Jason E. Marker, MD, FAAFP, serves as Treasurer on the Board of Trustees of the American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation. Dr. Marker was born and raised in northern Indiana near the town of Wyatt, where he is now in a two-physician private practice with Dr. Tricia Walters. He graduated from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and then attended Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, Indiana. While a medical student, he started his involvement with the Board of Directors of the Indiana Academy of Family Physicians and with that organization’s Foundation.
Upon graduation, he entered the Family Medicine training program at Memorial Hospital in South Bend, Indiana, where he was the first graduate of the four-year curriculum in Health Services Management. This program allowed him to incorporate time for a Master’s Degree in Public Affairs from Indiana University in South Bend, as well as advanced training in practice management, health finance, economics and health services delivery. In 2002, Dr. Marker opened his private practice in Wyatt and now practices the full scope of Family Medicine including OB, office procedures, house calls and nursing home care.
In addition to his private practice, Dr. Marker is active in church, school district and community events, and has contributed to the advancement of many charitable causes not just financially, but also through the gifts of time and service. In 2007, Dr. Marker was elected to a term on the AAFP Board of Directors as a New Physician, allowing him to learn about and contribute to his specialty at a national level. He is currently serving as Chairman of the Board of the Indiana Academy of Family Physicians. Awards include the 2006 Memorial Hospital Family Medicine Teacher of the Year and the 2008 Indiana Rural Health Association “Doc Hollywood” Physician of the Year.
Jason and his wife, Kirsten, have three daughters: Ellen, Hannah and Lauren. The family is very involved in 4-H, including raising chickens, turkeys and goats on their hobby farm. Dr. Marker is excited and proud to have the opportunity to serve the American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation.
