Andrea Pax Mann, DO, FAAP, has been named the dean and chief academic officer of the
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program at 黑料传送门 Georgia effective this spring. In this position, she will direct and oversee the activities
of the Clinical and Bio-Medical Sciences departments, as well as deliver policy and
curriculum as required by the 黑料传送门 president,
provost and board of directors.
Provost Kenneth Veit, DO 鈥�76, MBA, said, 鈥淲e are very pleased to welcome Dr. Mann to Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Her depth of experience in academic medicine, administrative leadership and as a physician practitioner will prove beneficial as we continue to move 黑料传送门 Georgia forward.鈥�
Dr. Mann is well qualified for this position, having most recently served as the assistant dean for clinical education, chair of pediatrics, and associate professor of pediatrics and internal medicine at the Jerry M. Wallace, Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Buies Creek, North Carolina. She has 20 years of experience in academic medicine with close to five years at the dean鈥檚 level with a record of accomplishment as a leader, administrator, educator, innovator, mentor and advisor.
Dr. Mann describes herself as 鈥渁 solid, flexible, optimistic, and introspective leader who is approachable and never backs down from a challenge.鈥� Her style is to 鈥渆mpower and encourage people to become the very best versions of themselves.鈥� She said, 鈥淲ith the ever-changing climate in the world and medicine, I feel it is important to consistently work to remain current and to set a new high standard for medical education.鈥� She has received several teaching awards and was elected by students to carry both the gonfalon and the mace, positions of honor, at Campbell University鈥檚 commencement ceremonies.
She said, 鈥淪erving the underserved is fundamental to my core belief as a servant leader and as a physician. My true commitment lies in not only contributing to the shaping of physicians who are exceptionally competent and knowledgeable, but also who are compassionate, empathetic, and deeply care for and understand the whole patient.鈥�
At Campbell University, she has served as the Pediatrics Club advisor, the Internal Medicine 鈥� Pediatrics Club advisor, the Exceptional Camels Club advisor, a sub-interest group of the CUSOM chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and as the Women in Medicine Club advisor.
Dr. Mann is a graduate of Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English with a minor in Biology. She earned a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, Pennsylvania, in 1999, and completed an internal medicine and pediatrics residency in 2003 at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio, her hometown.
Prior to her role at Campbell, Dr. Mann worked as an attending physician at Senders Pediatrics, South Euclid, Ohio, a 10,000 patient private practice, where she supervised residents, medical students, nurse practitioners, registered nurses and medical assistants, and was listed as one of Cleveland Magazine鈥檚 Top Doctors in 2011 鈥� 2014. She also worked as an attending internist and pediatrician at MetroHealth Brooklyn Medical Group, Brooklyn, Ohio, where she practiced in a hospital-affiliated urban community health clinic. She was a research assistant at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, where she conducted bench research on Alzheimer鈥檚 disease in the department of neurology and co-authored two journal articles.
In addition, she served as a standard setting panelist for the humanistic and biomedical domains for the NBOME COMLEX-USA, Level 2 鈥� PE. She has participated in the Administrative Leaders Development Program of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, received the 2020 Clinical Faculty Award as nominated by the class of 2020, and the Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence, both at Campbell University.
An active volunteer, Dr. Mann has participated in community service activities including acting as a physician facilitator and camp counselor at a camp for grieving children in Morehead City, North Carolina, and as a medical director for MedFest for the Special Olympics in Morrisville, North Carolina.
She is married to Brian Mann, MS, PA-C, who has been named Chief of 黑料传送门 Simulation Operations, a position that will report to the provost and serve all three 黑料传送门 campuses and multiple healthcare professional programs. Further information regarding his role is forthcoming.
The Mann鈥檚 have two children, Benjamin, a collegiate Division II swimmer and scholar-athlete, and Mackenzie, an internationally ranked CrossFit athlete, a high school honors student and an aspiring physician. Dr. Mann enjoys spending time with her family, playing with the family鈥檚 three goldendoodles, participating in CrossFit with her daughter, sports photography, and watching her children compete in sports.
黑料传送门 Georgia has been serving students and the community for 20 years as a branch campus of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (黑料传送门), a private, not-for-profit, accredited institution of higher education established in 1899. Located in Suwanee (Gwinnett County), 黑料传送门 Georgia offers doctoral degrees in osteopathic medicine, pharmacy and physical therapy. Graduate degrees are offered in biomedical sciences, medical laboratory science and physician assistant studies. The campus joins 黑料传送门 South Georgia in Moultrie in helping to meet the healthcare needs of the state. Emphasizing "a whole person" approach to care, 黑料传送门 Georgia focuses on educational excellence, interprofessional education and service to the community. For more information, visit pcom.edu or call 678-225-7500. The campus is also home to the Georgia Osteopathic Care Center, an osteopathic manipulative medicine clinic, which is open to the public by appointment. For more information, visit .
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