Vince Mosely was born in Orangeburg, South Carolina in 1912. After attending Clemson College, he went on to medical school at Duke University. Dr. Mosley served in the U.S. Army during World War II. In 1947, he began a 31-year relationship with the Medical College of South Carolina (later known as the Medical University of South Carolina- MUSC). He started out at the college as an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine, and by 1949 was a full professor as well as Co-chairman of that department. He served as the Dean of Clinical Medicine from 1961 to 1966, and in 1969 was appointed the Director of Continuing Education. Dr. Mosely was appointed the Assistant Vice President and Coordinator of Extramural Affairs. He was awarded an honorary doctorate in 1977, and the Vince Mosley Diagnostic and Evaluation clinic was named in his honor. He retired from MUSC in 1978. Dr. Mosley's professional life outside of MUSC includes serving as Chief of Medical Service at the Veteran's Administration Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina, Program Coordinator for the South Carolina Regional Medical Program, organizer of the South Carolina Health Communications Network, and a member of the South Carolina Mental Retardation Commission. He also worked as a consultant to hospital across the United States. Awards and honors received by Dr. Mosely include a Humanitarian Award from Lake City, South Carolina, the Durkee Award, the Wisdom Award of Honor, and the Humanitarian Award from the Sertoma Club. Dr. Mosely was honored in a resolution by the 103rd General Assembly of South Carolina and an address by Senator Strom Thurmond before the U.S. Senate. South Carolina Governor Richard Riley conferred the Order of the Palmetto on him, and the South Carolina Mental Retardation Foundation established a lecture series in his honor. Dr. Mosely professional memberships include the American Medical Association, the South Carolina Medical Association, the Medical Society of South Carolina, and the American Clinical and Climatological Association. He was president of the Charleston County Medical Society in 1952. He also served as South Carolina Governor of the American College of Physicians, and was a member of the Governor's Advisory Committee on Vocational Rehabilitation, the Health Facilities Advisory Council of the South Carolina State Board of Health, the Board of Trustees of Presbyterian College, and the Trident Forum for the Handicapped. Dr. Mosely married Matilda Holleman and had eight children. He died on July 10, 1980.
From the description of Vince Mosely, M.D. Papers 1945-1978 (Medical University of South Carolina Library). WorldCat record id: 216929957
