Abstract:
Faries profiles Dr. Charles Boyette, who has been Belhaven's doctor for almost 40 years and its mayor for 10. Boyette and three other country doctors from around the nation received finalist honors in the recent Country Doctor of the Year Award, out of 248 nominees and 60,000 rural physicians. The award, now in its eighth year, honors rural physicians \"who demonstrate extraordinary dedication to patients, community, and profession.\"