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In South Carolina’s Indomitable College of Medicine: The Bicentennial History, Dr. Jerry Reves chronicles the 200-year legacy of America’s tenth-oldest medical school and the oldest in the Deep South. This authoritative work documents the faculty's numerous challenges—funding issues, wars, earthquakes, hurricanes, and political intrigue—that they have overcome to remain committed to their mission of educating physicians and advancing science. Driven by an unwavering determination, the faculty has worked to position the school not only as the best in South Carolina but among the top medical institutions in the nation. The book also recounts the growth of clinical services and the remarkable expansion of the health system beyond the Lowcountry. Anyone interested in how this storied yet vibrant medical school has achieved its esteemed status and produced countless outstanding physicians over the years will find this work immensely engaging.