About the program
The American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians’ (AOBFP) Resident Ambassador Program is designed to strengthen the relationship between the AOBFP and family medicine residency programs, nurture family medicine and AOBFP champions, and enhance communications. Family medicine residents provide the voice of our specialty’s future.
The AOBFP appreciates and encourages input from physicians in training, and created the Resident Ambassador Program to assist the AOBFP by providing a resident’s perspective with certain AOBFP activities, such as communication about the In-Service Examinations (ISEs), applying for certification (Early Entry, Initial and OMT Certification) and the AOBFP website. We are looking for family medicine residents enrolled in a recognized osteopathic program willing to serve a two-year term. Each program will have at least one resident ambassador.
Expectations of ambassadors
- Currently enrolled as an osteopathic family medicine program resident
- Ability to serve a two-year term
- Participate in two virtual meetings annually
- Assist AOBFP leadership in promoting the value of AOBFP certification to fellow residents and students through informative webinars, newsletter articles, emails and social media posts
Nominee criteria
- Family medicine resident, PGY-2 and above at the start of their term
- Desired attributes include:
- Strong people skills and professionalism
- Timeliness, ability to follow direction
- Team skills, ability to compromise
- Agreeable to AOA’s conflict of interest, confidentiality and volunteer policies
Nomination process
- Resident’s program director completes a nomination form
- AOBFP reviews nominations on a rolling basis
- AOBFP selects resident ambassadors from among nominees
If you have a resident in mind who would be a great fit for this role, please complete the nomination form and return it to AOBFP Director, Deb Dupnik, CAE, CCSM-A, at [email protected].
Program goals
- Promote awareness: Increase understanding of board certification benefits among residents.
- Encourage engagement: Motivate residents to pursue board certification.
- Provide resources: Offer educational materials and support for the certification process.
- Build community: Foster a network of ambassadors and interested residents to create a culture around board certification
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AOBFP Resident Ambassadors
Sheela Anasseri, DO
Broward Health
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Emma Berry, DO
OMECO/Cherokee Nation
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Anjalee Raman Bonagiri, DO
North Side Milwaukee Health Centers
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Kalyric Cartagena, DO
University of Alabama at Birmingham
St. Vincent’s East
Birmingham, Alabama
Ryan Craig, DO
Methodist Charlton Family Medicine Center
Dallas, Texas
Harrison Eckert, DO
Beebe Healthcare
Lewes, Delaware
Andrew Joseph Fernandez, DO
OhioHealth Doctors Hospital
Grove City, Ohio
James Trenton Griner, DO
Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center
Rome, Georgia
Sheryl Hefti, DO
Kaiser Permanente Orange County
Santa Ana, California
Emily Justus, DO
Summa Health Family
Akron, Ohio
Oly Kar, DO
Summa Health Family
Akron, Ohio
Nicole Kushner, DO
Christiana Care
Wilmington, Delaware
Amanda Labib, DO
Overlook Medical Center
Summit, New Jersey
Samantha LaCross, DO
Corewell Health Beaumont
Farmington Hills, Michigan
Tanya Mogul, DO
Medical College of Georgia
Augusta, Georgia
Alexandra B. Nelson, DO
Mayo Clinic La Crosse
La Crosse, Wisconsin
K. Connor Ogden, DO
Dignity Health East Valley
Gilbert, Arizona
Alexis Ousley, DO
University of Kentucky (Morehead)
Morehead, Kentucky
Daniel George Paglia, DO
Corewell Health Beaumont
Grosse Pointe, Michigan
John Polyzois, DO
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital
Clinton Township, Michigan
Kendal Schaetzle, DO
Christiana Care
Wilmington, Delaware
Kendra Schafer, DO
University of Texas
Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
Jessica Scheve, DO
Ascension Via Christi St. Francis
Wichita, Kansas
Chelsea Toner, DO
University of Pittsburgh
Medical Center Williamsport
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Amy Wysong, DO
Boise Full Circle Health
Boise, Idaho
Diana Zheng, DO
St. Luke’s University Hospital
Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania