Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

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Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Location

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Atlanta, Georgia

Established

January 24, 1899

Community

Urban

Type

Private coeducational

Classification

Medical

Enrollment

1,300

President

Matthew Schure, PhD

School Colors

Burgundy and Gray

Motto

"Mens et Manus" (The Mind and the Hand)

Quarterly

PCOM Pulse

Website

www.pcom.edu

The Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) is one of the oldest and largest osteopathic medical schools. Founded in 1899, PCOM is home to over 1000 medical students as well as graduate-level students in several other fields of health care. One of the largest medical schools in the United States, PCOM is noted for being the largest civilian producer of US military physicians. The college is also known for producing primary care physicians. In 2005, PCOM opened a branch campus in Atlanta, Georgia.

1 History
2 Academics
3 PCOM healthcare centers
4 Residency program
5 Center for Chronic Disorders of Aging
6 Notable alumni
7 External links

[edit] History

The Philadelphia College and Infirmary of Osteopathy (PCIO) was founded on January 24, 1899 by the Rev. Mason W. Pressly, D.O., and Oscar John Snyder, D.O. In September 1899 the first PCIO degree was awarded to a transfer student; the first PCIO "class," comprised of one woman and one MD, graduated in February 1900. The college, renamed Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, opened is current campus in 1973. During the 1990s a series of new graduate level programs were added, expanding the scope of the medical school to a wide range of health-care related programs. In 2005 the school expanded to Georgia with a new branch campus.

[edit] Academics

As a free-standing medical school, PCOM offers only graduate-level training. Degrees offered by the college include:

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
DO/MBA
DO/MPH
DO/PhD in Health Policy
DO/PhD in Biomedical Sciences (starting in 2007)
Clinical Master of Science
MS in Biomedical Sciences
PsyD in Clinical Psychology
PsyD in School Psychology
MS in School Psychology
Ed.S. in School Psychology
MS in Counseling and Clinical Health Psychology
MS in Organizational Development and Leadership
Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies (CAGS)
MS in Health Sciences - Physician Assistant
MS in Forensic Medicine

[edit] PCOM healthcare centers

In addition to its affiliation with several teaching hospitals, PCOM runs five primary care healthcare centers. The clinics serve the dual purpose of providing community-based health care as well as providing educational experiences for medical students. Services include family medicine, gynecology, geriatrics, psychology, and OMM.

Sullivan County Medical Center
Roxborough Healthcare Center
Cambria Street Healthcare Center
Lancaster Avenue Heathcare Center
PCOM City Avenue Healthcare Center

[edit] Residency program

PCOM offers a traditional rotating internship, 15 AOA-accredited postgraduate medical training programs, and fellowship program:

[edit] Center for Chronic Disorders of Aging

PCOM's Center for Chronic Disorders of Aging is an interdiciplinary reasearch organization. NIH-supported reasearch includes fields such as Alzheimer’s disease, cardiovascular/reperfusion injury, chronic inflammatory responses, stem cells, and immunosenescence. The center provides reasearch training for medical students as well as graduate students in both the basic sciences and clinical trials. Collaborating institutions include Kuopio University (Finland) , Thomas Jefferson University, Veterans Administration Medical Center, and the Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine.