The health and lifestyle magazine of Sampson Regional Medical Center - Vitality - recently highlighted Clinton Medical Clinic (CMC) and its unique standing within North Carolina's family medicine specialty. CMC has produced four (4) NC family physicians of the year, more than any other state practice. The article highlighted the work of Drs. John Nance (FPOY 1980), Frank Leak (FPOY 1986), John Smith (FPOY 2000) and J.Thomas Newton (FPOY 2007). The author even caught up with former NCAFP EVP Sue Makey and Sampson County resident for her perspectives.

A complete listing of NCAFP Family Physicians of the Year is available online.