New Faculty Scholars Program

• A completed application form (Word).
• The applicant’s biosketch (included in the application form) and photo. The biosketch should be a maximum of 2 pages. The biosketch must include (a) educational background, (b) relevant academic and clinical work history, (c) a list of no more than five publications and/or presentations at professional conferences, and (d) a list of leadership positions (briefly describe if not self-explanatory) held in local, regional, or national organizations.
• A letter from the applicant’s chair or program director stating (a) the applicant’s potential for career advancement and leadership in academic family medicine, (b) the department’s or program’s assurance that the applicant, if selected, will fulfill all New Faculty Scholar expectations (see item 5 above),(c) the department or program will provide financial support beyond the awarded $1,000 to cover the applicant’s travel expenses to the conference.

2024

• Laura Latéy Bradford, MD, PhD, University of Maryland.
• Alissa Correll, MD, University of Rochester , NY
• Allison Couture, DO, MPA, University of Wisconsin
• Lauren Gibson-Oliver, MD, MBA, University of Arkansas
• Tara Kennedy, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin
• Kristen A. Knepp, PhD, Northeast Ohio Medical University
• Angelique Lynch-Jiles, MD, MPH, The Wright Center GME, Washington DC
• Andrew Nobe, MD, University of California, Irvine
• Raman Nohria, MD, Duke University, NC
• George Olsen, MD, University of Colorado
• Michael Partin, MD, Penn State University
• Katherine Putnam, MD, MPH, Oregon Health & Science University
• Elizabeth Rainbolt, MD, Cleveland Clinic FMR, OH
• Zuleica Santiago-Delgado, MD, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston

2023

• Fa’iz O. Bayo-Awoyemi MD, Tufts University
• Radhika Chandramouli MD,  University of South Florida
• Chelsea Harris MD,  Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, Lawrence, MA
• Jessica Hudson DO Ascension Providence Hospital and Med Center, Southfield, MI
• Can “Angela” Jiang MD, Stanford University
• Afsha Rais Kaisani MD, HCA Medical City, Arlington, TX
• C. Peony Khoo MD, California Hospital Medical Center, Los Angeles
• Nicola Okafor DO, MPH, Ascension Providence Hospital and Medical Center, Southfield, MI
• Tessa Rohrberg MD, University of Kansas, Wichita
• Anna Shannahan MD, Northwestern, Chicago, IL
• Meg Tabaka MD, MPH, Stanford University
• Anam Whyne DO, The Wright Center GME/Unity Health Care, Washington DC

2022

• Ndidi Ogechi Ivy Abara, MD, BSc, Yuma Regional Medical Center, Yuma AZ
• Carina Brown, MD, Cone Health Family Medicine Residency, Kernersville, NC
• Stephen Carek, MD, University of South Carolin, Greenville
• Shira Goldstein, MD, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
• Shermeeka Hogans-Mathews, MD, Florida State University
• Jordan M. Knox, MD, University of Utah
• Kari Koch, MD, Maine-Dartmouth Family Medicine Residency, Augusta, ME
• Abigail Lubin, MD, Lewis Gale Family and Community Medicine Residency, Roanoke, VA
• Zach Merten, MD, University of Minnesota/Methodist Hospital Family Medicine Residency, St. Louis Park, MN
• Nathaniel E. Miller, MD, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
• Kathryn  Rampon, MD, University of Kansas
• Anuradha Reddy, MD, Natividad Family Medicine Residency, Salinas, CA 
• Jennifer Somers, MD, Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, Lawrence, MA
• Taisei Suzuki, DO, MIPH, The Wright Center GME / Unity Health Care, Washington DC
• Davon L. Thomas, MD, Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center, Atlanta, GA
• Jenny Wang, MD, University of Pennsylvania
• Gaurav Zirath MD, MBA, Optum & The Valley Health System, Las Vegas, NV

