John Reginald Dykers

Background

Dykers, John Reginald was born on September 25, 1935 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Biology and Chemistry, Davidson College, 1956; Doctor of Medicine, U. North Carolina, 1960.

Career

Intern, United States Naval Hospital, Pensacola, Florida, 1960; research assistant department physicology, U. North Carolina School Medicine, Chapel Hill, 1961; private practice, Siler City, North Carolina, since 1964. Lecturer in field; assistant clinical professor department family medicine U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1975-1987, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, since 1980, East Carolina U., Greenville, North Carolina, since 1981. Chairman continuing education Chatham Hospital, Inc., chief medical staff, board of trustees, director nurse midwifery service, 1977-1979.

Medical.dir. Meadowbrook Manor, Siler City, since 1983. Chatham County medical examiner, since 1969. Member EMT Examination Board, 1991-1993.

Achievements

• John Reginald Dykers has been listed as a noteworthy Family physician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman of physicians North Carolina Driver's License Medical Review Board, 1986-1991. Member of advisory board Americans for a Sound Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome/Human Immunodeficiency Virus Policy, 1990. Member North Carolina Humanities Council, 1984-1988.

Chairman Chatham County Common for Developmentally Disabled, 1972-1977. Board directors Siler City Arts Council, 1984. Member North Carolina Beef Cattle Improvement Program.

Member North Carolina State Task Force on Substance Abuse and the Court Justices, 1993-1995. With United States Navy, 1961-1964. Member American Medical Association.

American Acd. Family Practice, American College Family Physicians, North Carolina.Med. Society (traffic safety committee since 1991), Chatham County Medical Society (past president), North Carolina Academy Family Physicians (chairman education committee 1982-1983, chairman review course committee 1982-1983), Siler City Chamber of Commerce (Chairman of Commission on health service 1983), National Cattlemen's Association (member grading committee), American International Charolais Association, Siler City Rotary.