Awards

The 2026 FOMA award winners have been officially announced! Please see below for a full listing of the winners.

2026 FOMA Award Winners

Presidential Award Winners

Doris Newman, DO, FAAO, BCOM Dean

Steve Winn, Former FOMA CEO

Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

Joseph Giaimo, DO, MACOI, FCCP

Distinguished Service Award Winner

Richard Thacker, DO, MACOI, AOA President-elect

Stephen R. Winn Friend of the Osteopathic Profession Award

Melissa Carter, Sr. VP of Education & Member Services, FMA

A.T. Still Florida Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment Award Winners

Sara Lohbauer, DO

Walter Flesner, DO

April Smith, DO

Richard Van Buskirk, DO (not pictured)

Student Award Winners

Salvatore Corallo, OMS-II

Burrell COM – FL Campus

Abigail Dugas, OMS-II

SGA President | OCOM

Martin Naguib, MMS, OMS-II

LECOM - Bradenton

Priya Patel, OMS-II

LECOM - Bradenton | SGA President

Kenneth Quezada, OMS-II

OCOM

Yama Xu, OMS-II

NSU-KPCOM | SGA President

Michael Yingst, OMS-II

Burrell COM – FL Campus

(L-R): Joseph Sassano, DO, FOMA Awards Chair, Bruce Rankin, DO, CPI, MRO, FACOFP, FOMA Immediate Past President, Abigail Dugas, OMS-II, Kenneth Quezada, OMS-II, Yama Xu, OMS-II, Priya Patel, OMS-II, Salvatore Corallo, OMS-II, Michael Yingst, OMS-II.

`2026 FOMA Award Nominations are now CLOSED. Stay tuned for the 2027 award nomination opening!`

Nominate Your Peers!

Physician Awards

Download Physician Award Nomination Form Here

Awards include: Lifetime Achievement, Distinguished Service, Physician of the Year, and the Stephen R. Winn Friend of the Osteopathic Profession Award, & FOMA A.T. Still Florida OMT Award (new)

Student Awards

The FOMA will award up to 2 students from each Florida campus: LECOM Bradenton, NSU-KPCOM (both campuses), OCOM, Burrell COM - FL Campus.

Winners will get: OMS-I $300 & OMS-II $500

Student Award Criteria:

The Student shall be a member in good standing of the FOMA Student District Society at NSU – KPCOM, LECOM Bradenton, OCOM, or Burrell COM.
The Student shall be politically active, possess leadership qualities and support the FOMA Student District Society initiatives.
The Student shall be a Florida resident or plan to practice osteopathic medicine in Florida.

The Student shall submit the following:

Student Nomination letter : 1 - 2 pages
Curriculum vitae
Two faculty recommendations

All information for both Physician and Student Awards is due to the FOMA Awards Committee by December 20th, 2025.

The awards and student checks will be presented during the 2026 FOMA LIVE Convention.

Please e-mail or mail FOMA Awards Committee with the above information to:

2544 Blairstone Pines Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32301
email: admin@foma.org

Winners are selected by the FOMA Awards Committee.

Download Printable Award History Here