Dean's Council 
Ray Stowers, DO, FACOFP
Vice President and Dean
Craig J. Lenz, DO, FAODME
Senior Associate Dean
Jonathan Leo, PhD
Associate Dean of Students
Dennis Kiick, PhD
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Basic Medical Sciences
Gregory Smith, DO, FACOFP
Associate Dean of Clinical Medicine
JooHee Kim, MPH
Executive Director of Academic Services
Michael Wieting, DO, FAOCPMR, FAAPMR
Director of Program Development
Gerald Osborn, DO, MPhil
Associate Dean of Community and International Medicine
Michelle Heinan, EdD, MS, PAC
Director, PA Program
Dr. Ray Stowers currently serves as vice president and dean for the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine at Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tenn.
Dr. Stowers was an associate professor of Family Medicine and director of the Division of Rural Health at Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Tulsa, Okla. He was also the director of the Oklahoma Rural Health Policy and Research Center.
Dr. Stowers continues to be a leader in osteopathic medicine, as well as an advocate for rural healthcare. He graduated from Phillips University in Enid, Okla. and received his D.O. degree from the University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kansas City, Mo. He completed an internship at Tulsa Regional Medical Center. He is board certified in family practice by the American Board of Osteopathic Family Physicians, and is a fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (FACOFP).
Dr. Stowers practiced as a rural physician in Medford, Okla., for 25 years. His leadership positions have been extensive, including president of the Oklahoma Osteopathic Association, past member of the Board of Trustees of ACOFP and commissioner and chairman of the Oklahoma Physician Manpower Training Commission. He currently serves on the American Osteopathic Association's Board of Trustees and Council on Federal Health Programs, and is a past Commissioner of Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC), which advises Congress on Medicare issues. Dr. Stowers currently serves as a voting member of the Tennessee Osteopathic Medical Association (TOMA) and the Rural Health Association of Tennessee (RHAT).
Dr. Stowers' continuing interests are innovations in medical education, rural healthcare delivery policy and national physician manpower and training issues.
Dr. Craig Lenz received his DO degree from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He received a BSE in areospace engineering from Princeton University and attended the University of Pennsylvania's master's degree program in counseling psychology. In 1989 he was conferred as a Fellow in the Collegium of the Academy of Osteopathic Directors and Medical Educators (FAODME).
Dr. Lenz holds board certification from the American Board of Osteopathic Family Practitioners (ABOFP) and is a past Fellow of the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM). Additionally, he was a member of the Commission for Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) and on the Board of Directors for the National Board of Osteopathic Medicine Examiners (NBOME). Dr. Lenz travels throughout the country serving as an inspector for the American Osteopathic Association's (AOA) and Osteopathic Postgraduate Training Institute's (OPTI) internship programs. He also chairs accreditation visits to osteopathic colleges for AOA COCA.
Dr. Lenz was appointed to LMU-DCOM's Dean's Council on November 1, 2005. He brings with him more than 25 years of experience in clinical medicine and medical education. Previously he has served as Dean at the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific at Western University of Health Sciences, and chairman of the University of New England's Dean's Council. In three different family practice residency training programs, he has served as the Director of Medical Education and/or Family Practice Residency Director.
While working in medical education for the past 25 years, Dr. Lenz' continuous clinical experience includes private family practice and emergency medicine in Maine, California and Tennessee.
His areas of academic expertise include medical errors and patient safety, case-based ethical dilemmas in the emergency department, domestic violence in the emergency department, professionalism in medical education and the cognitive theory of differential diagnosis. His academic research has been in content neutral critical thinking in first year medical students.
Dr. Jonathan Leo received his PhD in Anatomy from the University of Iowa where he studied the effect of drugs on the developing brain. He received his BA from Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn. In 1995 he became an assistant professor of anatomy at the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific at Western University of the Health Sciences (WUHS). During his nine-year tenure he taught gross anatomy, physiology and neuroscience in the medical, physician assistant, physical therapy, pharmacy and nursing programs. In the medical school he also served as the course director for both Medical Neuroscience and the Head and Neck section of Gross Anatomy. Dr. Leo won several teaching awards during his stay at WUHS.
