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Harold S. Jenkins, MD
Harold S. Jenkins (1947- 2014) was raised as a needed farm hand on his father’s fruit orchard at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Etlan, Madison County, Virginia.
After graduating fro...view moreHarold S. Jenkins (1947- 2014) was raised as a needed farm hand on his father’s fruit orchard at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Etlan, Madison County, Virginia.
After graduating from UVa Medical School in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1974, Dr. Jenkins earned fellowships in emergency medicine and family practice. Thereafter he served as an emergency physician in Frederick, Maryland.
In 1985, Dr. Jenkins, wife Doreen and their four children moved to Madison County, Virginia. During the ten years he administered medicine to the patients in his family practice, his life was reciprocally enriched. He recounted some of his experiences in Simple Gifts, published posthumously.
Dr. Jenkins concluded his medical career as an emergency room physician at Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg, Virginia, also serving as president of the medical staff and chief of staff for the hospital and becoming a diplomat of the American College of Physician Executives.view less