Touro Professor Receives Female Leader Award
Natalie Nevins, DO, MSPHE, American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians Outstanding Female Leader Award
Touro University California College of Osteopathic Medicine professor Dr. Natalie Nevins has been honored by the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) with its Outstanding Female Leader Award. Since 2012, ACOFP has honored female physicians who serve as role models, teachers, leaders and sources of inspiration for men and women alike.
Known for her commitment to those around her and as a source of inspiration through her roles as an esteemed military officer, educator, osteopathic family physician, volunteer and leader, Dr. Nevins is a colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve, serving as a flight surgeon and Commander for the 820th Hospital Center, and is currently enrolled in the U.S. Army War College. Additionally, Dr. Nevins serves as assistant dean of graduate medical education and professor of family medicine and neuromusculoskeletal medicine at Touro University California, College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Her service extends far beyond her involvement with the U.S. Army Reserve and the U.S. Air Force, as she regularly drives the osteopathic profession forward through her contributions to ACOFP and the American Council on Graduate Medical Education, among other organizations. Because of her dedication to others, Dr. Nevins has been honored with several awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons of California, the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award, the Army Meritorious Service Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, to name a few.
In a statement, Dr. Nevins said of the award, "I am humbled and honored," by the recognition.
"I strive to be a role model for our future female leaders and show them you are only limited by your imagination and motivation to serve," Dr. Nevins said, adding a specific note to young female physicians and medical students, "always remember to be kind, not only to your patients and others, but to yourself."