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Outstanding Resident of the Year

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Outstanding Resident of the Year

MEFACOOG and the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) honor an osteopathic OB/GYN resident who performs at an exceptional level.

About the award

Presented at the 93rd Annual Conference · April 9-13, 2026 · Orlando, FL

The Outstanding Resident of the Year program is a collaboration between MEFACOOG and the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP). The award recognizes an osteopathic OB/GYN resident who performs at an exceptional level and exceeds what their program expects.

ACOFP presents the initial recognition. MEFACOOG then honors the recipient in person at the ACOOG Annual Conference, in front of their peers and colleagues.

This year's recipient

Alesha Sands Foster, DO

Outstanding Resident of the Year

Alesha Sands Foster, DO

St. John's Episcopal Hospital / South Shore

Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Far Rockaway, NY

Past recipients

YearRecipient
2024Julia Magness, DO
2023Brooke Neumann, DO
2022Joseph Bush, DO, LT
2021Ankita Mahajan, DO
2020Joshua R. Leichty, DO, MPH
2019Marianne C. Krupka, DO
2018Helen Kristina Martinez-Costa, DO
2017Bryan R. Sweeney, DO
2016Ryan Kooperman, DO

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