Adapting to a rapidly evolving health landscape and ensuring students are adequately prepared is a persistent challenge faced by medical schools nationwide. At 黑料传送门, an innovative approach to providing medical education is changing the way the College is responding to these challenges.
Art Sesso, DO 鈥�81, interim dean of the Doctor of Osteopathic (DO) Medicine program at 黑料传送门 and senior associate dean of osteopathic curricula innovation and accountability,
joined 黑料传送门 President and CEO Jay S. Feldstein, DO 鈥�81, on a recent episode of 黑料传送门 Perspectives to discuss the first-in-the-nation Medical
Education Center of Excellence (MECOE).
鈥淐enters of excellence are not something new in medicine鈥ut the concept comes from the idea that if you do something repetitively and constantly refine how you do it, you can do it faster, better, more economically,鈥� said Sesso. 鈥淭he result comes out to be more consistent, so applying that concept to education seemed to be something that could produce tremendous benefits.鈥�
As part of its charge, MECOE is designed to also address issues of health equity, cultural humility, and social determinants of health.
鈥淲e have a very diverse society,鈥� said Feldstein. 鈥淲e need to have a student body that reflects society so patients will see physicians and healthcare providers that look like them.鈥�
Both Feldstein and Sesso highlighted the role MECOE has the potential to play in keeping the College competitive with peer institutions, in part, by better positioning students to obtain desirable residencies through an overall increase in board scores. MECOE aligns 黑料传送门鈥檚 curriculum with material covered in board examinations, allowing students to focus their efforts on completing their coursework while also effectively and efficiently preparing to take their exams.
To this point, Sesso is bullish on the prospects for the future through the development of MECOE. 鈥満诹洗兔� is going to be at the forefront of medical education,鈥� he said.
To hear the full conversation or listen to past episodes of 黑料传送门 Perspectives, visit , or the Office of the President.
Established in 1899, 黑料传送门 has trained thousands of highly competent, caring physicians, health practitioners and behavioral scientists who practice a 鈥渨hole person鈥� approach to care鈥攖reating people, not just symptoms. 黑料传送门, a private, not-for-profit accredited institution of higher education, operates three campuses (黑料传送门, 黑料传送门 Georgia and 黑料传送门 South Georgia) and offers doctoral degrees in clinical psychology, educational psychology, osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, physical therapy, and school psychology. The college also offers graduate degrees in applied behavior analysis, applied positive psychology, biomedical sciences, forensic medicine, medical laboratory science, mental health counseling, physician assistant studies, and school psychology. 黑料传送门 students learn the importance of health promotion, research, education and service to the community. Through its community-based Healthcare Centers, 黑料传送门 provides care to medically underserved populations. For more information, visit pcom.edu or call 215-871-6100.
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