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OU-COM faculty
member receives
national honor
Athens family doctor
named “Young
Physician of the
Year”
By
Richard Heck
March 5, 2009
Jay Shubrook Jr.,
D.O., an Athens
family physician and
faculty member at
the Ohio University
College of
Osteopathic Medicine
(OU-COM), received
the Young Physician
of the Year Award
from the American
College of
Osteopathic Family
Physicians (ACOFP).
Shubrook has a
private practice in
family medicine with
University Medical
Associates of Athens
and serves as
assistant professor
of family medicine
at OU-COM, where he
earned his doctor of
osteopathic medicine
(D.O.) degree in
1996.
“Dr. Jay Shubrook
was selected as
ACOFP's 2009 Young
Osteopathic
Physician of the
Year for his
inspiring leadership
and his commitment
to educating future
physicians,” stated
ACOFP President Jan
D. Zieren, DO, MPH,
FACOFP dist. “His
actions demonstrate
a very real approach
to improving the
profession of
osteopathic family
medicine.”
The ACOFP Young
Physician of the
Year Award is
presented annually
to the physician
that best
demonstrates
exemplary leadership
qualities that honor
the memory of
Michael F. Avallone,
D.O., FACOFP dist.,
after whom the award
is named.
Recipients are
chosen based upon
the following
criteria:
-
Completion
of
an
American
Osteopathic
Association
approved
family
practice
residency
program,
-
Certification
by
the
American
Osteopathic
Board
of
Family
Physicians
-
Active
in
an
osteopathic
family
practice
for
two
to
10
years
-
Continuous
membership
in
ACOFP
and
ACOFP
state
chapters,
and
-
Service
at
the
national
and
state
level
in
any
leadership
capacity.
“I don’t feel that
young,” Shubrook
joked when asked
about his thoughts
of being named Young
Physician of the
Year. “It’s a really
nice recognition,”
Shubrook said. “I
certainly feel
honored because
there are plenty of
other people more
deserving.”
“Dr. Shubrook is a
superior academic
physician- one who
excels in everything
he does. He is
an authority in the
field of diabetes,
performs innovative
research, is one of
our finest teachers,
and performs
valuable community
service,” said
OU-COM Dean Jack
Brose, D.O. “His
presence on our
faculty lifts the
entire college. Even
though he is early
in his career, Dr.
Shubrook is a
valuable mentor and
role model to our
new clinical
faculty. We are very
honored to have the
Young Physician of
the Year at our
institution. I only
wish I could clone
him.”
Besides receiving
the award, this week
Shubrook also
becomes the new
editor of ACOFP’s
journal, “The
Osteopathic Family
Physician
News.”
“It’s nice to have
the opportunity to
help shape this new
journal,” said
Shubrook, who added
that he and his
editorial board plan
to change the format
of the publication
from a newsletter to
a more formal
scholarly journal.
Shubrook completed
his medical
internship and
three-year family
practice residency
at Firelands
Regional Medical
Center in Sandusky,
Ohio. He became
board-certified in
family practice and
osteopathic
manipulative
treatment in 1999.
Shubrook then joined
the faculty of
OU-COM, where in
2006 he was named
director of clinical
research and
director of the
Diabetes Fellowship.
He also has served
as associate
director of the
family practice
residency program at
O’Bleness Memorial
Hospital in Athens
and as medical
director of
Wellworks, Ohio
University’s
wellness program.
At OU-COM, Shubrook
has conducted
extensive research
into diabetes,
receiving numerous
grants and
publishing more than
a dozen professional
papers.
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