Teresa W. Zryd, MD, MSPH, FAAFP, was virtually sworn-in as the 2021-22 president of the Ohio Academy of Family Physicians (OAFP) during its virtual Annual Membership Meeting on August 15, by American Academy of Family Physicians Board of Directors Chair Gary LeRoy, MD, FAAFP.
Dr. Zryd has held numerous leadership positions since joining the OAFP in 1998. She previously served on the Board of Directors as president-elect, vice president, and treasurer. She has also served on multiple committees including National Action, Public Policy, and the Payer & Practice Resource Team.
Dr. Zryd began her healthcare career as an assistant health commissioner at a local health department after earning her Masters in Public Health from Western Kentucky University. In this role, she became aware of a community shortage of family physicians. She prioritized family physician advocacy and decided to pursue a career in family medicine herself. She earned her medical degree from the Wright State University (WSU) Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH, in 1995, and completed her residency at the Dayton Community Family Medicine Residency Program in 1998 where she served as chief resident.
Hoping to impart the notion of public health and community medicine on new generations of family physicians, Dr. Zryd returned to the WSU Family Medicine Residency Program and served five years as faculty, then went on to spend 14 years as its program director.
Dr. Zryd currently serves as system vice president of academic affairs/research for Premier Health, and continues to work as a preceptor for the WSU Family Medicine Residency Program. She is also the chief medical consultant for Dayton Public Schools and one of the team physicians for the University of Dayton.
Dr. Zryd resides in Xenia, OH, with her fiancé, Andy, and their “girls,” Sophie the Vizsla and Luna the Lab.
The OAFP congratulates Dr. Zryd as she begins her role as president!