Dr. Larry McIntire Named Physician of the Year

Joplin, Mo. – The Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (MAOPS) recently named Dr. Larry McIntire, Freeman Ear, Nose and Throat Program Director, Physician of the Year at the MAOPS President’s Banquet. The award was given for his outstanding career accomplishments and for being a driving force behind the development of a Joplin campus for Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCU) College of Osteopathic Medicine.

“I was shocked to receive this extraordinary honor,” said Dr. McIntire. “This recognition would not have been considered without the Freeman physicians, staff, administration and board of directors working together to care for the patient population and promote the medical school.  Our combined efforts toward preparing for delivering care and medical education is in keeping with our mission.”

Dr. McIntire also praised the entire medical community, private individuals, organizations and foundations that have played pivotal roles in creating the Joplin campus.

“This medical school will be out-of-sight,” said Dr. McIntire. “It will shape the community for years to come.”

Dr. McIntire currently serves as Joplin Regional Medical School Alliance President and maintains several faculty clinical appointments at various universities.

A groundbreaking ceremony was held in March 2016 on the KCU-Joplin campus, and students will start attending in April 2017. The Joplin campus will be the first new medical school location to open in Missouri in more than 40 years. Freeman is a teaching hospital, a key component of the new school, and has made a commitment to provide residency and training opportunities for KCU Joplin students. The physician training program at Freeman has provided medical students and resident doctors the opportunity to study with some of the most knowledgeable and dedicated physicians in the country for more than 40 years.

About Freeman Health System
Locally owned, not-for-profit and nationally recognized, Freeman Health System includes Freeman Hospital West, Freeman Hospital East, Freeman Neosho Hospital and Ozark Center – the area’s largest provider of behavioral health services – as well as two urgent care clinics, dozens of physician clinics and a variety of specialty services. For 2016, Freeman earned dozens of individual awards for medical excellence and safety from CareChex®, a quality rating system that helps consumers evaluate healthcare providers. U.S. News & World Report ranked Freeman one of the top Hospitals in Southwest Missouri more than four years in a row. With more than 300 physicians on staff representing more than 60 specialties, Freeman provides cancer care, heart and vascular care, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopaedics, children’s services and women’s services. Additionally, Freeman is the only Children’s Miracle Network Hospital in a 70-mile radius. For more information, visit freemanhealth.com or facebook.com/freemanhealthsystem or follow Freeman President and Chief Executive Officer Paula Baker at twitter.com/freemanceo.