R. Clayton McWhorter

R. Clayton McWhorter is the visionary form PharmMD. His passion to see the nation’s medication crisis addressed led to PharmMD’s creation in 2006. McWhorter founded and serves as Chairman of Clayton Associates, LLC, a venture capital firm that provides early stage and equity growth for healthcare and technology companies. In 1996, he created LifeTrust America, an assisted living and senior services company, and served as its chairman until its sale in November 2004. He joined Hospital Corporation America as administrator of Palmyra Park Hospital in Albany, GA.in 1970, and served as President and Chief Operating Officer of HCA from 1985 until September 1987. He served on the Board of Directors of Columbia/HCA from April 1995 to May 2000, and served as its Chairman from April 1995 to May 1996. Prior to that, McWhorter served as Chairman, President and CEO of HealthTrust from 1987 to April 1995. McWhorter is also a founding member of the Nashville Health Care Council. McWhorter attended The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, pre-pharmacy 1951-52, and earned his B.S. degree in pharmacy in 1955 from Samford University in Birmingham, AL. He currently serves on the Advisory Board of the McWhorter School of Pharmacy as well as the Board of Overseers at Samford University. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of Belmont University, as well as Samford University’s Board of Overseers, having served as its inaugural Chairman.