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TO HONOR RAYMOND PAUL HALCOTT BYNOE, M.D., FOR HIS MANY YEARS OF OUTSTANDING AND DEDICATED SERVICE AS A PHYSICIAN, TO COMMEND HIS COMMITMENT TO QUALITY HEALTHCARE IN COLUMBIA AND THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, AND TO PROCLAIM TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2015, AS DR. RAYMOND PAUL HALCOTT BYNOE DAY IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
Whereas, for thirty-six-years, Raymond Paul Halcott Bynoe, M.D., has carried out his duties as a physician and medical administrator with high excellence, his medical staff leadership being almost exclusively with Palmetto Health and its founding member Richland Memorial Hospital; and
Whereas, over the years, he has served tirelessly in key leadership roles at Palmetto Health, including chief of staff and chief of surgery, as well as medical director of Trauma Services, his present post and one he has filled with distinction since 1996. Dr. Bynoe was the driving force in establishing Palmetto Health Richland's designation as an ACS Level I Trauma Center, one of only two in South Carolina; and
Whereas, in preparation for his career in medicine, Dr. Bynoe graduated from Lincoln University in Pennsylvania and the Medical University of South Carolina; and
Whereas, during his years as a physician, he has used his considerable medical expertise not only in service at Palmetto Health but also, since 1984, as an instructor, assistant professor, and associate professor at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine. The author of numerous peer-reviewed publications and articles, he is a recognized subject-matter expert in the practice of medicine and surgery; and
Whereas, Dr. Bynoe is also the founder of Project R.E.A.D.Y. (Realistic Education About Dying Young), a community-outreach program for at-risk youth in the Midlands. For more than twenty-five years, this fine program has informed teens about the dangers of risky behavior by introducing them to simulated experiences in the trauma bay, rehabilitation center, and morgue and has encouraged these young people to pursue a career in the healthcare field; and
Whereas, in various professional organizations, such as the Society of Black Academic Surgeons, American Trauma Society, Southeastern Surgical Congress, Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma, Society of Critical Care Medicine, Association for Academic Surgery, South Carolina Medical Association, and Columbia Medical Society, Dr. Bynoe is as an active member and leader. Further, he is founder and first director of the Society of Carolina Surgeons; and
Whereas, in recognition of his spirit of excellence and dedicated service to the people of South Carolina, this exemplary physician has been granted various honors, among them the Dean's Medal for Outstanding Faculty, Distinguished School of Medicine Physician Alumni Award, and Lincoln C. Jenkins, Jr., Leadership Award. He also has been recognized as Best of Physicians in Critical Care in the Midlands; and
Whereas, the House of Representatives, grateful for the legacy of consistent commitment and high standards Dr. Bynoe has bestowed on the people of South Carolina, takes great pleasure in recognizing him for his long and faithful service and in wishing him much continued success in the days ahead. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, honor Raymond Paul Halcott Bynoe, M.D., for his many years of outstanding and dedicated service as a physician, commend his commitment to quality healthcare in Columbia and the surrounding communities, and proclaim Tuesday, May 26, 2015, as Dr. Raymond Paul Halcott Bynoe Day in South Carolina.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be provided to Dr. Raymond Paul Halcott Bynoe.
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