Meet Dr. Pat King

LIFELONG HAMPTON ROADS RESIDENT
Pat is a lifelong resident, friend and advocate of the Hampton Roads community. She is a graduate of Booker T. Washington High School, Howard University, Meharry Medical College and Eastern Virginia Medical School.

Pat thoroughly enjoyed teaching science and math to seventh and eighth graders at Norview Junior High School before deciding to embark on a career in medicine. Becoming a physician and addressing the medical needs of her community, was a lifelong goal which had been inspired by her father, who was himself a physician.

CARING FOR CHESAPEAKE'S COMMUNITIES
Pat has practiced medicine now for over 30 years, has owned and operated her own private practice, and has been proud to care for her neighbors in Chesapeake since 1996. She has felt honored to have had a long and rewarding career in medicine while providing a much-needed service to the community in which she has lived for 33 years.

Pat was elected to the Chesapeake School Board in 2018 and, while there, has played an intricate role in the success of the school district.

She spearheaded a book drive at designated Chesapeake libraries and was able to provide close to 1000 books to donate to students in Chesapeake Public Schools.

In 2020, Pat started a nonprofit called Hearts 4 Progress, Inc. to provide financial assistance to aspiring physicians and to meet unmet needs in the community.

In 2021, she was appointed by the Chesapeake City Council to serve on the Community Policy Management Team which fosters a collective and collaborative effort to address the needs of troubled and at-risk youth and their families.

Pat has been able to use her medical background to serve on the Chesapeake School Health Advisory Board where the district guided a safe return of students to the classroom during the COVID-19 pandemic.

LEADERSHIP ROLES
Pat is the immediate past president of Norfolk Links, Inc., an international community service organization, and she was appointed to serve as the Eastern area chair of the Services to Youth facet.

Pat has received the Old Dominion University Martin Luther King Jr. award for outstanding community service.

She currently serves as the President of Hearts 4 Progress, Inc. She chaired the Coalition for Mental Health Equity which works with state legislators to address mental health inequities. She also chaired the Health Equity Diversity and Inclusion Committee at Eastern Virginia Medical School, which works to address health disparities in our community.

HONORS
Pat is a committed member of the Board of Trustees of Eastern Virginia Medical School where she was honored to be the Keynote Speaker for the incoming class of 2019.

Eastern Virginia Medical School honored Pat by displaying a plague with her name, in her honor, in the building where she did her training.

In addition to numerous other honors and awards, Pat has been honored as the "Top Doc" by Hampton Roads Magazine three times since 2015.

ENDORSEMENTS
Pat is highly respected in Chesapeake and is endorsed by the following (to name a few):
• Chesapeake Democratic Committee • Chesapeake Education Association • Elizabeth River Retired Educators • Hampton Roads Realtors Association • House Speaker Don Scott
• Senator Louise Lucas • Delegate Cliff Hayes