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.
Kim Roman, M.D.
Kim Roman, M.D., is a graduate of the University of South Carolina in Charleston. She went on to begin her 25 year plus career in the military by attending an internal medicine internship in Oakland, CA, followed by a year as a general medical officer at the Navy Shipyard in Long Beach, CA. She then graduated from the family medicine residency at NAS Pensacola in Pensacola, FL, earning her “Wings of Gold” at Naval flight surgeon school at the same time. Following an amazing 12 year career in the Navy that included tours at the Navy Test Pilot School in Patuxent River, MD, 5 years as a family medicine faculty member at Camp Pendleton, CA, and a deployment to Kuwait, Dr. Roman transitioned into the US Public Health Service. She was then detailed to the US Coast Guard for the next 13+ years, where she cared for Coast Guard Aviators in Mobile, AL. Following an extremely rewarding career in military medicine, Dr. Roman has returned to her first love: patient care in conjunction with teaching the next generation of family physicians.
Behaviorists
Carol P. Motley, M.D.
Dr. Motley completed medical school at the Medical University of South Carolina. She is board certified in family medicine and has practiced obstetrics for most of her career. Dr. Motley has worked in community-based residency programs, the university academic setting, a hospital-owned practice and private practice. She has been active teaching and advising medical students as well as residents. She has a strong interest in behavioral science and community-oriented family care.