Mary Jo Nicewarner Martin, M.D., MT (ASCP)

Dr. Martin obtained her BS in Medical Technology from West Virginia University School of Medicine, then obtained her Medical Degree from Marshall University School of Medicine in Huntington, W.Va. She completed a residency in anatomic and clinical pathology, as well as fellowships in Legal Medicine (forensic pathology) and Neuropathology from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. She served as a medical examiner for the Commonwealth of Virginia for 13 years.

Dr. Martin brings years of academic expertise to MSOM, having been a faculty member at Kansas City University in Joplin, Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Va., and with Virginia Commonwealth University Health System.

Courses Teaching:

• Pathology component, all preclinical courses

Professional Affiliations and Awards:

• Missouri Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons (MAOPS) 2021-present
• Southwest Osteopathic District (MAOPS), 2021-present
• Association of Pathology Chairs, Undergraduate Medical Educators Section (UMEDS) (2011- 2016)
• American Society for Clinical Pathology (1986 – 2016)
• Virginia Society of Pathology (2000 – 2016)
• Outstanding Advocacy Award (2013) Huntington Disease Society of America (HDSA); Southeast Virginia Affiliate; Chairperson
• Association of Pathology Chairs Honor Society (inducted October 2008).
• Outstanding Teacher Award (2005-6, 2007-8) – Best Teacher M-II Pathogenesis course (clinical lab)
• School of Medicine Virginia Commonwealth University, Medical College of Virginia campus.
• Charles W. “Buck” Moncure Autopsy Service Award (2002) – resident award for clinical and teaching excellence, Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University.
• Fergus O’M Shiel Teaching Award (1999-2000) – resident award for excellence in teaching medical students, Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University.

Community Attributes:

• Habitat for Humanity: Advocates for Diversity in Medicine Joplin student club, 10-22-2021
• Huntington Disease Society of America (HDSA), Springfield MO Team HOPE Walk, 9-18-2021
• We Care Day sponsored by KCU; orientation 2017, 2021
• MASH (Missouri AHEC {Area Health Education Centers} Science & Health) Camp:
  • Coordinator, Designer & Presenter, 45 middle school students at KCU-Joplin 6-27-18, 6-25-19
• Huntington Disease Society of America (HDSA), Southeast Virginia Affiliate:
  • Chairperson 2012- 2016
• Team HOPE HDSA fundraising walks
  • 2011-16 Virginia Beach, VA
  • 2016-19 (Chairperson 2019) Joplin, MO
• Ronald McDonald House Charities Joplin MO: cooking meals June 2018
• Big Red Shoe Race Ronald McDonald House Charities Joplin MO:
  • Hydration station support Sept 2016
• Dress to Impress Professional Clothing Drive at Missouri Southern University:
  • Shopper March 2017

Recent Publications:

• KCU Magazine, Fall 2022 The Science of Solved; A Breathless Pursuit, Subject of article
• Alexander-Passe N. Invisible Differences, Visible Success. Dio Press Inc, New York 2022. Chapter subject/collaborator in book about individuals with invisible “disabilities”.
• KCU Magazine, Spring 2018 How ADHD Made Me a Better Physician and Teacher, Subject of article