Resident of the Year Award

Recognizing Outstanding Residents

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, 2026, 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.

Nicole A. Fremarek, DO, MBA, 2023 Resident of the Year

Nominations

Nominations must be postmarked by November 30. One nomination per year is accepted from each osteopathic-approved residency program or AAO component society.

Each nomination packet must include:

  • The completed nomination form
  • A brief essay on the nominee’s merit
  • A personal statement from the nominee
  • The nominee’s current curriculum vitae

The packet must be submitted in one complete application by the nominating organization.

Submit by mail:
American Academy of Osteopathy, Attn: ROY Award
3500 DePauw Blvd., Suite 1100
Indianapolis, IN 46268-1136

Submit by email: [email protected]

Submit by fax: 317-879-0563

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.

Download the Nomination Packet →

Past Recipients

2020s

2025Justine A. Tran-Serrano, DO
ONMM Residency at Michigan State University
2024Benjamin J. K. Greene, DO
MSU ONMM Residency
Nicholas W. Salupo, DO, HEC-C
Nephrology/Hypertension Fellowship at Cleveland Clinic
2023Nicole A. Fremarek, DO, MBA
HCA Healthcare LewisGale Hospital-Montgomery/VCOM Program
2022Amber Brown, DO, MS
Maine Medical Center Pediatric Residency in Portland
2020Frank Patrick Goodman, DO
Oklahoma State University Family Medicine in Tulsa

2010s

2019Malinda M. Hansen, DO
University of North Texas Health Center in Fort Worth
2018Jacob J. Cukierski, DO
Millcreek Community Hospital in Erie, Pennsylvania
2017Lauren J. Leslie, DO
Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing
2016Kristie M. Petree, DO
Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing
2015Catherine B. Donahue, DO
Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in East Lansing
2014Eileen M. Conaway, DO
Florida Hospital East Orlando
2013Michael A. Chipman, DO
Kingman Regional Medical Center in Arizona
2012Leslie M. Ching, DO
Doctors Hospital Family Medicine Residency in Grove City, Ohio, and Oklahoma State University in Tulsa
2011Sarah J. James, DO
Columbia St. Mary’s Family Medicine Residency in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2010Teodor Huzij, DO
University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in Biddeford, Maine

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