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Joel Travis, MD, named Koefoot outstanding preceptor

The award recognizes a rural Nebraska family physician and preceptor who provides outstanding teaching of medical students.

Apr 17, 2025

Mindy Lacey, MD, family medicine medical student education director; Joel Travis, MD; Kimberly Jarzynka, MD, vice chair and residency program director; Jeff Harrison, MD, chair of the UNMC Department of Family Medicine; and Jolene Wees, clerkship coordinator. (Photo by Ben Semisch Photography)
Outreach

Zachary Meyer, M.D., of Grand Island receives 2019 Koefoot Award

The Koefoot Award was created in 2005 in memory of Theodore Koefoot, M.D. He was a charter preceptor for UNMC’s Rural Family Medicine Preceptorship.

May 13, 2019

From left: Jeff Harrison, M.D., University of Nebraska Medical Center rural residency director; Mindy Lacey, M.D., UNMC medical student education director; Zachary Meyer, M.D., Koefoot Award recipient, and Michael Sitorius, M.D., chair of the UNMC family medicine department.

Zachary Meyer, M.D., receives 2019 Koefoot Award

Grand Island physician honored to work with students.

May 6, 2019

Department of Family Medicine Rural Residency Director Jeff Harrison, M.D., department Medical Student Education Director Mindy Lacey, M.D., Koefoot Award recipient, Zachary Meyer, M.D., and department chairman Michael Sitorius, M.D.

Angela Brennan, M.D., honored with Koefoot Award

Dr. Brennan lauded as outstanding preceptor in rural family medicine.

May 18, 2018

From left, UNMC Department of Family Medicine Medical Education Director Mindy Lacey, M.D.; Geoffrey Talmon, M.D.; Gretchen Vondrak, Nick Vondrak, Suzanne Hansen, Gretchen Hansen, Everett Hansen, Brad Hansen, Angela Brennan, M.D., department chair Michael Sitorius, M.D., and department vice chair Jeff Harrison, M.D.
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