Allison Macerollo, MD

The Ohio Academy of Family Physicians (OAFP) is pleased to announce that Allison Macerollo, MD, has been selected receive its 2024 Family Medicine Educator of the Year award.

The OAFP annually presents the Family Medicine Educator of the Year Award to a family medicine educator who exhibits extraordinary, beyond-the-call-of-duty merit, encourages students to pursue the ideals of family medicine, and is an inspiring leader.

Award nominator, Aaron D. Clark, DO, chair of the Department of Family and Community at The Ohio State University, explained, “Dr. Macerollo has been a leader in medical teaching and education …[she] has consistently modeled best practices in both the clinical and professional aspects of her career.”

Dr. Macerollo, a board certified family physician, is the vice chair for medical education at Ohio State’s Department of Family and Community Medicine. In this role, she supervises all aspects of medical education including faculty development, residency overview, and coordination. Dr. Macerollo is also the co-director of the department’s primary care track; responsible for the development of the three-year primary care track and all curriculum starting with recruitment, interviewing, selection of candidates, training, supervising, and advising.

“I am passionate about developing the future of family medicine and my goal is to help all people I encounter in my work including patients, medical students, residents, and coworkers, to become their best selves,” explained Dr. Macerollo.

She earned her medical degree from Ohio State’s College of Medicine and completed her family medicine residency at the Fairfax Family Medicine Residency Program in Fairfax, VA.

“My mission statement has been to provide excellent care to all patients who are not always able to identify it or demand it,” said Dr. Macerollo. “As I have had more and more roles in developing and teaching students, I have had to modify this mission to ensure my students go out into the world and provide this care throughout the country.”

Dr. Macerollo serves as an elected trustee for the OAFP Foundation Board of Trustees, as a member of the Medical Education Program Planning Committee for Ohio State, and is an elected member of the Faculty Experience Group that reports to the Dean of Ohio State’s College of Medicine. Dr. Macerollo is also a member of the Academic Standing Committee, the Leadership Development Program, and is the advisor of Ohio State’s Family Medicine Interest Group.

In addition to her academic and leadership roles, Dr. Macerollo volunteers for The Physician’s Free Clinic in Columbus, OH, and La Clinica Latina where she supervises students and provides care to the Latina community.

“Family medicine education allows me to be curious every single day,” explained Dr. Macerollo. “I am curious about patients, their lives, and how to guide them to better health; and curious about learners at all stages and how to develop the best physicians and even better family medicine physicians.”

Dr. Macerollo lives in Columbus, OH, with her spouse Tony Macerollo and has two children, Kennedy and Regan. She enjoys staying active by hiking, skiing, swimming, and practicing yoga.

The OAFP congratulates Dr. Macerollo for this recognition as the Family Medicine Educator of the Year.

To learn more about the Family Medicine Educator of the Year award, please visit the OAFP website.

The Ohio Academy of Family Physicians is a statewide, professional association with nearly 5,000 members, including practicing physicians, family medicine residents, and medical students. The scope of family medicine encompasses all ages, both sexes, and every disease entity. Family physicians provide comprehensive, continuing care to all members of the family. For more information, visit the OAFP website.

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Editor’s Note
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