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.
Blazing A Medical Trail; Lessons and Blessings Along the Way
Making of a Medical Leader
by Julius Quintin Mallette, MD
Blazing A Medical Trail; Lessons and Blessings Along the Way
Making of a Medical Leader
by Julius Quintin Mallette, MD
Published Apr 19, 2020
171 Pages
Genre: BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs
Book Details
My story is not unique but perhaps exceptional because of my parent’s belief in me and their values. We were not rich in dollars but wealthy in skills for personal success and helping others. Early in my life my parents taught their ideals. They were both educators. I believed, embraced and acted on those ideals. Now during this learning period, I certainly had fun, made and lost friends. I explored nature and studied both hard and smart. Most importantly I respected, admired and loved my teachers. And I believed their feelings were mutual. My teachers made it possible for me to say with full confidence, as I said in the chapter on my future goals, that I could be a Surgeon, Army General or a Scientist. I was not given a silver spoon for material things. But, I was taught to look for the gold in me and others to overcome temporary road blocks. These and other lessons from my early childhood village—Wilmington, NC provided foundation guideposts for my success in a helping profession as a medical trailblazer.