Resident of the Year

OSTEOPATHIC RESIDENT PHYSICIAN OF THE YEAR

The AAO Resident of the Year Award is conferred by the Academy to recognize an outstanding resident with contributions to osteopathic medicine.

Nominees should meet the following criteria:

  • The nominee has contributed to the Academy.
  • The nominee has contributed to osteopathic principles and practices at his or her residency program.
  • The nominee has participated in Academy events, including, but not limited to, the AAO’s annual Convocation, the American Osteopathic Association’s annual Osteopathic Medical Conference and Exposition, or other AAO educational programs.
  • Nominees must have a residency completion date after January 1, 2024, and residents are invited to nominate themselves.

Individuals nominated should exhibit osteopathic principles and practices at their residency programs and encourage other residents, faculty and students to continue to use osteopathic principles and practices during their residency career and practice.

One nomination per year is accepted from any osteopathic-approved residency program or AAO component society.

Nomination forms must be accompanied by a brief essay on the nominee’s merit, a personal statement from the nominee and the nominee’s current curriculum vitae. This packet of information must be submitted in one complete application by the nominating organization and must be postmarked by November 30

The AAO’s Awards Committee evaluates all received nominations, and the award recipient(s) is named in advance of the AAO’s annual Convocation, where they are honored at the annual business meeting. 

USPS:
American Academy of Osteopathy, Attn: ROY Award
3500 DePauw Blvd., Suite 1100
Indianapolis, IN 46268-1136
Nomination forms must be postmarked by November 30.

Email: [email protected]

Fax: 317-879-0563

Year Recipient
2024 Benjamin J. K. Greene, DO, MSU ONMM Residency
Nicholas W. Salupo, DO, HEC-C, Nephrology/Hypertension Fellowship at Cleveland Clinic
2023 Nicole A. Fremarek, DO, MBA, HCA Healthcare LewisGale Hospital-Montgomery/VCOM Program
2022 Amber Brown, DO, MS, Maine Medical Center Pediatric Residency in Portland
2020 Frank Patrick Goodman, DO, Oklahoma State University Family Medicine in Tulsa
2019 Malinda M. Hansen, DO, University of North Texas Health Center in Fort Worth
2018 Jacob J. Cukierski, DO, Millcreek Community Hospital in Erie, Pennsylvania
2017 Lauren J. Leslie, DO, Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing
2016 Kristie M. Petree, DO, Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing
2015 Catherine B. Donahue, DO, Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing
2014 Eileen M. Conaway, DO, Florida Hospital East Orlando
2013 Michael A. Chipman, DO, Kingman Regional Medical Center in Arizona
2012 Leslie M. Ching, DO, Doctors Hospital Family Medicine Residency in Grove City, Ohio, and Oklahoma State University in Tulsa
2011 Sarah J. James, DO, Columbia St. Mary’s Family Medicine Residency in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2010 Teodor Huzij, DO, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in Biddeford, Maine