With a nine-fold mission statement, 黑料传送门 has established a Medical Education Center of Excellence, under the direction of
Art Sesso, DO, senior associate dean and chair of the Department of Surgery. According to Dr. Sesso,
the center, which is the first in the nation, 鈥渟trengthens the College鈥檚 ability to
prepare the next generation of osteopathic physicians.鈥�
The founding documents state that the center will strive to educate the finest osteopathic physicians, assure an understanding that student outcomes equate to patient outcomes, produce leaders in patient-centered care and develop a campus-wide community of educators.
According to 黑料传送门 President Jay S. Feldstein, DO 鈥�81, the establishment of the center, which has developed the 黑料传送门 ONE curriculum for the osteopathic medicine program, underlines the fact that 鈥満诹洗兔� is three distinct locations, but one university.鈥�
He said, 鈥淲e want to assure there is not a difference when our students graduate from the Philadelphia, Suwanee or Moultrie campuses. We want the standardization and quality assurance, the 黑料传送门 brand, to be the same when our students start their residency programs.鈥�
He added, 鈥淢ECOE strives to assure that our students have the same opportunities with the same curriculum the first two years. I don鈥檛 think we can understate that in today鈥檚 world,鈥� he said, 鈥渂ecause residencies will continue to be more competitive. There are more and more osteopathic schools and allopathic schools which continue to increase their class sizes.鈥�
Not only is the content different with a new emphasis on wellness and nutrition, but
curriculum delivery has changed. 鈥淭he days of sitting in Evans Hall listening to lectures
with 250 people all day is over,鈥� Dr. Feldstein said. 黑料传送门 ONE involves small groups,
active learning, critical thinking skills, team building. That鈥檚 the world we live
in today,鈥� he said.
The center鈥檚 mission prioritizes the integration of basic and clinical sciences in a translational education model, communicates and shares outcomes data for future curricular development, and inspires and supports research, scholarship and innovation.
Finally, the center addresses cultural competency, issues of health equity and the delivery system, in addition to providing an atmosphere that encourages new ideas and promotes faculty and student initiatives.
The center utilizes a structure with seven faculty directors across 黑料传送门鈥檚 three campus locations. The directors are charged with ensuring the progress of each student throughout
their educational journey. According to Dr. Sesso, the directors are able to immediately
identify struggling students at risk and match them to specific resources including
tutoring, mentoring, counseling, remediation plans and COMLEX readiness.
Dr. Feldstein said, 鈥淚t was a massive undertaking and it鈥檚 a credit to everyone鈥檚 passion that the center has been accomplished.鈥�
Establishing the center positions 黑料传送门 as a national leader in osteopathic medicine education. The MECOE group is an arm of the Provost鈥檚 Office and includes the Bio-Medical Sciences chairs from 黑料传送门鈥檚 three campuses including Susan T. Hingley, PhD, 黑料传送门; Richard White, PhD, FAHA, 黑料传送门 Georgia; and Jennifer Shaw, PhD, 黑料传送门 South Georgia.
In addition, the center鈥檚 directors include:
From 黑料传送门:
From 黑料传送门 Georgia:
From 黑料传送门 South Georgia:
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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