Jocelyn Young, DO, MSc, FAAFP, has been named “Family Practice Educator of the Year” by the New York State Academy of Family Physicians. Dr. Young serves as chairperson of the Department of Family Medicine at UHS Hospitals and practices at UHS Primary Care Clinton Street.
In her teaching role, she is part of the core faculty at the UHS Family Medicine Residency Program. She is also an assistant clinical professor of family medicine at the State University of New York’s Upstate Medical University and works with third- and fourth-year medical students.
Dr. Young has been with UHS for four years. She received her degree from the New York Institute of Technology’s College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed a family medicine residency and a master’s degree program in health professions education at the University of Rochester.
The Academy of Family Physicians established the “Educator of the Year” award for excellence in family practice education in 1991. It recognizes physicians like Dr. Young “who have made outstanding contributions to education for family practice” in undergraduate, graduate and continuing education.
