Awards
The 2027 FOMA award nominations are officially open!
The 2027 FOMA student & physician awards are now open!
Please see the information below on how to nominate a student and/or physician.
To see a complete list of FOMA award winner history, please scroll down to the very bottom of this page.
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
Student Awards
Download Student Award Information Form Here
The FOMA will award up to 2 students from each Florida campus.
Winners will get: OMS-I $400 & OMS-II $600
Student Award Criteria:
- The Student shall be a member in good standing of the FOMA Student District Society at one of the Florida Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine.
- 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:
A letter, CV (curriculum vitae), and 2 faculty recommendations.
All information for both Physician and Student Awards is due to the FOMA Awards Committee by December 31st, 2026.
The awards and student checks will be presented during the 2027 FOMA LIVE Convention on
Feb. 26-28.
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.
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.
Download Printable Award History Here