LIVING THE MISSION: A JOURNEY FROM STUDENT TO DEAN AND IN BETWEEN Fifteen years ago, in the spring of 2006, a young medical student named Joe Kingery was preparing to graduate from the Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine with little to no idea about the exceptional future that lay ahead. In July, Joe Kingery, D.O., KYCOM ’06, MBA ’18, FACOFP, FAAFP, was named the new dean of KYCOM. Since its founding in 1997, KYCOM has been a leader in medicine for the Appalachian region, where the guiding principle has been to educate physicians to serve underserved and rural areas and he is dedicated to that mission.
During his time as a KYCOM student, Kingery directly benefited from the small class sizes, the tradition of an open-door policy by faculty and staff and the individualized attention the students received to become the best physician possible. 16
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