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Last Updated: Feb 13, 2017 - 1:45:37 AM |
 A great Bahamian, who gave more than 40 years, to the practice of medicine
in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.
The Minister of Health, the Chairman and Board of Directors, Executive Management and staff of the Ministry of Health and the Public Hospitals Authority are saddened by the passing of Dr. George H. Sherman.
Born in Andros to humble parents and educated at St. Johns College, in Nassau. Dr. George Sherman obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Lincoln University before attending medical school at Howard University in Washington DC. During his undergraduate medical studies he was the recipient of a Howard University Academic Scholarship and the Alexis Nihon Medical Scholarship. He obtained his Doctor of Medicine degree in 1965 and went on to complete his Rotating Internship at the Howard University Hospital in 1965 and 1966. He also spent a period in the Medical Corps in the United States Army attaining the position of First Lieutenant. He spoke proudly of the time he spent in the Military Service because he said it gave him the particular discipline he needed to be truly successful in the medical profession. He made lasting relationships during the period that he spent in the Military and he continued with many of them as lifelong friends. He had something special about camaraderie and professional friends becoming a Bahamian icon within the American College of Board Certified Obstetrician and Gynaecologist. He joined the professional specialty in 1970.
Dr. Sherman joined The Bahamas’ healthcare system in 1971, with his appointment to the Princess Margaret Hospital as a Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. He would go on to serve as Consultant Head of Department for obstetrics and gynaecology before relinquishing that position in 1989.
With the establishment of the Public Hospitals Authority, Dr. Sherman was appointed the first Chairman in 1999. His tenure was the culmination of a stellar career as we celebrated him as one of the most respected Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of The Bahamas and in the region.
This son of the soil achieved many outstanding professional achievements. They include - First Prize, Houston, Texas - Journal National Medical Association, 1968; First Prize, San Francisco, California - Journal Medical Association; Fellow of American College of Obstetrics & Gynaecology; Fellow of American College of Surgeons; Diplomate of National Board Medical Examiners; Member of Pan American Health Organisation; Member of National Medical Association; Member of American Medical Association; Member of American Fertility Society; Member of Medical Association of The Bahamas; Officer of the British Empire (O.B.E.) for his long and outstanding service in the field of medicine; nominee for national heroes’ award and the Medical Association of The Bahamas for distinguished medical service to the people of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.
We all respect him for his magnificent contributions to the development of healthcare in The Bahamas over the past four decades. He made us all proud as Bahamians as he was a true son of this small, but significant emerging developing country.
The Ministry extends our condolences, love and appreciation to his two children, Kim and Kevin, his siblings, other family members, the medical community and friends.
MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE.
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