2021

• Yohualli Anaya, MD, MPH, University of California, Los Angeles
• James Conniff, MD, MPH, University of Minnesota, Duluth
• Megan Everson, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin, Appleton
• Winfred Frazier, MD, MPH, University of Pittsburgh
• Natalia Galarza, MD, Yuma Regional Medical Center, Arizona
• Karim Hanna, MD, University of South Florida
• Lovella Kanu, MD, Advocate Christ FMR, Oak Lawn, Illinois
• Carl Lambert, Jr, MD, Rush Medical College
• Jillian Landeck, MD, University of Wisconsin, Madison
• Valerie Niedermier, MD, Grant FMR-OhioHealth, Columbus ,OH
• Brigit Ray, MD, MME, University of Iowa
• Nina Ruedas, MS, LMFT, University of California, Riverside FMR, Palm Springs, CA
• Anthony Shadiack, DO, Grand Strand FMR, Myrtle Beach, SC
• Takudzwa Shumba, MD, MPH, Stanford University
• Orlando Solá, MD, MPH, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York
• Paola Susan, MD, MBA, Rush Medical College
• Valerie Teng, MD, Stanford University
• Brintha Vasagar, MD, MPH, Bayhealth Medical Center, Dover, DE
• Ying Zhang, MD, MPH, University of Washington

2020

All Scholars chosen for 2020 will instead participate in the 2021 Annual Spring Conference.

2019

• Cierra Allen, MD, Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center, Atlanta, GA
• Yelba Castellon-Lopez, MD, MSHPM, University of California, Los Angeles
• Nathan Culmer, PhD, MA, University of Alabama
• Katharine DeGeorge, MD, MS, University of Virginia
• Bianca Dube, MD, MBA, Rutgers University
• Angela Echiverri, MD, MPH, Contra Costa FMR, University of California, San Francisco
• Klive Forde, MD, MB, Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare FMR, Tallahassee, FL 
• Stacey Gardner-Buckshaw, PhD, MPA, Northeast Ohio Medical University
• Weyinshet Gossa, MD, MPH, Uniformed Services University
• Vicki Hardy, DO, Duke Southern Regional AHEC, Fayetteville, NC
• Dae Hyoun (David) Jeong, MD, Southern Illinois University
• Ambar Kulshreshtha, MD, PhD, MPH, Emory University
• Angela Kuznia, MD, MPH, University of Michigan
• Tamara Montacute, MD, MPH, Stanford University
• Minerva Perez-Lopez, MD, BA, Natividad FMR, Salinas, CA
• Sarah Stumbar, MD, MPH, Florida International University
• Laura Sturgill, MD, MEd, University of Massachusetts

2018

• Ana Arias, MD, Natividad FMR, Salinas, CA
• Sarah Coles, MD, University of Arizona
• Eileen Conaway, DO, Florida Hospital East Orlando, Orlando, FL
• Esther Johnston, MD, MPH, Wright Center National FMR, Scranton, PA
• Ian Nelligan, MD, MPH, Stanford University
• Kari Nilsen, PhD, University of Kansas, Wichita
• Juan Robles, MD, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
• Tomoko Sairenji, MD, MS, University of Washington
• Nicholas Weida, MD, Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, MA
• Cheng Yuet, PharmD,Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

2017

• Enjoli Benitez, MD, MPH – Methodist Houston FMR
• Arnold Henry, MD, Indiana University
• Jamie Hill-Daniel, MD, Georgetown University
• Leigh Johnson, MD, East Tennessee State University
• Cynthia Kim, MSSW, LCSW-R, Mid Hudson FMR, Kingston, NY
• Holly Montjoy, MD, Cascades East FMR, Oregon Health & Science University
• Jason Ramirez, MD, University of Maryland
• Amelia Sattler, MD, Stanford University
• Jeffrey Walden, MD, Cone Health FMR, Greensboro, NC
• Ebony Whisenant, MD, Florida International University

2016

• Irmanie Eliacin, MD, Florida International University
• Katherine Fortenberry, PhD, University of Utah
• Shashank Kraleti, MD, University of Arkansas
• Steven Lin, MD, Stanford University
• Laura Mayans, MD, University of Kansas, Wichita
• Lisa Mims, MD, MSCR, Medical University of South Carolina
• Ryan Palmer, EdD, MFA, Oregon Health & Science University
• Maribeth Porter, MD, MSCR, University of Florida

2015

• Morhal Al Achkar, MD, Indiana University
• Jennie Jarrett, PharmD, UPMC St Margaret FMR, Pittsburgh, PA
• Stephanie Carter-Henry, MD, MS, UMass Medical School FMR, Worcester, MA
• Miranda Huffman, MD, MEd, University of Missouri-Kansas City
• Elizabeth Menzel, MD, University of Wisconsin
• Timothy Riley, MD, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA
• Matthew Snyder, Major, DO, St Louis University FMDR, Scott AFB, IL

