PCOM Receives Initial Approval for Moultrie Campus
December 7, 2017On December 5, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, received initial approval from its accrediting agency to establish an
additional location in Moultrie, Georgia. With this approval, the college will move
forward with the development of PCOM South Georgia, a four-year campus with an opening class of 55 Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) students. Plans call for the new 75,000-square-foot institution to begin classes
in August of 2019.
Since 1899, PCOM, a nonprofit institution of higher education, has trained highly
competent, caring physicians, health practitioners and behavioral scientists who practice
a “whole person” approach to health care—treating people, not just symptoms.
PCOM President and CEO Jay S. Feldstein, DO ’81, said, “This accomplishment is a credit to the commitment of the South Georgia Medical
Education and Research Consortium and all partners who have joined forces to bring
this idea to fruition. We’re confident PCOM South Georgia will have a positive impact
on health care in the South Georgia region.”
The consortium is a partnership of independent hospitals in South Georgia. It was
established in an effort to address healthcare access and physician planning through
the development of a medical education pipeline and graduate medical education programs.
PCOM received initial approval from the American Osteopathic Association’s (AOA) Commission
on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) for the Moultrie location and met the
criteria as outlined by the accrediting agency, including an assessment of support
for the college from the South Georgia region.
Dean and Chief Academic Officer H. William Craver III, DO, said, “We’re excited as
we move forward in making significant investments in South Georgia in capital infrastructure,
pipeline programming and the educational scope of the region. It is a pleasure to
be working with physicians, healthcare facilities and educational partners in South
Georgia. I am truly appreciative of the assistance of the consortium and its leadership,
along with our founding anchor hospitals as this initiative progresses.”
GA-PCOM, PCOM’s branch campus in Suwanee, Georgia, focuses on recruiting, educating, graduating
and retaining health professions students from Georgia and the surrounding states.
The Moultrie location will join with GA-PCOM in this focus. In addition, recognizing
the state’s critical need for physicians in the South Georgia region, PCOM South Georgia
will seek to recruit qualified students who wish to pursue a career in rural medicine.
To help accomplish this mission, PCOM is working to establish partnerships with colleges
in the South Georgia region.
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About PCOM South Georgia
In 2019, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM), a premier osteopathic
medical school with a storied 125-year history, extended its commitment to the Southeast
by establishing PCOM South Georgia. An additional teaching location in Moultrie, Georgia, PCOM South Georgia offers both
a full, four-year medical program leading to the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
degree and a Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences. PCOM is a private, not-for-profit
institution that trains professionals in the health and behavioral sciences fields.
Joining PCOM Georgia in Suwanee in helping to meet the healthcare needs of the state, PCOM South Georgia
focuses on educating physicians for the region. For more information, visit pcom.edu or call 229-668-3110.
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Email: cindymo@pcom.edu
Office: 229-668-3198 | Cell: 229-873-2003
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