Leaving a Legacy By Lucy Holman ’89 editor
His tenure has been notable, marked by more than a decade of strategic growth, advancing the promise to bring medicine to the mountains. In June, Boyd R. Buser, D.O., will retire as vice president for health affairs and dean of the University of Pikeville’s Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine (KYCOM). Dana C. Shaffer, D.O., will become dean on July 1, 2018. “I couldn’t be more pleased,” said Buser. “It is time for another person to take KYCOM to the next level. It was my hope when we hired Dana he would succeed me. He’s highly qualified and more than ready. I think the school will be in good hands.” KYCOM experienced tremendous growth during Buser’s leadership, opening the Coal Building, a $40 million educational facility that provided for the expansion of the school’s class size. In its 20th year, KYCOM has graduated more than 1,300 osteopathic physicians and is consistently ranked nationally in rural and family medicine.
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UPIKE MAGAZINE | SPRING 2018
