PCOM South Georgia

PCOM President and CEO Jay S. Feldstein, DO '81, is pleased to welcome students back to campus. We are excited to be able to see our community members on campus once again!

PCOM South Georgia has added a one-year Preclinical Sciences track to the Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences program. With this track, students meeting the academic requirement can complete their degree in just one year! Interested in learning more? Read here: https://bit.ly/34nVaEd

Wishing our students, faculty, staff and friends a safe and happy #MemorialDay. Thank you to those who have served!

"I’m joining the cool kids club with Tony and will be starting my first year of medical school at PCOM South Georgia this fall. I could make a really long and sappy post, but all of you know exactly what this means to me. My heart is so full. Thank you for being part of my journey." : @drsciuva Our eyes are leaking as we welcome another student to our Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine program! Destiny Sciuva is currently a student in the Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences program and will be joining the DO Class of 2025.

A small class size and small community makes for a family-like learning atmosphere and environment for our medical students. Take a listen as our students explain the benefits of receiving their medical training right here in Moultrie.

In light of National Health Education Week, celebrated October 19 - 23, we enlisted the help of a few notable faculty members across PCOM campuses to share why ...they are passionate about educating future healthcare professionals. I was an educator before becoming a physical therapist. While my clinical work has opened many doors for me, being a physical therapist has ultimately brought my teaching into clearer focus, says Philip A. Fabrizio, PT, DPT, EdD, associate professor of physical therapy at PCOM Georgia. My teaching role has become more like a facilitator and personal role model exploring a variety of teaching and learning strategies with students as I guide them into our profession. And as a facilitator, I think I can take an equal amount of pride in the success of each student, because ultimately they teach me as much as I teach them. #NHEW2020 #ChoosePT

Did you miss our graduate student Instagram takeover yesterday? Don't worry! You can watch it on our Instagram highlight here: https://bit.ly/3j8ByJf And to learn more about our Master's of Science in Biomedical Sciences program, click here: https://bit.ly/3keds15

In light of National Health Education Week (NHEW), celebrated October 19 - 23, we enlisted the help of a few notable faculty members across PCOM campuses to sha...re why they are passionate about educating future healthcare professionals. Educating and mentoring PCOM students is one of my greatest joys, says Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Jason Kaplan, DO, FACC, clinical assistant professor of internal medicine, division of cardiology. PCOM students have strong educational backgrounds and are eager to learn; it is my job to help mold them into excellent, well-rounded clinicians and scientists. For me, it makes it all worthwhile when everything I have taught them comes togetherwhen they are able to answer the tough questions, when they read the complicated articles on their own to further understand complex topics, and when they truly enjoy what they are doing. It is during these moments that I measure my success as an educator, because once they have made it to this point, being a great doctor is usually just a matter of time. #NHEW2020

We're spreading the word! Have you seen our new signs around the area? They're all "right here in South Georgia" just like us!

Join us on Instagram Tuesday, October 20 to spend the day with graduate student Destiny Sciuva as she takes you through her day in the life of a biomedical sciences student at PCOM South Georgia. She'll be explaining what our students do on a daily basis and answering any questions you have about PCOM South Georgia. Follow our Instagram page here: https://www.instagram.com/pcomsouthga/

PCOM Perspectives is now LIVE! This episode features Stacie Fairley, PhD, assistant professor of microbiology and immunology at PCOM South Georgia. Dr. Fairley speaks with Jay Feldstein DO '81, president and CEO, about the effects of COVID-19 on Rural America. Tune in here: https://bit.ly/34XLaS2

What a perfect alignment of the PCOM South Georgia mission, our students' passion and the future of medicine. Learn more about two future physicians who will be practicing in underserved areas and the scholarship that made it happen. Click here: https://bit.ly/30IYIj1

Join the Cultural Competency Program for their annual Fall Panel. This year's topic is Racism and Implicit Bias in the Health Care System, focusing on how these two factors can affect patients. Register here: https://bit.ly/354ziOv

With American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine's recommendation for all colleges of osteopathic medicine to provide virtual interviews for the 2020-2021 year, PCOM South Georgia began its interview season via video chat last week. The College believes this type of interview process may prove beneficial for candidates by easing their nerves and making interview season more affordable for students. Read more about the new look and feel of the DO interview season here: https://bit.ly/3iy3E0f

The Office of Diversity and Community Relations invites you to celebrate and honor Hispanic Heritage Month. Join the PCOM community for weekly events that will give attendees a better understanding of the difference between Latino and Hispanic, microaggressions, historical events and more.

Another day, another moment to be #PCOMproud of the work that our students are doing outside of the classroom. Members of the Student National Medical Association Club, a PCOM South Georgia student-led organization, will soon be mentors to the youth of Moultrie through a mentorship program with the Moultrie Boys and Girls Club. We want young students to see people who look like them thriving, which in turn boosts their confidence. These students all have their own individual... experiences and obstacles to overcome, and their story is worth telling. They just need encouragement and words of wisdom. - Chizoba Akunwanne (DO '23), SNMA community service liaison Learn more about the mentoring program here: https://bit.ly/34a9hwp

"I wear a mask because it is important that our students have a safe environment where they can thrive!" - Justina Mason, Ed.D, assistant director of student affairs

As a healthcare practitioner, you have to be on your game. The mental stress is definitely trying. Every dayor even twice a daya new protocol comes out about how we should treat patients with the coronavirus. The procedures keep changing. We are learning on the fly how to attack this virus. Read more from Joshua Baron, DO ’03, emergency medicine physician, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Main Line Health, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania: https://bit.ly/3cHfaVL #PCOMheroes