Dr. Cherry is a longtime physician educator who previously served as Vice President for Academic Affairs and Senior Associate Dean, and is currently serving as Advisor to the President, Professor of Family Medicine and Director of Continuing Medical Education at the OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Dr. Cherry, a licensed pharmacist, received his Doctor of Osteopathy from the University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kansas City. He joined the faculty of the Oklahoma College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery (now OSU) in 1977 and was instrumental in receiving grant funding to develop the OSU Family Medicine Residency Program.
Dr. Cherry is a Fellow in the American College of Family Practitioners and completed an Osteopathic Heritage Health Policy Fellowship from the American Osteopathic Association in 2001. He serves on the board of the Osteopathic Medical Education Consortium of Oklahoma and is a member of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Council of Deans.
He is a member of the College Academic Council, College Cabinet, Physician Manpower Training Commission Student Scholarship Committee, and served as Chair of the Student Selection Committee from 1991-2003. Dr. Cherry was recently nominated by OSU President David Schmidly to serve on the Image Enhancement Taskforce for Oklahoma State University.
Education
2000-2001
Osteopathic Heritage Health Policy Fellowship
American Osteopathic Association and Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
New York Institute of Technology
Columbus, OH
1975-1976
Rotating Internship
Hillcrest Osteopathic Hospital
Oklahoma City, OK
1971-1975
D.O. (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine)
The University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine
Kansas City, MO
1966-1969
B.S. (Pharmacy)
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK
1964-1966
East Central State University
Ada, OK
Professional Experience
2005-Present
Advisor to the President and Professor of Family Medicine
OSU Center for Health Sciences/College of Osteopathic Medicine
2003-2005
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Senior Associate Dean, Professor of Family Medicine
OSU Center for Health Sciences/College of Osteopathic Medicine
Tulsa, OK
1988-2003
Associate Dean for Clinical Education and Professor of Family Medicine
OSU Center for Health Sciences/College of Osteopathic Medicine
Tulsa, OK
1994-2002
Medical Director
OSU Health Care Center
1988–2000
AACOM Council of Deans
1998–2003
Director
Osteopathic Medical Education Consortium of Oklahoma (OMECO)
1991–Present
Director
Continuing Medical Education
1997–2000
Administrative Supervisor
Oklahoma AHEC
1994-1999
Director
Post Doctoral Education
1996-1997
Acting Chair
Family Medicine Department
1993-1997
Director
Area Health Education Centers
1985-1988
Assistant Dean of Clinical Education and Professor of General and Family Practice
OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine
Tulsa, OK
1984-1985
Assistant Dean of Clinical Education and Associate Professor of General and Family Practice
OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine
Tulsa, OK
1983-1984
Associate Professor of General and Family Practice and Acting Assistant Dean of Clinical Education
OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine
Tulsa, OK
1982-1983
Associate Professor of General and Family Practice and Acting Director of Clerkships
OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine
Tulsa, OK
1981
Tenured Associate Professor of Osteopathic Medicine
OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine
Tulsa, OK
1980
Associate Professor of Osteopathic Medicine
OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine
Tulsa, OK
1977
Assistant Professor of Osteopathic Medicine
OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine
Tulsa, OK
1976-1977
Private Practice, Moore, OK
Active Privileges:
Moore Municipal Hospital, Moore, OK
Hillcrest Health Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Associate Staff Privileges, Tulsa Regional Medical Center (TRMC), 1979-present
OSU-COM Program Involvement
1980-Present
Clinic Faculty
1987-1990
Program Director for DHHS Grant-Graduate Training in Family Medicine (Family Medicine Residency Development)
1984-1988
Chair, Clinical Education Committee
Faculty, Clinical Sciences II
1984-1987
Assistant Dean of Clinical Education
Faculty, Clinical Sciences I
Faculty, Clinical Sciences II
Coordinator, Clinical Sciences III, IV & V
Coordinator, Clerkships
1983-1984
Acting Assistant Dean of Clinical Education
Co-coordinator, Family Practice II
Co-coordinator, Clinical Sciences II
Chairman, Peer Review & Credentials Committee,
Finis W. Smith Teaching Clinic
1982-1983
Acting Director of Clerkships
Coordinator, Clinical Sciences I
Coordinator, Clinical Sciences III, IV & V
1980-1982
Chairman, Peer Review & Credentials Committee,
Finis W. Smith Teaching Clinic (OSU Healthcare Center)
