AOCPMR Regions and Regional Directors

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Mission for Regional Directors

Attending Directors

• Oversee membership growth in region
• Guide and manage resident and student member drive
• Pledge 5 new attending members per each meeting (5 for the Mid Year and 5 for the Annual)
• Engage regional physiatric integration (OMM, residency training program, local societies)  through lecturing, tutorials and mentoring
• Be a proactive representative of AOCPMR

Resident Directors

• Oversee resident member growth in region
• Contact and network with local residency program regarding education and value of AOCPMR
• Mentor regional osteopathic PMR medical students

Student Directors

• Oversee student member growth in region
• Educate and inspire medical students in PMR

Region I

Director:  Adam Cugalj, DO
Resident/Fellow Director(s):  John Lavelle, DO and Alex Levchenko, DO
Student Director:  Ann Lichtenstein

Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Rhode Island
Vermont

Region II

Director: Barry Bakst, DO
Resident/Fellow Director: Maryum Rafique, DO
Student Director: Grant Stone

Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Maryland
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
Washington DC
West Virginia

Region III

Director: Shelley Nepa, DO
Resident/Fellow Director: Jenny Kendall, DO
Student Director: Jessica North

Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Minnesota
Ohio
Wisconsin

Region IV

Director: Paul S. Jones, DO
Resident/Fellow Director: Bradley Benson, DO
Student Director:Amir Mahajer

Iowa
Kansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Texas
Puerto Rico

Region V

Director: Robert Billow, DO
Resident/Fellow Director: Brandon Messerli, DO
Student Director: Troy Bushman

Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Hawaii
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon
Utah
Washington
Wyoming