Faculty
Timothy Mott, M.D., FAAFP
Program Director
Dr. Mott attended the University of North Carolina where he earned his undergraduate degree in biology, and the University of South Carolina School of Medicine where he was awarded the Doctor of Medicine in 1995.
His postgraduate medical education included an internship and residency in family medicine at Naval Hospital Pensacola, Fla., and a fellowship in faculty development (academics) at the University of North Carolina. He is board-certified in family medicine.
While in the navy, Dr. Mott served in multiple leadership positions to include chair of medical staff quality, credentials and chief of the medical staff. He finished his navy career as the family medicine specialty leader to the surgeon general. As a physician educator, he served as faculty, director of undergraduate medical education and residency director.
Dr. Mott deployed in service of both Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Additionally, he served as the sole medical officer for the Medical Civilian Action Program in Cameroon, supporting the African Partnership Station.
Dr. Mott is a fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians and holds an associate professor appointment at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. In 2010 he was elected to a three-year term on the board of directors of the Uniformed Services Academy of Family Physicians. He is a member of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine and the Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors. He has won multiple teaching awards and has published and lectured widely on various topics including leadership, evidence-based medicine, patient safety, and the relationship of food and disease.
In 2014 he was recognized by the USAFP as their Family Physician of the Year and by the AFMRD with a Bronze Level Program Director Recognition Award. He is currently board chair and executive editor of the Family Physicians Inquiries Network, a national consortium supporting evidence-based medicine and clinical scholarship in family medicine graduate medical education programs.
Dr. Mott has more than 30 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters. He remains in high demand for peer-review services to multiple journals. Dr. Mott also has traveled the country lecturing at more than 30 conferences and workshops to include his most recent keynote presentation at the USAFP conference in Seattle.