Dr. LeBlond's clinical interests include primary care internal medicine, rural internal medicine training and practice, practice-based teaching, and rural hospitals and healthcare.

Honors, Awards, and Organizations

• American College of Physicians, 1979-
• American Medical Association, 1979-
• American Hospital Association Region VIII, "Trustee Who Makes a Difference," Trustee Magazine, 19(11), November 1990
• National Rural Health Association, 1990-98
• Society of General Internal Medicine, 1994-
• Medical Excellence Award, Deaconess Foundation, Billings, Montana, 1995
• American College of Physicians, Montana Chapter, Laureate Award, 1996
• Iowa State Medical Society, 1997-98, 2000-
• Johnson County Medical Society, 1997-98, 2000-
• Bylaws Committee, Iowa ACP, 1997-99
• America’s Most Positive Physicians, Honorable Mention, 1996
• "Teacher of the Year" awarded by the Internal Medicine Residents, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 1998
• American Board of Internal Medicine 1993-8; secretary treasurer 1996-98;
• Chair, IM test writing committee 1996-8; executive committee 1996-98
• American Board of Family Practice 1998-2003
• Residency Review Committee for Internal Medicine 1998-2001; Vice Chair 2002-04
• Institute for Clinical Evaluation; Board of Directors 1999-2001; Treasurer 2000-01
• Livingston Memorial Hospital Board of Directors 1979-1991, 1994-6; Chairman 1983-1991
• UI Family Care Center, Medical Director 1997-
• University of Iowa Collegiate Teaching Award 2003

Medical School:
University of Washington,
Seattle

Residency:
Columbia University

Fellowship:
University of Washington,
Seattle