In 2004 Dr. Leo became the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) in Bradenton, Fla. He also taught anatomy and served as a facilitator in the LECOM problem-based learning curriculum. Dr. Leo has written numerous textbook chapters including chapters on neurophysiology and neuropharmacology for several leading textbooks. He has also been published in numerous scientific journals. His most recent article on serotonin was published in the Public Library of Science (PLoS). The article was covered by numerous media outlets including WebMD, Medscape, Nature, Forbes, The Scientist and was featured in The Wall Street Journal Science Section.
For the past 10 years Dr. Leo has also served as a lecturer for the Kaplan preparation course for the COMLEX exam, in which capacity he has lectured at many of the osteopathic colleges. He is also an author of the Kaplan Anatomy Review book.
Dr. Dennis Kiick received his PhD from the University of North Texas in 1985 and went on to a NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Wisconsin. He went on to become an assistant professor of biochemistry at University of Tennessee Memphis Health Science Center where he received a 5-year, $350,000 NIH FIRST Award to conduct research into the mechanisms of enzyme catalysis.
Dr. Kiick left UT Memphis in 1995 and began his tenure at College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific at Western University, where he most recently served as Chairman of the Basic Medical Sciences Department and professor of biochemistry. During his 10-year tenure he twice received the Outstanding Basic Science Professor Teaching Award.
Dr. Kiick was appointed to LMU-DCOM's Dean's Council on Janaury 3, 2006. Beyond his 20 years of teaching experience, Dr. Kiick has also been published in many journals including the Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, the Journal of the American Chemical Society, Biochemistry, Journal of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology and more. He has also been a featured presenter at various seminars.
His areas of academic expertise include energy and lipoprotein metabolism, acid-base chemistry and nutrition.
Dr. Gregory Smith received his bachelor's of science degree from Baylor University and his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Degree from Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine. After completing an internship in family practice at Dallas Family Hospital, Dr. Smith completed his family practice residency in Waco, Texas. Dr. Smith also completed a fellowship in surgical obstetrics at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Oklahoma City and a U.S. public health fellowship in Washington, DC. Dr. Smith pursued a PhD in higher education administration from the University of North Texas as well as a masters of divinity from Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary in Centennial, Colo., over the next dozen years. He is currently working on a PhD in the field of Old Testament/Hebrew at the B.H. Carroll Theological Institute. His dedication to education truly is enhanced by his personal desire for continuing education and his love to teach others.
Dr. Smith is board certified in family practice and a fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians. He is an instructor in ACLS & ALSO, as well as being Level II certified in occupational medicine. He holds memberships in multiple national and local professional organizations, including the ACOFP Board of Governors.
Dr. Smith’s experience in rural family practice, full-time teaching at the University of North Texas Health Science Center, and tenure as a director of Osteopathic Medical Education as the family medicine residency director at St. Anthony's in Oklahoma City make him uniquely qualified for his current position as the associate dean for clinical affairs. When you add his years of work with the South Metro Fire Department, as a regional dean for Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine and College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific and his experience as president/CEO of Occ Med Colorado, his knowledge and expertise spans a wide area which will benefit the college, faculty and students.
Ms. JooHee Kim received her graduate degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1998 with a Masters in Public Health (MPH), emphasis in Health Administration and Policy. She has served in osteopathic medical education for over eight years in the areas of pre-doctoral education and post-doctoral education.
Ms. Kim joined LMU-DCOM on October 3, 2005, from Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (OSUCOM) where she was the Adminstrative Director for the Osteopathic Medical Education Consortium of Oklahoma. There, she provided administrative leadership and support for seven graduate medical education education institutions and over 190 interns and residents.
At LMU-DCOM, Ms. Kim is the Executive Director of Academic Services and is responsible for the support in the development of educational programs, working closely with faculty and assessing learning outcomes as it relates to overall goals and objectives. She is responsible for the annual self-study for LMU-DCOM as required by the American Osteopathic Association Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (AOA COCA). Currently, she serves on the LMU-DCOM Dean's Council and is a member of the Curriculum Committee, the University Institutional Effectiveness Committee and the University Level V Committee. Her interest in medical education research is in the areas of competency based education and assessment.
