Jerry Pittman, MD – Director, 21st Century Children Background - Dr. Pittman has practiced medicine as a General Practitioner for over 25 years and is the Medical Director of Tremont Medical Center in Raleigh, North Carolina.  Dr. Pittman received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology from The University of Montevallo in Montevallo, Alabama.  He was involved in cancer research during his graduate studies at the University of Alabama in Birmingham.  Dr. Pittman received his Medical Doctorate at The University of South Alabama in Mobile, and did his internship and residency at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii.  Dr. Pittman became an Emergency Physician at the Womack Army Community Hospital in Fayetteville, North Carolina, before becoming a General Practitioner and Medical Director at Tremont Medical Center. 21st Century Children - As part of my medical practice, I have treated children and adults who have been diagnosed with ADD/ADHD, as well as other learning or behavioral conditions.   During this time, I realized that medication, while valuable in treating symptoms, is not the cure.  I also realized that children and adults labeled with these “disorders” were not dysfunctional, although the medical community treated them as if they had a disease or had a disorder. More than that, I realized that our culture approaches these people as if there is something “wrong” with them.  If a parent revealed that a child had a learning disorder, the community looked at that child as less than whole. I see my efforts with 21st Century Children as acting toward fostering interpersonal and intrapersonal respect throughout our cultures.