Dr. Junior Max Destine, M.D, MPH

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Get to know General Practitioner Dr. Junior Max Destine, who serves patients in Miami & Deerfield Beach, Florida.

Dr. Destine is a general practitioner in Miami, Florida. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the North Broward Technical Center in Deerfield Beach, Florida. The purpose of the North Broward Technical Center is to prepare nursing-student candidates in basic sciences to meet the changing and increasing workforce development needs in the healthcare industry. The Center’s mission is to provide a quality education to nursing candidates to help them develop a foundation for success as healthcare professionals  who are caring, culturally sensitive, and competent critical thinkers.

One of Dr. Destine’ s areas of expertise is public health. Public health has been defined as “the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting human health through organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals.”

Dr. Destine received his medical degree from ELAM (Latin American School of Medicine) Cuba in 2012. He then went on to receive his Master of Public Health (MPH) from the Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health in 2018. He is currently studying to earn his Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Business from the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (expected year of graduation – 2021).

Dr. Destine is a member of several professional organizations, including the American College of Preventive Medicine, the National Medical Association, Doctors for America, the American Medical Association, the American Diabetes Educators, the Association of Haitian Physicians Abroad, and the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research.

Dr. Destine is certified in Basic Life Support (BLS). He has published articles on the topics of hypertension and preventive medicine.

In the medical profession, a general practitioner (GP) is a medical doctor who treats acute and chronic illnesses and provides preventive care and health education to patients. A GP, like Dr. Destine, manages types of illness that present in an undifferentiated way at an early stage of development and may require urgent intervention.

Dr. Destine attributes his success to his family. Watching his grandfather face a difficult prostate cancer battle sparked his desire to help patients by improving their quality of life.

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