Faculty and Staff
Phyllis MacGilvray, MD, FAAFP, DipABLM
| Title: | Dean, USC School of Medicine Greenville |
| Family Medicine | Biomedical Sciences | |
| Professor, Family Medicine | |
| School of Medicine Greenville | |
| E-mail: | macgilvr@greenvillemed.sc.edu |
| Phone: | 864766-455-2067 |
| Office: | 607 Grove Rd. Greenville SC 29605 |
Bio
| Background: | Dr. Phyllis MacGilvray is dean of the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville. In her role, Dr. MacGilvray supervises all aspects of undergraduate medical education, guides strategic planning, and oversees the school's strategic initiatives. A South Carolina native from Abbeville, Dr. MacGilvray earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry from Clemson University and her Doctor of Medicine degree from the Medical University of South Carolina. Her professional journey moved rapidly from that point, enjoying multiple moves courtesy of her husband serving in the U.S. Navy, while maintaining an upward academic leadership trajectory. Dr. MacGilvray completed residency training in Family Medicine at the University of Vermont, followed by leadership positions at Eastern Virginia Medical School serving as Family Medicine-Obstetrics division lead, at Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune serving as the Family Medicine Residency Program Director and the Designated Institutional Official for Graduate Medical Education, and at the University of Texas San Antonio as Vice Chair of Family Medicine for Medical Student Education. After returning home to South Carolina and starting with Prisma Health in 2018 as Vice Chair for Academic Affairs in the Department of Family Medicine, Dr. MacGilvray was then selected as the Department Chair in 2020 where she led the development of two new graduate medical education programs which tripled the number of Family Medicine residency positions at Prisma. During the pandemic, her leadership of thirty primary care clinics raised morale and yielded the highest levels of recruitment and retention, improved quality clinical outcomes, and increased clinic operational efficiencies. As an active leader for the Primary Care Service Line, Dr. MacGilvray advocated for new resources and support for primary care delivery to underserved patients across the upstate. For the medical school, she facilitates students in the Integration of the Practice of Medicine course and teaches in her primary care clinic during their clerkship rotation. For the past 20 years, she has maintained a full-scope Family Medicine practice including obstetrics. Her long record of exceptional leadership, motivation for growing a culture of excellence, and passion for medical student education are perfectly matched for success. Dr. MacGilvray will lead our strategic initiatives such as the Primary Care Accelerated Track, support and engage our medical students, mentor faculty and junior leaders, and promote a culture of diversity and inclusion to serve our community. The future of SOMG is very bright indeed and as Dean, Dr. MacGilvray has the talent and the skills to help build and ensure success. |
| Teaching Interest(s): | Women's Health Lifestyle Medicine Medical Education |
| Research Interest(s): | Women's Health Lifestyle Medicine |
| Honors & Awards: | Gold Humanism Honor Society Faculty Induction Faculty Silver Bullet Award Texas Academy of Family Physicians Program of Excellence Award Meritorious Civilian Service Medal Outstanding Teacher Award Faculty Teacher of the Year Meritorious Civilian Service Medal Fellow Meritorious Civilian Service Medal Faculty Teacher of the Year Excellence in Teaching Award Star Resident Award |
| Professional Affiliations: | American College of Lifestyle Medicine Member South Carolina Academy of Family Physicians Member Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Member American Academy of Family Physicians Member Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors Member Texas Academy of Family Physicians Member Uniformed Services Academy of Family Physicians Member North Carolina Acamedy of Family Physicians Fellow Virginia Academy of Family Physicians Member American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology Member Vermont Academy of Family Physicians Member |