Faculty members in MU Family and Community Medicine have many accomplishments.
Prestigious Faculty Honors
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Thomas W. Johnson Award
- Elizabeth Garrett, MD, MSPH (2012)
AAFP/AFMRD Nikitas J. Zervanos Outstanding Residency Program Director
- Erika Ringdahl, MD (2015)
AAFP/Award for Excellence in Graduate Medical Education
- Elizabeth A. Garrett, MD, MSPH(1981)
- James Stevermer, MD, MSPH (1994)
- Erik Lindbloom, MD, MSPH (1996)
Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Arnold P Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award
- Mark Ellis, MD, MSPH (2025)
- Laura Morris, MD, MSPH (2025)
- Karolina Pogorzelski, MD (2025)
- Tiffany Trzupek, MD (2025)
- Brooke Wiewel, MD (2024)
- Andruw Wittels, MD (2024)
Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) Program for Women
- Richelle Koopman, MD, MS (2017)
National Academy of Medicine Members (formerly IOM)
- Jerry Perkoff, MD (deceased)
- Jack Colwill, MD
- Michael LeFevre, MD, MSPH
New York State Academy of Family Physicians Max Cheplove, MD Award
- Jack Colwill, MD (2002)
- Elizabeth Garrett, MD, MSPH (2009)
- Michael LeFevre, MD, MSPH (2016)
North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG)
NAPCRG Distinguished Mentor Award
- David Mehr, MD, MS (2019)
NAPCRG President’s Award
- Richelle Koopman, MD, MS (2019)
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM)
STFM F. Marion Bishop Leadership Award
- Jack Colwill, MD (2002)
STFM New Faculty Scholar Award Winners
- Laura Morris, MD, MSPH (2012)
- Amanda Swenson, MD, MSPH (2012)
STFM Recognition Award
- Elizabeth Garrett, MD, MSPH (2010)
University of Missouri Awards/Honors
MU Alumni Association Gold Standard Legacy Family Award
- LeFevre Family: Michael LeFevre, MD, MSPH; Nicholas LeFevre, MD, MSAM, FAAFP; Whitney LeFevre, MD (2025)
MU Chancellor’s Committee Tribute to MU Women Award
- Elizabeth Garrett, MD, MSPH (2009)
- Richelle Koopman, MD, MS (2017)
MU Faculty Alumni Award Winners
- Jack Colwill, MD (1994)
- Mike Hosokawa, EdD (1996)
- Robin Blake, MD (2000)
- Harold Williamson, MD, MSPH (2009)
- Michael LeFevre, MD, MSPH (2013)
- Steven Zweig, MD, MSPH (2013)
- Richelle Koopman, MD, MS (2020)
MU Retiree of the Year
- Robin Blake, MD (2012)
MU School of Medicine/Medical Alumni Organization Citation of Merit
- Michael LeFevre, MD, MSPH (2013)
MU School of Medicine/Medical Alumni Organization Outstanding Young Physician
- Laura Morris, MD, MSPH (2023)
MU School of Nursing Honorary Alumni Award
- David Mehr, MD, MS (2023)
National and State Leadership
AAFP Commission on Health of the Public and Science
- James Stevermer, MD, MSPH (past member)
- Michael LeFevre, MD, MSPH (past member)
AAFP Commission on Governmental Advocacy
- Peter Koopman, MD (member)
AAFP Liaison to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
- Laura Morris, MD, MSPH (2024)
AAFP Representative to the Academic Family Medicine Advocacy Committee (AFMAC)
- Peter Koopman, MD (2023-24)
AAFP Vaccine Science Fellow
- Laura Morris, MD, MSPH (2018)
American Board of Family Medicine Board (ABFM)
- Jack Colwill, MD (past member)
- Elizabeth Garrett, MD, MSPH (past member)
ABFM Journal Editorial Fellow
- Nicholas LeFevre, MD, MSAM, FAAFP (2024)
ABFM National Journal Club Steering Committee
- Nicholas LeFevre, MD, MSAM, FAAFP
- Erik Lindbloom, MD, MSPH
- Laura Morris, MD, MSPH
Association of Departments of Family Medicine (ADFM)
- Steven C. Zweig, MD (past chair)
- Harold Williamson, MD, MSPH (past chair)
Council of Academic Family Medicine (CAFM)
- Richelle Koopman, MD, MS (chair)
Missouri Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP)
- Natalie Long, MD (president)
- Peter Koopman, MD (past president)
- Elizabeth Garrett, MD, MSPH (past president)
Missouri Vaccine Champions: Missouri Immunization Coalition
- Laura Morris, MD, MSPH (2023)
- Margaret Day, MD, MSPH (2023)
North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG)
- Richelle Koopman, MD, MS (past president)
Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM)
- Jack Colwill, MD (past president)
- Elizabeth A. Garrett, MD, MSPH (past president)
US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)
- Michael LeFevre, MD, MSPH (past member and chair)
- James Stevermer, MD, MSPH (member)
Campus Leadership
Assistant Dean for Clinical Curriculum, School of Medicine
- Scott Kinkade, MD, EdD
Chief Medical Officer for Ambulatory Care, MU Health Care
- Laura Morris, MD, MSPH
Director of Medical Student Education, School of Medicine
- Sarah Swofford, MD, MSPH
Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education, School of Medicine
- Kevin Kane, MD, MSPH
Medical Education Director of MU-Area Health Education Centers
- Laura Morris, MD, MSPH (past director)
- James Stevermer, MD, MSPH (past director)
Scholarship:
Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Membership
Founded in 1902, AOA is a national honor medical society established to recognize and perpetuate excellence in the medical profession. AOA elects outstanding junior and senior medical students, graduates, and honorary persons for membership. More than 20 current MU Family Medicine faculty and residents have earned AOA membership.