2014

• John Boll, DO, FAAFP, Williamsport FMRP, Williamsport, PA
• David Evans, MD, University of Washington
• Amanda Kost, MD, University of Washington
• Suzanne Minor, MD, FAAFP, Florida International University
• Michael Nduati, MD, University of California, Riverside School of Medicine
• Ann Rutter, MD, Albany Medical College, Albany NY

2013

• Lindsay Botsford, MD, MBA, San Jacinto Methodist FMRP, Baytown, TX
• Laurie DeGrand, MD, Eastern Virginia Medical School
• K Torian Easterling, MD, UMDNJ, New Jersey Medical School
• Jennifer Edgoose, MD, MPH, Northeast Family Medicine Center, UWI, Madison
• Laurie Hommema, MD, Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, OH
• Kathryn Jacobe, MD, UW Fox Valley FMRP, Appleton, WI
• Jana Zaudke, MD, MA, KU Medical Center

2012

• Geoffrey Carden, MD, Central Maine Medical FMR, Lewiston, ME
• David Klee, MD, Munson Medical Center FMR, Traverse City, MI
• Paul Larson, MD, University of Pittsburgh St. Margaret FMR
• Laura Morris, MD, University of Missouri at Columbia
• Nahid Rianon, MD, DrPH, University of Texas at Houston
• Amanda Swenson, MD, University of Missouri at Columbia
• Kelechi Uduhiri, MD, MPH, Franklin Square Hospital, Baltimore, MD

2011

• Anthony Casey, MD, The Ohio State University
• Mathew Devine, DO, University of Rochester
• Julianne Falleroni, DO, MPH, University of Wisconsin
• Paul George, MD, Brown University
• Alesia Hawkins, PhD, University of Illinois-Rockford
• John Malaty, MD, University of Florida
• Geoff Mills, MD, PhD, Jefferson Medical College

2010

• Brian Arndt, MD, University of Wisconsin
• Keisa Bennett, MD, MPH, University of Kentucky
• Michael Mendoza, MD, MPH, University of Rochester
• Christine Runyon, PhD, University of Massachusetts

2009

• Shannon Bolon, MD, MPH, University of Cincinnati
• Michael D. Geurin, MD, Montana FMR, Billings, MT
• Christopher Jonas, DO, Eglin Air Force Base, FL
• Sarah Marshall, MD, University of California, Davis
• Marty Player, MD, MS, Medical University of South Carolina

2008

• Rolf Montalvo Chen, MD, University of Texas, Houston

• Joseph Gibes, MD, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

• Corey Lyon, DO, Research FMR, Kansas City, Missouri

• Michael Park, MD, University of Colorado Rose FMR, Denver, Colorado 

• Mari Ricker, MD, Providence Milwaukie FMR, Milwaukie, Oregon

• Michelle Roett, MD, Georgetown University-Providence Hospital Residency, Washington, DC

2007

• Richard Allen, MD, MPH, St. Mark’s FMR, Salt Lake City, UT 
• Lia Pierson Bruner, MD, Texas Tech University
• Troy Fiesinger, MD, Conroe FMR, Conroe, TX
• Nathan Hitzeman, MD, Sutter Health FMR, Sacramento, CA
• Lisa Maxwell, MD, FPR, Christiana Care Health System, Wilmington, DE
• Lisa Marie Ward, MD, University of California, San Francisco
• Cheryl Seymour, MD, Maine-Dartmouth FPR, Augusta, ME

2006

• Steven Brown, MD, Banner Family Practice, Phoenix, AZ
• Paul Crawford, MD, Eglin Air Force Base, FL
• Edgar Figueroa, MD, MPH, Columbia University
• Sarah Parrott, DO, University of Kansas
• Jason Wilbur, MD, University of Iowa

2005

• Careyana Brenham, MD, Southern Illinois University
• Phuc Duc (PD) Nguyen, MD, University of Texas HSC, Houston
• Stephen Scott, MD, Baylor College of Medicine

2004

• David Anthony, MD, Brown University
• Charles Blackadar, MD, Puget Sound FMR, Tacoma, WA
• Diana Heiman, MD, University of Connecticut
• Mary Stephens, MD, MPH, East Tennessee State University

2003

• Kara Cadwallader, MD, Family Practice Residency of Idaho, Boise, ID
• Renee Crichlow, MD, University of California, Davis
• Eric Schackow, MD, PhD, St. Elizabeth FPR, Chicago, IL
• Stephen Schultz, MD, University of Rochester

