From his days in the early 1970s as governor to his final years in Plains, President Carter invested in rural healthcare – and Mercer University. Mercer University’s Medical School now has a ...

"President Carter’s support of Mercer spans half a century, dating to his tenure as the 76th governor of Georgia, when in the mid-1970s he authorized the initial state funding that led to ...

Plains, Georgia, is a small town with a population ... but part of President Jimmy Carter’s legacy is partnering with Mercer University’s School of Medicine to make healthcare more accessible.