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Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine faculty member named Ohio鈥檚 Family Physician of the Year

Assistant clinical professor Nathaniel Overmire, D.O. was named family physician of the year by the Ohio Chapter of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians. The award recognizes an osteopathic physician who is involved in the community and has an exceptional clinical practice. Overmire, a 2016 graduate of OHIO's Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, serves as a part-time faculty member on the college鈥檚 Dublin campus, where he teaches clinical skills to first- and second-year medical students. In 2022, he became the Franklin County coroner.

鈥淎s a coroner, I talk to families all the time who are experiencing a loss, and what I want to say to you all tonight is that I鈥檓 so proud of you 鈥� because I know that you are dealing with trauma, dealing with grief 鈥� and I鈥檓 proud of you for showing up and being here and being in this community as an osteopathic physician,鈥� Overmire said to attendees at the recent Ohio Osteopathic Symposium, where numerous Heritage College faculty and alumni were recognized for their achievements. 鈥淎s an OUHCOM alumnus, I am also proud of what we are doing. We are influencing our community, we are making our community safer, better. We鈥檙e teaching the next generation of physicians.鈥�

HCOM alum Jessica Harrah receives award at OOS

Two Heritage College graduates were also recognized by ACOFP as the top family medicine residents in Ohio. Jessica Harrah, D.O., is the chief resident at Doctors Hospital Family Medicine and graduated from the Heritage College in 2018. Kate Spencer, D.O., a 2022 Heritage College graduate raised in Glouster, is a resident with the OhioHealth O鈥橞leness Family Medicine Residency in Athens.

HCOM alum Kate Spencer receives award at OOS

Below is the complete list of award recipients honored at the Ohio Osteopathic Symposium, a continuing medical education event for osteopathic physicians that is co-sponsored by the 51社区 Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Society of Alumni & Friends and the Ohio Osteopathic Association.

Heritage College Society of Alumni & Friends

  • Alumnus of the Year 鈥� Kristen Conrad-Schnetz, DO 鈥�09
  • Outstanding Recent Graduate 鈥� Francis Essien, DO 鈥�18
  • Medal of Merit 鈥� John Koncelik, DO 鈥�82
  • Distinguished Service 鈥� Andrew Razzano, BS '05, DO 鈥�09
  • Honorary Alumnus 鈥� Louis Leone, D.O.

Ohio Chapter of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians

  • Distinguished Service 鈥� Eduardo A. Robles, DO 鈥�97
  • Family Medicine Resident of the Year 鈥� Jessica L. (Skoglund) Harrah, DO 鈥�18, and Kate Spencer, DO 鈥�22
  • Young Family Physician of the Year 鈥� Sean M. Johnson, D.O.
  • Family Physician of the Year 鈥� Nathaniel R. Overmire, DO 鈥�16

Ohio Osteopathic Association

  • George L. Eckert Jr., DO Mentor of the Year 鈥� John F. Ramey, BS '87, DO 鈥�92
  • Distinguished Service 鈥� Jennifer L. Gwilym, BS '99, DO 鈥�03
  • M. Bridget Wagner, DO Humanitarian 鈥� Sarah Adkins, PharmD
Published
May 8, 2025
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