|  Earl
V. Echard, PA-C
Physician
Assistant 3
North Carolina Department of Correction
Pope Youth Division
Butner, North Carolina Class of
1973
Induction: 2003 Earl is a 1973
graduate of the Duke University Physician Assistant Program. He
worked five and one-half years with Lincoln Community Health Center
as supervisor of the Bragtown Health Clinic. He returned to Lincoln
Health center in 1998 to help establish a clinic for the homeless
and currently works three nights per week in the clinic providing
health care. He is currently in his 24th year working for the North
Carolina Division of Prisons; he helped set up the medical departments
at Wayne Correctional Center, Eastern Correctional Center and his
present location at Polk Youth Institution. Mr. Echard’s
contributions include his role as co-founder and charter member
of the North Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants. He also served
as chairman of the Minority Affairs Committee, chairman of the continuing
Medical Education Committee and as a member of the Internal Audit
Committee. He served on the Editorial Board of the Physician Assistant
Journal, American Academy of Physician Assistants, as a member of
the CME Committee, the Nominating Committee, and as chairman of
the Minority Affairs Committee. He has also served on the Eligibility
Committee of the National Commission of Certification of Physician
Assistants. He was a member of the Duke PA Programs Advisory Committee
and its committee on recruitment and retention of minority students.
He now serves on the Duke PA Alumni Steering Committee. He is a
mentor to prospective PA students, allowing them to “shadow”
him in his clinical practice. Earl has been
recognized by the AAPA for his work with the Minority Affairs Committee
(1995), and received a special award of appreciation (1995) for
his years of service and tireless work to enhance diversity in the
PA profession. The Duke PA Programs gave him an award of appreciation
for his work with the program in 1995, and he was named Distinguished
Alumnus in 2003.
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