Newswise — 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 location.
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