PETER BIDEY, DO '08, MSED, FACOFP
Dean and Chief Academic Officer, PCOM Osteopathic Medicine Program
Associate Professor
Dr. Peter Bidey has served on the faculty since 2012. Since 2018, he has acted as
vice chair (and previously, medical director) of the Department of Family Medicine,
and most recently, as assistant dean of clinical curricular integration. He is a clerkship
director and co-course director for myriad ambulatory, family medicine, and primary
care skills courses.
He is on staff at Main Line Health – Lankenau Medical Center. He previously served
as an attending physician, as director of medical education and as program director
of the PCOM/Suburban Community Hospital Family Medicine Residency at Suburban Community
Hospital in Norristown.
Dr. Bidey serves as president of the Pennsylvania Osteopathic Family Physicians Society
(POFPS). He sits on the Board of Governors of the American College of Osteopathic
Family Physicians (ACOFP) and acts as department chair of various ACOFP committees.
He also chairs the NBOME Clinical Decision-Making and Key Features Content Committee.
He is a member of ACOFP, POFPS, the American Osteopathic Association, and the Pennsylvania
Osteopathic Medical Association. At PCOM, he is a member of the Student Professional
Conduct Committee and faculty advisor to the PCOM Student Chapter of ACOFP and the
PCOM Student Chapter of Primary Care Progress.
Dr. Bidey has been recognized for his dedicated work both as a teacher and clinician.
His honors include Outstanding Advisor of the Year (PCOM; received three times), Osteopathic
Family Medicine Educator of the Year (ACOFP), the Frederick J. Solomon, DO FACGP Award
for Merit (POFPS), and Case Writer of the Year (NBOME), among others.
Dr. Bidey holds a bachelor's degree from Duquesne University, a doctor of osteopathic medicine degree from PCOM, and a master of science in education degree from the University
of Pennsylvania. Board-certified by the AOBFP in family medicine and OMT, he is a
fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians.
Education
- Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO), PCOM, 2008
Research
Dr. Bidey's research interests include preventive medicine, obesity issues, and student
education in family medicine and osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM).
Awards
- Outstanding Advisor of the Year (PCOM)
- Osteopathic Family Medicine Educator of the Year (ACOFP)
- Frederick J. Solomon, DO, FACGP Award for Merit (POFPS)
- Case Writer of the Year (NBOME)
- Steven A. Betz Memorial Award (Mercy Suburban Hospital)
- AOA-NYIT Training in Policy Studio Fellowship
- ACOFP Future Leaders Program
- The Vickers Family Practice Resident Award (PCOM)
Memberships
- Pennsylvania Osteopathic Family Physicians Society (POFPS)
- American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP)
- American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
- Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association (POMA)
- NBOME Clinical Decision-Making and Key Features Content Committee
He is also a member of the Student Professional Conduct Committee and faculty advisor
to the PCOM Student Chapter of ACOFP and the PCOM Student Chapter of Primary Care
Progress.