LEWISBURG, WV (LOOTPRESS) – West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine Assistant Professor, Christopher Kennedy, D.O. has been selected as one of the honorees for The State Journal’s Generation Next: 40 Under 40 list.
The program honors young professionals whose work is actively making West Virginia a better place to live, conduct business, and raise families. Kennedy saw recognition as one of the recipients of the honor at a Clarksburg ceremony which was held on June 19, 2024.
Kennedy is a staff physician and vice chair of the Department of Medicine at the Robert C. Byrd Clinic in Lewisburg, West Virginia – this, in addition to his instructional duties with the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine.
“Every part of a student’s education is important, but medical school is where they really start to take on the identity of a physician,” says Kennedy. “It’s rewarding to mentor them through the good times and bad times. Shepherding them through this important time in their lives, and making sure they’re happy and doing well mentally, it’s exciting.”
Kennedy is also chair of the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine’s curriculum committee and serves on the faculty council, curriculum building committee, predoctoral curriculum subcommittee, preclinical curriculum subcommittee, item review subcommittee, and curriculum assessment subcommittee for the school as well.
Joining the WVSOM faculty in 2020 after earning his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from WVSOM, Kennedy was recognized with the President’s Outstanding Faculty Award in 2022. This year, he received the Osteopathic Principles and Practice Integration Teaching Award from the school, which honors members of the faculty who effectively incorporate osteopathic medicine into teaching and classes.
“Dr. Kennedy is a remarkable individual, and it’s a privilege to work with him,” said WVSOM Department of Clinical Sciences Chair, Andrea Nazar. “His dedication to outstanding and compassionate work in medical education are genuinely making a positive impact in our state.”