Clinical Faculty, Finis W. Smith Teaching Clinic
1980
Instructor, Systems Biology III
1979-1980
Administrative Coordinator, Systems Biology Courses
1977-1983
Instructor, Clinical Sciences I
Instructor, Clinical Sciences II
Participation in Clinical Sciences III, IV & V
1977-1979
Co-coordinator, Systems Biology Courses
Faculty, Osteopathic Principles and Practices
Faculty, Clinical Sciences I
Faculty, Clinical Sciences II
Coordinator, Clinical Sciences III
College Service
1991-2003
Chairman, Student Selection Committee
1991-present
College Academic Council
1991-present
College Cabinet
1997-2000
Inspector, Family Medicine Residency-ACOFP
1989-2001
Inspector, American Osteopathic Association Pre-Doc Education Program
1994-present
Physician Manpower Training Commission Student Scholarship Committee
1996-2000
ACOFP Clinical Education and Evaluation Committee
1990-2000
AACOM Council of Deans
1989-1999
Inspector, American Osteopathic Association Post-Doc Intern Program
1988-2000
Peer Review-Oklahoma Osteopathic Association
1979-1993
Advisor, Student Osteopathic Medical Association
1991-1992
COM Curriculum Task Force
1987-1989
Academic Standards Committee
Intern Training Committee, TRMC
College Advisory Committee
College Academic Council
Programmatic Planning and Steering Committee
1983-1986
Combined Geriatric Task Force and Intern Training Committee, Oklahoma Osteopathic Hospital
OCOMOS General and Special Health Fairs
1985
OCOMS President Screening Committee
Department of General Practice Faculty Screening Committee
Osteopathic Run, Awards Ceremony
1983
Dean of Academic Affairs Search Committee
1980-1983
ACLS Committee, American Heart Association
1979-1981
Committee of the Faculty, Department of Interdisciplinary Sciences
1980-1981
Coordinator, ACLS for OCOMS students
1981
Curriculum Steering Committee (3-4 year conversion)
1979-1980
Allied Health Task Force, American Heart Association
1980
Chairman, Osteopathic Medicine
Chairman, Search Committee
1978-1979
Participation, Medical Explorer Post
1979
Chairman, Dean of Academic Affairs Search Committee
Institutional Self-Study Committee
Annually
Student Advisor
Area school physicals with OSU-COM students
College Standing Committees
Past and present:
- Member, Academic Standards Committee
- Member, Joint Committee, Hospital and College
- Member, Curriculum Committee, present
- Member, Student Affairs Committee
- Member, Student Selection Committee, Current Chair
- Alternate Member, Promotion and Evaluation Committee
- Ex-officio Member, Academic Standards Committee
- Member, Area Health Education Centers Evaluation / Resource Support Team
- Member, The Oklahoma College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery-Oklahoma Osteopathic Hospital Joint Affiliation Committee, 1984-present
Organization Memberships and Offices
- American Osteopathic Directors of Medical Education, (Board member,1993-95)
- Diplomat, National Board of Examiners, 1976
- American Osteopathic Association
- Oklahoma Osteopathic Association
- Oklahoma Chapter of American College of General Practitioners, (President 1992-93)
- Tulsa County District Osteopathic Association
- Academy of Osteopathic Directors of Medical Education, Board of Governors, 1993
- American College of General Practitioners
- Kansas City College of Osteopathic Medicine Alumni Association
- Iota Tau Sigma Fraternity
Achievements
1993
Fellow, American College of Family Practitioners
1992
Who's Who in the Southwest
1984
Certification, American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians
1980
Certification, Basic Life Support
Instructor Certification, Basic Life Support
Provider, Advanced Life Support
Active Medical and Pharmacy Licensure
- Pharmacy, Oklahoma
- Osteopathic Medicine, Oklahoma
Presentations
1997
Oklahoma Distance Learning Association
CME in the Rural Setting
1996
The Importance of Research at our Medical Schools (facilitate discussion)
AACOM Board of Governors
AACOM Council of Deans
1996
Expanded Curriculum: A Rural Graduate Medical Education Model. Poster presented at American Health Association annual meeting, New York, NY. L.D. Cherry, M.E. Rosenbaum, K.Sanders.
1996
Empowering Disadvantaged Communities to Recruit, Train and Retain Primary Care Providers: An Academic/Community Partnership. Presented at American Health Association annual conference. L.D.Cherry, T.W.Allen, M.T. Cardador
1995
Anti-aging Medicine Conference, Moderator
1992
Problem Based Curriculum,
Bowman Gray School of Medicine
1991
Look at the College Today,
OSU-COM Alumni meeting
1985
AHEC Rural Training for Physicians,
University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill)
Grants
Annually
Physician Manpower Training Commission-$1,600,000
1995
Physician Manpower Training Commission Rural Development Grant-$100,000
1993
Indian Health Care. DHHS-$135,000; L. Cherry, D.O., T.Pickard, D.O.
1987
Family Medicine Residency Grant-$530,000; L. Cherry, D.O., T.Yoes, Ph.D.
