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McLamb joins Shallotte Police
Cory McLamb, son of Scott and Lynne McLamb of Ocean Isle Beach, has graduated from basic law enforcement training and has advanced his career working with the Shallotte Police Department.

Hospice doctor gets certification
Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCareCenter Brunswick County Medical Director Rebecca Summerlin, MD, recently became board certified in Hospice and Palliative Medicine by the American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine.
Board certification demonstrates a physician’s exceptional expertise in caring for patients and families facing life-limiting or serious conditions. It is a rigorous, comprehensive program for evaluating physician knowledge, skills and attitudes for improving the care of these patients.
Summerlin is responsible for the medical components of care to hospice patients and is attending physician for patients in the SECU Hospice House of Brunswick.
She performs consultative services to patients and families with advanced illness; helps to determine and implement hospice and palliative care policy; and serves as an end-of-life care resource to the community.
She received a medical degree from East Carolina University, completing a residency in the Martin General Hospital Family Medicine Rural Residency Program and an internship in family medicine at Pitt County Memorial Hospital. She is also board-certified in family medicine.
Lower Cape Fear Hospice & LifeCareCenter is a nonprofit agency that provides health care and comfort to people with advanced illness; support and counseling to families; and education to the community in Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover and Pender counties.