(Photo Provided) Caitlyn Santer, D.O., right, received the 2024 Outstanding Primary Care Preceptor Award for the Central West Region of WVSOM’s Statewide Campus. Santer is a family medicine physician at Marietta Memorial Hospital. The award was presented by Marla Haller, D.O., the region’s Statewide Campus assistant dean.

LEWISBURG, W.Va. — Two area physicians received recognition for their work with West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) students.

Caitlyn Santer, D.O., received the 2024 Outstanding Primary Care Preceptor Award for the Central West Region of WVSOM’s Statewide Campus.

Santer is a family medicine physician at Marietta Memorial Hospital.

Jason Gessel, D.O., received the 2024 Outstanding Specialty Preceptor Award for the Central West Region of WVSOM’s Statewide Campus. Gessel is an orthopedic surgeon at First Settlement Orthopaedics in Marietta.

Preceptors assist and provide guidance to WVSOM medical students in their third- and fourth-year clinical rotations. Each year, Outstanding Primary Care and Specialty Preceptor Awards are given to physicians from each of WVSOM’s seven Statewide Campus regions who have demonstrated excellence in teaching and mentoring.

(Photo Provided) Jason Gessel, D.O., left, received the 2024 Outstanding Specialty Preceptor Award for the Central West Region of WVSOM’s Statewide Campus. Gessel is an orthopedic surgeon at First Settlement Orthopaedics in Marietta. The award was presented by Marla Haller, D.O., the region’s Statewide Campus assistant dean.

These health professionals have also demonstrated a commitment to community wellness and service.

There are 88 hospitals, clinics and medical centers across West Virginia and surrounding states that participate in WVSOM’s Statewide Campus system.