Kent Guion MD

Dr. Guion was born in Durham N.C, and presently resides in Augusta, GA. He is currently the Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion at Georgia Health Sciences University. He served as the Interim Dean of the College of Allied Health Sciences (CAHS) and Associate Dean for Student, Faculty and Community Affairs and is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy. He was formerly the Associate Dean and Director of the Center for Rural Health and Research at Georgia Southern University. He received his M.D. and M.A. in specializing in Exercise Physiology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School. He is a fellow of the Health Research and Education Trust Cultural Competency Leadership Program. His professional interests include the areas of cultural competency in health care, physical activity and public health, and health-related program evaluation especially as it applies to rural and underserved communities.