James A. DiRenna Sr., DO Appreciation Award recipient - Ian Fawks, DO, FACOFP 

Dr. Fawks was honored at a ceremony on January 20 during the 2024 MSACOFP Winter Family Medicine Update. This award recognizes organizations or individuals that have shown continued support for the osteopathic profession and family medicine.

Dr. Fawks has served in many roles including medical director at a minimum-security prison, an emergency room physician, a medical director for a nursing home, and a hospitalist. He has also been a field surgeon with the Missouri Army National Guard for nearly 20 years. His current rank is Colonel, and he serves as the state surgeon. Most recently he was appointed as the Army National Guard family medicine consultant to the Surgeon General of the Army National Guard.

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