Aaron George, D.O.

Dr. George serves as the Associate Dean of Clinical Education at the Meritus School of Osteopathic Medicine. He received his medical degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Philadelphia, PA, and completed his residency in family medicine at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC. Dr. George was an Andlinger Fellow in health policy with the Center for Public Health in Vienna, Austria, where he focused on models of care delivery. Dr. George is board-certified in Family Medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine.

Courses Teaching:

• Third Year Clinical Clerkship
• Fourth Year Clinical Clerkship

Professional Affiliations and Awards:

• 2023 - Young Professional of the Year, Washington County Chamber of Commerce, Hagerstown, MD
• 2020 - Educator of the Year, Meritus Family Medicine Residency, Hagerstown, MD
• 2018 - Readers’ Choice Award, Primary Care Physician, Public Opinion, Chambersburg, PA
• 2016 - 40 Under 40 Award Recipient, Pennsylvania Medical Society
• 2015 - White House Fellowship, Regional Finalist
• 2015 - Emerging Leader Award, Family Medicine Education Consortium (Awarded for leadership efforts and potential among young family medicine physicians in the Northeast)
• 2015 - Harvey Estes Memorial Award, Duke Family Medicine Residency (Awarded for leadership in addressing the needs of the community through patient care, service to the community, academic effort, and advocacy for addressing health disparities)
• 2014 - Excellence in Graduate Medical Education, AAFP and Bristol Myers-Squibb (National award recognizing outstanding family medicine residents for their leadership, civic involvement, and exemplary patient care)
• 2014, 2015 - Excellence in Teaching Students, Duke Family Medicine Pre-Doctoral Program
• 2013 - Professionalism Award, Duke University School of Medicine (Nominated and awarded from among over 1,000 resident physicians at Duke by Duke Medical Students)
• 2013, 2014 - Resident Role Model Award, Duke Family Medicine Residency
• 2013, 2014 - Resident Advocate Award, Duke Family Medicine Residency
• 2013 - Thomas E. Matheson, MD Memorial Award, Duke Family Medicine Residency
• 2004 - Fourth Degree Member, Knights of Columbus
• 2001 - Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America

Community Attributes:

Service to the board of directors for the Hagerstown YMCA, Fahrney Keedy Senior Living Community, and Western Maryland Hospital Center.

Recent Publications:

• Joshi, M., George, A.E. Healthcare Transformation: A Guide for the Health System Board Member. CRC Press, 2024.
• Joshi, M., George, A.E. Leading Health Care Transformation: A Primer for Physician Leaders. CRC Press, 2023.
• George, D., George, A.E., George, K.L. "Big Data Just Got Bigger: Implications of Real-World Evidence and Patient-Entered Data on Healthcare and Healthcare Policy." American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. 2019;14(1):40–44.
• George, A.E., Joshi, M. "The Value of Less: Improving Patient Care by Reducing Unnecessary Procedures." NEJM Catalyst. Published on October 19, 2022. DOI: 10.1056/CAT.22.020.
• George, A.E., Joshi, M. "You Need a Herd for Herd Immunity." NEJM Catalyst. Published on July 23, 2020. DOI: 10.1056/CAT.20.0348.