Albion’s Joel Travis, MD, was recognized by the UNMC Department of Family Medicine as the 2025 recipient of the Marion D. and Theodore H. Koefoot, Jr., MD, Outstanding Preceptor in Rural Family Medicine Award. He was honored March 13 at the Nebraska Academy of Family Physicians 77th Annual Meeting and Scientific Assembly.
The award is given to a rural Nebraska family physician who provides outstanding teaching and mentoring of medical students during their family medicine rural preceptorship and serves as an outstanding community physician. Dr. Travis was nominated by students who, over the years, have completed medical student rotations with him in Albion.
The Koefoot Award was created in 2005 in memory of Theodore Koefoot, MD. He was a charter preceptor for UNMC’s rural family medicine preceptorship. The award was established through a gift made to the University of Nebraska Foundation by Dr. Koefoot’s wife, Marion, and his daughter Gretchen Vondrak.
Dr. Travis also was celebrated by clinic staff from the Boone County Health Center.
UNMC students Jessie and Taylor Sullivan did their family medicine rotation with Dr. Travis in Albion and shared their experiences at the award presentation. The Sullivans will join the UNMC Advanced Family Medicine Training Track in July as sub-interns.
Dr. Travis is a graduate of UNMC and completed his residency in the UNMC Primary Care with Rural Training Track.
Congratulations Dr. Travis!!