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LTC David Hamilton is a Mentor, a Leader… and Adventurer!

“Army PAs: From the Line… For the Line. Good Medicine in Bad Places.”

LTC David Hamilton, SP, PA-C, MPH
Chief, Department of Medical Readiness, Evans Army Community Hospital, Fort Carson, CO

LTC David Hamilton is a US Health at Fort Drum, New the Army Surgeon General's
Army Physician Assistant York. PA of the Year for 2002, and
(PA), He grew up on a farm in Returning to an Infantry Bri- an Army Medical Specialist
southern Ohio, helping raise gade, he served as Senior Corps Iron Major, is an Or-
cattle and tobacco. His par- PA in the 173rd Airborne der of Military Medical Merit
ents taught school in a varie- Brigade Combat Team in recipient. He is a proud
ty of educational settings. member of the Society of
Germany and Afghanistan Army Physician Assistants,
His 33-year medical career in 2006-2010, including 30 The American Academy of
began as a volunteer Emer- months as Medical Compa- Physician Assistants, and is
gency Medical Technician on ny Commander. Vice President and Jump-
the Felicity-Franklin Life As the Interservice Physician master in the Round Canopy
Squad in Ohio from 1984- Assistant Program Phase 2 Parachuting Team—USA.
1990. He joined the Army Coordinator at Evans Army
Reserve in 1984 as a military Community Hospital (ACH), Dave’s interests include
policeman. From 1986-1994 Fort Carson, Colorado, he mentoring and guiding col-
trained and served as a Spe- mentored 30 future Army laboration between medics,
cial Forces communications PAs through their final year PAs and other medical pro-
and medical sergeant and of PA school. He was then fessionals to improve
deployed in to Operations selected as Commander, healthcare and readiness
Desert Shield and Storm, and Public Health Command for Soldiers and their fami-
several other contingency District Fort Bragg, North lies. Off duty, he enjoys dog
operations. He attended the Carolina in 2013 – 2016. training, skiing, snowboard-
Army PA Training Program in Dave returned to Evans ACH ing, teaching skydiving,
1994, and was commis- as Deputy Commander for WW2 re-enactment para-
sioned in 1996. As a PA, he Health Readiness from chuting and traveling with
served as a Medical Platoon 2016-2017. his family.
Leader and Battalion PA in Dave is happily married, and
infantry and armor battal- LTC Hamilton has deployed has a son, who is starting
ions. After training as an Oc- for 39 months as a PA his own career in the Army.
cupation Medicine PA, he between Iraq and Afghani-
served as the Chief of Occu- stan in support of the Global
pational and Environmental War on Terrorism since
2004. He was selected as