Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine to Open Branch Campus in Georgia
PHILADELPHIA, June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Philadelphia College of Osteopathic
Medicine (PCOM), a private, not-for-profit institution based in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, plans to open a branch campus in Gwinnett County, Georgia.
Atlanta Campus -- Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine anticipates
admitting its first class of 80 students in August 2005. The goal of the
College is to train students from Georgia and surrounding states to practice
osteopathic medicine in the region.
Atlanta Campus -- Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is being
created to fill the need for more physicians in the area. The Georgia Board
for Physician Workforce finds that Georgia's physician supply is not keeping
up with the increase in population and that physician shortages will make
access to care in rural and inner cities more difficult. PCOM places a strong
emphasis on training primary care physicians, many of whom practice medicine
in traditionally underserved areas.
The campus has been given approval to initiate the student application
process by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation of the American
Osteopathic Association. Final Commission approval to begin accepting students
for admittance is expected in January 2005. The campus will feature full
educational resources, student services, a dedicated faculty and links to the
main campus via technology.
For more than a century, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine has
trained highly competent, caring physicians, health practitioners and
behavioral scientists who practice a "whole person" approach, treating people,
not just symptoms. PCOM offers the doctor of osteopathic medicine degree and
graduate programs in psychology, physician assistant studies, forensic
medicine, organizational development and leadership, and biomedical sciences.
Our students learn the importance of health promotion, education and service
to the community and, through PCOM's five Healthcare Centers, provide care to the medically underserved populations in inner city and rural locations.
