RAPID CITY, S.D. (April 1, 2023) – Monument Health recognized 10 physicians and providers at the second annual Physicians and Providers Awards Banquet on Thursday, March 30. The event was created to celebrate and honor the hard work and dedication providers have shown their patients and the communities they serve.
Seven award categories were created to highlight the different areas of the medical profession. The awards included; The Julie Raymond, M.D., Distinguished Clinician Award; The Distinguished Researcher Award; The Distinguished Educator Award, The Mark L. Harlow, M.D., Distinguished Community Leader Award and the Dr. William E. Robinson/Dr. Frank Howe Legacy Award.
“These awards are a way to recognize the hard work and effort of our most outstanding physicians and providers,” said Brad Archer, M.D., Monument Health Chief Medical Officer, “Their dedication to their profession elevates our health care system and has an untold impact in the lives of our patients and the communities we serve.”
The awards were open to Monument Health medical providers.
The 2023 winners are:
- Kyle Schmidt, M.D., the New Physician of the Year Award
- Courtney Carmichael, PA-C, New Provider of the Year Award
- Joseph Tuma. M.D., FACC, FSCAI, the Julie Raymond, M.D., Distinguished Clinician Award
- Drew Purdy, M.D., FACC, the Distinguished Researcher Award
- Roger DeRaad, the Distinguished Researcher Award
- Joy Falkenburg, M.D., the Distinguished Educator Award
- Andrew VanOsdol, M.D., the Distinguished Educator Award
- Margaret Becker, M.D., the Mark L. Harlow, M.D., Distinguished Community Leader Award
- Stephen Kovarik, M.D., the Robinson-Howe Legacy Award
- Deborah Kuehn, CNP, the Robinson-Howe Legacy Award