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Pikeville College names vice president and dean for School of Osteopathic Medicine

Buser

PIKEVILLE, Ky. — On behalf of the Board of Trustees at Pikeville College, President Hal Smith announced today the appointment of Boyd R. Buser, D.O., as vice president and dean of the Pikeville College School of Osteopathic Medicine (PCSOM).

“It is my honor and pleasure to announce that Boyd Buser, D.O., has been selected and has agreed to serve as the permanent dean for PCSOM,” said Smith. “He, of course, has been serving as the interim dean since September. He was the candidate recommended by the search committee for the deanship and he was endorsed by the executive committee. Boyd has outstanding credentials and experiences. We feel very fortunate to have him in this important position of leadership for the institution.”

Buser previously served as the associate dean for Clinical Affairs at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNECOM) in Biddeford, Maine, where he was also vice president for health services and dean (interim).

“Having gotten to know and work with him during the last several months, I know that he is equally excited about being at PCSOM and in Pikeville,” Smith continued. “We look forward to the opportunities ahead and are pleased to welcome Dr. Boyd Buser, and his wife, Pam, to the College family.”

“I am pleased and honored to have this opportunity to serve Pikeville College and the School of Osteopathic Medicine,” said Buser. “I have enjoyed the past three months as interim dean and hope to continue in the development of the school and the important work being done here. My wife Pam and I are happy to be in Pikeville. We have been well received and look forward to becoming an active part of the community.”

A native of Iowa, Buser received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa. After earning his osteopathic medical degree from the Des Moines (Iowa) University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1981, he went on to complete an osteopathic internship at the former Cranston General Hospital in Cranston, R.I. He is board certified in family practice as well as osteopathic manipulative medicine.

A fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, he was re-elected as first vice president to the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) Board of Trustees in July. Buser was also recently appointed to the Current Procedural Terminology editorial panel by the Board of Trustees of the American Medical Association. He is the first D.O. to be appointed to the panel.

As past-president of the American Academy of Osteopathy, the New England Academy of Osteopathy, the Maine Osteopathic Association (MOA), and former chairman of the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners, Buser maintains a leadership role within the osteopathic medical profession. A member of the AOA’s board since 2004, he serves the AOA in a number of other capacities, including chairman of the Bureau of Emerging States’ Concerns and member of the Bureau of Osteopathic Clinical Education and Research.

Since earning his D.O. degree, Buser has received many awards for outstanding achievements within the osteopathic medical community. The MOA presented him with the Distinguished Service Award in 1996 and 2007 and the Roswell Bates Award in 1994. Also in 1994, the AOA, along with the American Osteopathic Foundation, named him Educator of the Year.

- A View from the Hill featuring Boyd Buser, March 2008