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Pre-Health Society’s Outstanding Service Award in Medicine

Celebrating our alumni leaders

This award is sponsored by the Alumni Association, the School of Sciences and Mathematics, and the Alpha Epsilon Delta Pre-Health Society. The award recognizes a College of Charleston graduate whose practice of medicine, including dental, veterinary, and related medical sciences represents remarkable achievement, and who demonstrates an enduring commitment to the College and his or her community.

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2023 Pre-Health Society’s Outstanding Service Award in Medicine

Aundrea Eason Loftley ’06, M.D.

Aundrea Eason Loftley ’06, M.D., is an assistant professor of medicine and endocrinology and serves as vice chair for diversity and inclusion in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases at the Medical University of South Carolina Department of Medicine.

A member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, Dr. Loftley graduated from the College with a B.S. in biology and then attended MUSC where she completed her medical school training, internal medicine residency and an endocrinology fellowship.

Upon completing her fellowship, Dr. Loftley established the first outpatient endocrinology practice at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence, South Carolina. In 2018, she returned to MUSC and the adult clinical services team in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases. Dr. Loftley is a master clinical skills teacher for the College of Medicine and associate program director for the internal medicine residency program. MUSC students nominated her to be the 2022 MUSC Commencement speaker in a nod to her strong passion and dedication to teaching and precepting. In 2019, Dr. Loftley served on a clinical team awarded a $1.28 million Duke Endowment grant to create a joint endocrine and obstetric clinic model to improve health outcomes for pregnant mothers diagnosed with diabetes. Dr. Loftley is a member of the Academy of Medical Educators, the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, the Endocrine Society, the American Medical Association, the Diabetes Initiative of South Carolina and Diabetes Free S.C. She is also an academic editor for the Journal of Diabetes and Clinical Research. She resides in Charleston with her husband, alumnus Charles Loftley ’05 (communication), their sons, Andrew and Lucas, and their Boston Terrier, Porkchop.

Pre-Health Society’s Outstanding Service Award in Medicine Past Recipients

*Deceased