FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 30, 2023

NICOLE A. FREMAREK, DO, MBA, NAMED RESIDENT OF THE YEAR BY NATIONAL OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Indianapolis— Nicole A. Fremarek, DO, MBA, of Christiansburg, VA, was named the 2023 Resident of the Year by the American Academy of Osteopathy (AAO) on March 16 at the AAO’s annual business meeting at its Convocation in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The award recognizes a resident who has contributed to the AAO, who has contributed to osteopathic principles and practice (OPP) at his or her residency program, and who has participated in such educational events as the AAO’s annual Convocation and the AAO’s program at the American Osteopathic Association’s annual conference.

Nicole A. Fremarek, DO, MBA completed a Pre-Doctoral OMM Fellowship and was AAO NUFA liaison for Kansas City University (KCU) and received a dual-degree DO/MBA in healthcare leadership during her medical school years. She received the KCU awards AT Still, MD, DO Memorial Medallion Award; Betty Jo White, DO Prize for Osteopathy; and Gold Humanism Honor Society.

She has served as Co-Chief resident of her family medicine residency, as a leader in the RAAO and SAAO, and spearheaded numerous osteopathic education projects and research during her family medicine residency. During her free time, she continues to volunteer to cover sporting events at a local high school and provide the athletes with medical support from the sidelines.

Dr. Fremarek has a passion for integrating Family Medicine, Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine, and Sports Medicine into her everyday patient care. She has served as a leader on the Resident American Academy of Osteopathy (RAAO) as the RAAO liaison to the Student American Academy of Osteopathy (SAAO) for 2 years, the RAAO executive council, and on the Marketing Committee with American Fascial Distortion Model Association.

For more information on Dr. Fremarek, contact Sherri L. Quarles, Chief Executive Officer at the American Academy of Osteopathy at (317) 879-1881, ext. 214, or at [email protected].

The United States currently has more than 120,000 osteopathic physicians. Also known as DOs, osteopathic physicians are fully licensed physicians, as are MDs. The profession has grown 63% in the past decade and nearly 300% over the past three decades. Osteopathic physicians prescribe medicine and practice in all specialties, including osteopathic manipulative medicine, family medicine, psychiatry, obstetrics and gynecology, and surgery. They are trained to consider the health of the whole person and to use their hands to help diagnose and treat patients.
The mission of the American Academy of Osteopathy is to teach, promote, and research the science, art and philosophy of osteopathic medicine, emphasizing the integration of osteopathic principles and practice in patient care. Founded in 1937, the Academy is a specialty college of the American Osteopathic Association.

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