Dr. Michael Wieting received his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from Oklahoma State University-College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed an internship at Hillcrest Health Center in Oklahoma City, Okla., and residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at the University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinics. He continued his studies with a fellowship in sports medicine/electrodiagnostic medicine at Michigan State University and has also completed the AOA Health Policy Fellowship. He is certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and holds a Certificate of Added Qualification in Occupational Medicine from the American Osteopathic Board of Preventive Medicine. Dr. Wieting is a Fellow of the American Osteopathic College of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and a Fellow of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (of which he is a past president).
Dr. Wieting serves on the executive committee of the Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and is chair of the Standards Review Committee, which accredits all osteopathic certification boards. He is also the secretary-treasurer of the American Osteopathic Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (and is a past Chair of that Board).He serves as a residency program and OPTI inspector for the AOA and an accreditation surveyor for the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities. Dr. Wieting is also the secretary-treasurer and a member of the Board of Directors of the Advocates for the American Osteopathic Association.
Dr. Wieting’s academic and research interests include the use of osteopathic manipulative treatment in medical rehabilitation, international rehabilitation medicine, teaching and retaining complex psychomotor skills, dysphagia, curriculum development, medical education in the clinical setting and psychometrics. His clinical areas of expertise include neurologic and orthopedic rehabilitation, sports medicine, swallow dysfunction and the use of botulinum neurotoxins.Dr. Wieting has published textbook chapters in his areas of expertise and articles in numerous American and European journals and serves as editor and manuscript reviewer for two journals in physical medicine and rehabilitation. His clinical practice has involved inpatient and outpatient physiatry; he has served as a team physician at the high school, collegiate, professional levels and at Olympic and Paralympics world competition.
Dr. Gerald Osborn received his DO degree from the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1973, after completing his senior year electives at the University of Sheffield Medical School in the UK. He completed his residency and postdoctoral fellowship in Psychiatry at Michigan State University where he remained on the faculty and served in a number of administrative posts. He continued his training and education in Medical Humanities and earned his MPhil degree in the History and Philosophy of Science from the University of Cambridge (UK) in 1986. He has been active in his specialty organizations and has been awarded Distinguished Fellowship in both the American College of Neuropsychiatrists and the American Psychiatric Association. In 2002 he left MSU to become the Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of KCOM. In 2005 he joined the faculty of Social Sciences at Truman State University before joining LMU-DCOM in 2008. Dr. Osborn is a past president of both the American College of Neuropsychiatrists and the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners. He is extensively published in the areas of clinical psychiatry, medical education, and the history of medicine. He continues to be active clinically and in 2007 was elected into “Best Doctors in America.”
Dr. Osborn became involved in the NBOME in 1986 as Chair of the Psychiatry Test Construction Committee and has served in a number of capacities since including Board Member, Chair of the Finance Committee, & Product Committee Chair as well as President. He was actively involved in the development, implementation and evolution of the COMLEX-USA, including the early phases of the Clinical Skills Examination. During his Presidency, he was closely involved in maintaining the integrity of COMLEX-USA as the pathway to licensure for osteopathic physicians with the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB).
Dr. Michelle Heinan received her doctorate of education from Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale,
Fla. and is a certified Physician Assistant.
Dr. Heinan served as a physician assistant in family practice and occupational medicine settings before joining the faculty of the University of Findlay (Ohio) in 1998. Heinan has served as physician assistant program director at East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C. and Methodist University in Fayetteville, N.C. She also served as associate professor and director of didactic education at Arizona School of Health Sciences in Mesa, Ariz. Most recently, Dr. Heinan served as Dean of the School of Health Sciences and Program Chair for Health Services Management at Argosy University/Twin Cities in Eagan, Minn.
Dr. Heinan was recently named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. She is a member of the Physician Assistant Education Association, the American Academy of Physician Assistants, Phi Gamma Sigma International Professional Society and Society for the Preservation of Physician Assistant History.
She serves as a reviewer for a number of publishers and publications, including the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants and the Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice (IJAHSP).
