy Secretary for Health Services and Acting State Health Director.
Active in professional and civic activities, Chancellor Cummings is the founding chair of the NC American Indian Health Board. He has also chaired the Commission on NC Indian Health and served on the NC Council on Developmental Disabilities. He currently serves on the NC Institute of Medicine Board of Directors and the Southeastern Health Board of Trustees.
His honors include the John. L. Sanders Student Advocate Award from the UNC Association of Student Governments, the Presidential Award from the NC Academy of Family Physicians and the Visionary Award from NC Prevent Blindness.
The BCC curriculum graduation is Tuesday, May 16, at 7:30 p.m. in the college auditorium. For information about educational opportunities at Bladen Community College, call 910-879-5500.
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