Mark Kauffman, DO, Named ACOFP Fellow

Mark Kauffman, DO

NAMED ACOFP FELLOW

The 2021 Class of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) Conclave of Fellows was recognized recently during the ACOFP 58th Annual Convention and Scientific Seminars. This honorary designation is bestowed upon candidates who have contributed outstanding national and local service through teaching, authorship, research or professional leadership, and who demonstrate dedication to ACOFP, as well as commitment to the health and welfare of their patients and to the future of osteopathic family medicine. The Conclave of Fellows selected Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at LECOM Bradenton, Mark Kauffman, DO, into its 2021 Class.

The assiduously skilled physician-educator has a lengthy history expanding the depth and breadth of the medical field.

Dr. Kauffman attended St. Francis University in Loretto, Pennsylvania, where he received his undergraduate degree in Physician Assistant Studies in 1990; he earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Degree from LECOM in Erie, Pennsylvania in 2000.

Dr. Kauffman’s areas of expertise include history taking and physical examination, having published three texts, including History and Physical Examination: A Common Sense Approach and the COMLEX Level 2-PE Review Guide, as well as more than twenty journal articles, and the COMLEX 2-PE Interactive Video Series.

Dr. Kauffman was the recipient of the 2020 LECOM/LECOMT Research Support Grant to conduct an in-depth Analysis of COVID-19 and Other Pathogens on Restaurant Surfaces.

In 2017, he also was awarded the LECOM Distinguished Citizen Award, an honor bestowed upon the member of the LECOM community who has supported the development of LECOM programs through service and patronage.

Dr. Kauffman is active in the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) as a Bureau of Osteopathic Education Committee Member and he serves as a Board of Trustee of the Florida Society of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians.

LECOM luminary and emeritus, Robert George, DO, sponsored Dr. Kauffman for the Fellow designation, referencing Dr. Kauffman’s scientific paper entitled, AMA USMLE COMLEX Equality Statement Impact on Residency Program Applicant Selection.

LECOM extends its hearty congratulations to Dr. Mark Kauffman in recognition of this estimable honor.