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Julius Quintin Mallette, MD lived his formative years in both Wilmington and Raleigh, North Carolina. He received his B.S. Degree in Biochemistry from North Carolina State University and his medical degree at East Carolina University. He did residency training in OBGYN at Meharry Medical College—Hubbard Hospital and East Carolina University—Pitt Memorial Hospital. Dr. Mallette’s fellowship training was a unique combination of Maternal Fetal Medicine and Human Genetics at University of Maryland- Baltimore. With his advanced training and skills Dr. Mallette served the eastern part of North Carolina as a physician who provided health care for women with high risk pregnancies for more than twenty-five years. In addition to his clinical service he advanced in academic medicine as the first African American administrator at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University in Minority Affairs, Student Affairs and as Senior Associate Dean. Dr. Mallette ultimately served as Assistant Vice Chancellor for Regional Health Programs. In these roles he created medical and health education programs to address health disparities in all populations of small towns and rural communities. Throughout his career Dr. Mallette has demonstrated a strong passion for the health of people of North Carolina especially those of vulnerable populations. Through service and medical education, he has given back to his childhood homes: Peidmont—Raleigh and Coastal Plains—Wilmington. And along the way he blazed a trail for many to follow.
