March 9, 2023 – Joseph M. Kaczmarczyk, DO, MPH, MBA, received the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO) Lifetime Achievement Award. The award was announced during the CREOG & APGO Annual Meeting.
In his acceptance remarks, Dr. Kaczmarczyk reflected on post-pandemic medical education and shared three of his conclusions:
“First, we must continue to become increasingly more comfortable with ambiguity, uncertainty and change. Second, we must enhance the teaching and learning of clinical reasoning. Third, we must increase the strategic focus on and investment in our learners becoming master adaptive learners.”
As part of his efforts to operationalize this admonition, Dr. Kaczmarczyk is currently pursuing becoming a Physician Coach through SurgeonMasters.
About the APGO Award
The APGO Lifetime Achievement Award was instituted by the Board of Directors to honor APGO leaders who have demonstrated consistency of work in furthering the goals of APGO and ob-gyn academic medicine, commitment to an academic career as evidenced by past activities, and contributions regarded as important to ob-gyn medical education.
About Joseph M. Kaczmarczyk, DO, MPH, MBA
Dr. Kaczmarczyk retired as vice dean of the osteopathic medicine program at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) and previously served as interim dean and chief academic officer at PCOM Georgia for 13 months.
A 1982 graduate of PCOM, Dr. Kaczmarczyk has held other leadership positions within PCOM including associate dean of clinical education and associate dean of undergraduate medical education. Additionally, Dr. Kaczmarczyk served as president of the American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOOG) during 2002-2003 and the ACOOG representative to the APGO Undergraduate Medical Education Committee.
Prior to joining PCOM, Dr. Kaczmarczyk served in the United States Public Health Service (USPHS) for 23 years and retired at the rank of captain. Dr. Kaczmarczyk is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology; preventive medicine/occupational medicine; and integrative holistic medicine.
About Physician Coach Training
Physician Coach Training is accredited by the International Coaching Federation with 60 hours of Continuing Coach Education (CCE) credit hours and is a path to Associate Certified Coach (ACC). Learn more at PhysicianCoachTraining.com.
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