2002

• Susan Anderson, MD, University of South Dakota
• W. Clay Jackson, MD, University of Tennessee-Memphis
• Doug Knutson, MD, Ohio State University
• Anthony Viera, MD, Jacksonville Naval Hospital, Jacksonville, FL
• Lorraine Wallace, PhD, University of Tennessee-Knoxville

2001

• Cecilia A. Gutierrez, MD, University of California, San Diego
• Andrea Nazar, DO, West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
• Stephen A Wilson, MD, UMPC St. Margaret FPR, Pittsburgh, PA

2000

• Cathy Ayn Bryant, MD, St. Vincent FPRP, Indianapolis, IN
• Heidi Chumley-Jones, MD, University of Texas HSC, San Antonio
• Richard Paris, MD, Somerville FMR, Somerville, NJ
• Carolyn Thiedke, MD, Medical University of South Carolina
• Thomas Trojian, MD, University of Connecticut

1999

• Brenda Abraham, MD, St Joseph's FPR, Syracuse, NY
• Kim Griswold, MD, MPH, SUNY at Buffalo
• Patrick Keenan, MD, North Memorial Clinic, Minneapolis, MN
• Peter C. Smith, MD, Rose Family Medicine Center, Denver, CO
• Deborah Witt, MD, Thomas Jefferson University

Prior to 1999 the award was called the New Faculty Orientation Award

1998

• Christine Alexander, MD, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
• Alan Douglass, MD, Middlesex Hospital FMR, Middleton, CT
• Kenneth Grimm, MD, Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center, Dearborn, MI
• Patricia Sereno, MD, MPH, Malden Family Health Center, Malden, MA
• Laura Williams, MD, MPH, University of California, Irvine

1997

• Alma B. Littles, MD, Tallahassee Memorial Regional Medical Center, Tallahassee, FL
• Anne S. Powers, PhD, University of Nevada
• Greg VandeKieft, MD, Michigan State University
• Bill Zepf, MD, Georgetown University

1996

• Timothy P. Daaleman, DO, University of Kansas
• Susan B. Millan, MD, University of Florida
• Vincent M. Silenzio, MPH, MD, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
• Carmen P. Wong, MD, Wright State University

1995

• Rebecca Kirby, MD, MS, RD, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El Paso
• Michelle L. Nichols, MD, MS, Morehouse School of Medicine
• Timothy J. Pollard, MD, Central Maine Medical Center, Lewiston, ME
• John J. Smucny, MD, Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, NC

1994

• Samuel LeBaron, PhD, MD, Stanford University
• Charles P. Mouton, MD, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
• Kenneth R. Smith, MD, University of Oklahoma

1993

• Nancy Bell, MD, University of Vermont
• Ronald W. Chapman, MD, MPH, Shasta-Cascade FPR, Redding, CA
• Jane E. Corboy, MD, Baylor College of Medicine
• John W. Ely, MD, MSPH, University of Iowa

1992

• Roberd M. Bostick, MD, University of Minnesota
• Philip M. Diller, MD, PhD, University of Cincinnati
• Donna I. Meltzer, MD, University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY
• David H. Thom, MD, MPH, Stanford University
• Maxine M. Urton, PhD, Bethesda FPR, Cincinnati, OH

1991

• Ramoncita Maestas, MD, Providence Medical Center, Seattle, WA
• Jaime Cruz, MD, Valley Medical Center, Fresno, CA
• Sue Ann Doty, MD, PhD, University of Texas HSC, San Antonio
• Sally Irvin, PhD, Community Hospitals of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
• William E. Hines, MD, MS, Indiana University

1990

• Stacey A. Brennan, MD, University of South Carolina
• Larry E. Johnson, MD, PhD, University of Cincinnati
• Marius T. McFarland, MD, Louisiana State University, Shreveport
• Kenneth R. Harman, MD, University of Alabama, Birmingham

1989

• David V. Espino, MD, University of Texas HSC, San Antonio
• Christine M. Anderson, MD, St. John Hospital, Detroit, MI
• Susan D. Andrews, MD, MS, Sparrow FPR, Lansing, MI
• Rick Kellerman, MD, Smokey Hill Family Practice Center, Salina, KS

1988

• Sandra Burge, PhD, University of Texas HSC, San Antonio
• Betty Routledge, MD, Indiana University
• Douglas Smucker, MD, Medical College of Ohio