Faculty
- Paige Beauparlant, MD
- Robin Blake, MD
- Jack Colwill, MD
- Kevin Craig, MD, MSPH
- Benjamin Crenshaw, MD
- Brent Dudenhoeffer, MD
- Cheyenne Dudenhoeffer, MD
- Krystal Foster, MD
- Kevin Frazer, MD
- Elizabeth A. Garrett, MD
- Debra Howenstine, MD
- Michael L. LeFevre, MD
- Nicholas LeFevre
- Whitney Beck LeFevre
- Erik Lindbloom, MD, MSPH
- Natalie Long, MD
- Samuel Holt McNair, MD
- Laura Morris, MD, MSPH
- Robert Pierce, MD, MSPH
- Erika N. Ringdahl, MD
- James Stevermer, MD, MSPH
- Sarah Swofford, MD, MSPH
- Alex Zweig, MD
- Steven C. Zweig, MD
Residents
- Austin Squires, MD
- Andruw Wittels, MD
Teaching
Family Medicine faculty members are outstanding teachers and mentors whose efforts are consistently recognized with awards and honors from students and colleagues at the School of Medicine. The Jane Hickman Award, the highest recognition for teaching excellence in MU’s School of Medicine, was created in 1991. Since then, seven MU Family Medicine faculty members have been chosen for this outstanding honor.
- Elizabeth Garrett, MD, MSPH (1994)
- Robert L. Blake, Jr., MD (1997)
- Steven C. Zweig, MD, MSPH (2004)
- Michael C. Hosokawa, EdD (2007)
- Kevin Kane, MD, MSPH (2016)
- James Stevermer, MD, MSPH (2021)
- Sarah Swofford, MD, MSPH (2024)
Research
The Dorsett L. Spurgeon, MD, Distinguished Medical Research Award
University of Missouri Health Sciences Research Day
Recognizing outstanding achievements by MU medical school faculty in the early stages of their careers. In addition to receiving a cash prize, Spurgeon Award recipients deliver the keynote address at a ceremony held on Health Sciences Research Day. MU Family and Community Medicine Spurgeon Award winners:
- Erik Lindbloom, MD, MSPH (2005)
- Kevin Everett, PhD, (2006)
- Richelle Koopman, MD, MS (2010)
Excellence in Junior Faculty Research Mentoring Award
University of Missouri Health Sciences Research Day
- David Mehr, MD, MS (2017)
Leaders in Indigenous Medical Education Network (LIME)
LIMElight Award for Excellence in Indigenous Health Research
- Melissa Lewis, PhD (2017)
Patient Care: Best Doctors in America® (2019)
The “Best Doctors” list is one of the most prestigious and credible tools available to consumers for selecting a doctor. Only four percent of all U.S. doctors are selected by their peers for this honor.
- Kevin Craig, MD, MSPH
- David Cravens, MD, MSPH
- Benjamin Crenshaw, MD
- Seth Freeman, MD
- Peter Koopman, MD
- Richelle Koopman, MD, MS
- Michael L. LeFevre, MD
- Erik Lindbloom, MD, MSPH
- David R. Mehr, MD
- Erika N. Ringdahl, MD
- Casey Williams, MD, MSPH
- Lynn Wung, MD, MSPH
- Steven C. Zweig, MD
