DO - Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
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Seven alumni named<br />
Master Faculty<br />
Honorees received a plaque and a gold lapel pin<br />
–lapel pin enlarged for detail<br />
Seven alumni are among the 28 physicians named a Master<br />
Faculty by <strong>Ohio</strong> Universty Co llege <strong>of</strong> <strong>Osteopathic</strong><br />
<strong>Medicine</strong>: Jeffrey Garman, D.O. (’84), Firlands<br />
Regional Medical Center; Joni Koren, D.O.<br />
(’84), Grandview Medical Center; Leonard<br />
Tamburro, D.O. (’85), Affinity Medical<br />
Center; Thomas Wehmann, D.O. (‘85),<br />
Cuyahoga Falls General Hospital;<br />
Roger Wohlwend, D.O. (’87), St.<br />
Vincent Mercy Medical Center;<br />
John Wolf III, D.O. (’88), St.<br />
John West Shore Hospital and<br />
John Yuhas, D.O. (’87), Firelands<br />
Regional Medical Center.<br />
The appointment <strong>of</strong> Master<br />
Faculty is the highest honor<br />
that the college gives to clinical<br />
faculty members at its Center<br />
for <strong>Osteopathic</strong> Research and<br />
Education (CORE), a statewide<br />
consortium <strong>of</strong> 15 hospitals<br />
across <strong>Ohio</strong>.<br />
“The award is truly an honor to<br />
receive,” Koren says. “Many times<br />
those <strong>of</strong> us who take students into our<br />
<strong>of</strong>fices wonder if we are appreciated, and it’s<br />
very encouraging to see that we are.<br />
“I’m thankful to be rewarded and recognized for<br />
teaching the students,” she adds. “It’s something I’ve<br />
always been passionate about and hope to continue<br />
doing for many years.”<br />
Master Faculty are chosen from hundreds <strong>of</strong> nominations and<br />
awarded once every four years. The college recognizes the doctors as innovators and leaders in clinical education<br />
and the osteopathic pr<strong>of</strong>ession. They have excelled as teachers and mentors. Medical students, interns and residents<br />
respect and esteem Master Faculty members for their contributions to undergraduate and graduate medical<br />
education, as well as for being outstanding role models.<br />
“One <strong>of</strong> the greatest parts <strong>of</strong> my job is recognizing my colleagues who have played such an important role in<br />
preparing our students, interns and residents to become caring, compassionate and competent physicians,” says<br />
Dean Jack Brose, D.O.<br />
For a complete list <strong>of</strong> Master Faculty, visit www.oucom.ohiou.edu/MasterFaculty.<br />
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