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Parkersburg physician honored with primary care preceptor award

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Kim Stooke, M.D. (second from left), received the 2026 Outstanding Primary Care Preceptor Award for the Central West Region of WVSOM’s Statewide Campus. Stooke is a family medicine physician with WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg, W.Va. The award was presented by Kelita Deems, the region’s Statewide Campus director (left), Marla Haller, D.O., the region’s Statewide Campus assistant dean, and Christina Kuhn, the region’s Statewide Campus administrative assistant (right). (Photo provided)

LEWISBURG, W.Va. - An area physician received recognition for her work with West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) students.

Kim Stooke, M.D., received the 2026 Outstanding Primary Care Preceptor Award for the Central West Region of WVSOM's Statewide Campus. Stooke is a family medicine physician with WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg, W.Va.

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.

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

There are 69 hospitals, clinics and medical centers across West Virginia and surrounding states that participate in WVSOM's Statewide Campus system.

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