|  Mary
P. Ettari, MPH, PA-C
Family Practice with Dr. David E. Bright
Stuart, FL Class: 1981
Induction: 2002 Ms. Mary P. Ettari received her associate degree and registered
nurse certificate (1972) from Lasell Junior College, Auburndale,
MA (1972) and her BA in liberal arts (1979) form New England College,
Henniker, NH. Prior to becoming a PA (BHS from Duke in 1981), she
served as a registered nurse in both inpatient and outpatient settings
in New Orleans, LA and in Hanover, NH. As a student at Duke, Ms.
Ettari was an active member of the Stead Society and showed an early
interest in professional health care issues. After graduation, Ms. Ettari returned to Louisiana, and then to
Florida to work in orthopedic surgery until she moved to Washington,
DC to become academic coordinator of the George Washington University
PA Program in 1987. While at George Washington University, she obtained
her Masters Degree in Public Health majoring in administration.
The MPH degree lead to several administrative and clinical positions
with various environmental and occupational health care corporations
and health systems in Florida. With her extensive clinical, academic and administrative experiences,
Ms. Ettari has chaired or served as a member of various health professional
committees and advisory boards exploring legislative and regulatory
issues, how to measure professional competency and excellence in
health care, and how to streamline organizational policy and decision
making procedures. Ms. Ettari has written clinical articles for
publication in the PA literature and presented continuing medical
education sessions at many PA and medical organization conferences.
She is a past president of the Florida and Louisiana Academies of
Physician Assistants and has repeatedly served as a representative
to the AAPA House of Delegates. Nationally, Ms. Ettari has been
a member-at-large and secretary of the AAPA Board of Directors,
Secretary and First Vice Speaker of the AAPA House of Delegates,
and member of the National Commission for Certification of Physician
Assistant's (NCCPA) Committee on Eligibility and Due Process. Currently
she is a member of the Florida PA Foundation and the American Academy
Physician Assistant Foundation Board of Trustees. In 2001, Ms. Ettari received the AAPA House of Delegates' Outstanding
Service Award and the Florida Academy's Bob Scully PA of the Year
Award for meritorious achievement. She was recognized by the Duke
University PA Program as Alumnus of the Year in 2002 for her tireless
dedication to the professional growth and recognition of PAs in
Florida and the United States. < < < Back
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