Since becoming a part of the Moultrie community in 2019, 黑料传送门 South Georgia has expanded its program offerings, supported community wellness, recruited local
and diverse students and welcomed its first class of alumni.
The region鈥檚 medical school has spent its time in Moultrie training students to become physicians through the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program鈥攕omething 黑料传送门 has been doing for more than 100 years.
DOs are complete physicians who, along with Doctors of Medicine (MDs), are licensed to prescribe medication and perform surgery in all 50 states. But DOs bring something extra to medicine鈥�a holistic approach to patient care. Most DOs are family-oriented primary care physicians who often practice in small towns and rural areas, caring for entire families and communities just like Moultrie.
In order to prepare students for medical school, 黑料传送门 South Georgia began offering a Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences in 2020. The graduate program is designed to increase professional and academic opportunities and facilitate students' successful entry into their chosen career paths. Graduate students take medical school-level courses and receive professional degree training while also having opportunities to conduct research and volunteer in the community.
It鈥檚 that holistic approach and commitment to community wellness that provides opportunities for 黑料传送门 South Georgia students to deliver free health screenings and health education to their neighbors in the place they call home. Through 黑料传送门鈥檚 Community Wellness Initiative, the College supports students volunteering their time and talents to local residents.
The students who volunteer in the community do so because they have a love for underserved
communities. In fact, many students come from similar backgrounds. This year, one-third of incoming students came from medically underserved areas and health professional shortage areas鈥攇eographic areas or populations that have
a shortage of primary, dental or mental health care providers. The College also makes
a concerted effort to recruit students from the state, with over 70 percent of this
year鈥檚 incoming students being from Georgia.
Last summer, 黑料传送门 South Georgia graduated its first class of biomedical sciences students. The group became the campus鈥� first alumni. Half of the class went into their chosen profession upon graduation and the other half continued their education in the DO program.
Now, Dean and Chief Academic Officer, H. William Craver III, DO 鈥�87, looks forward to continued growth and success.
This year the inaugural DO class will participate in the campus鈥� first Match Day and commencement ceremony before leaving to complete their residency training.
鈥淲e鈥檝e had a number of historical moments since opening in 2019, and 2023 is going to be no different,鈥� Dr. Craver said. 鈥淚 know I speak for everyone at our campus when I say we look forward to seeing our students continue their commitment to the community and their profession.鈥�
In 2019, 黑料传送门, a premier osteopathic medical school established in 1899, extended its commitment to the Southeast by establishing 黑料传送门 South Georgia. An additional teaching location in Moultrie, Georgia, 黑料传送门 South Georgia offers both a full, four-year medical program leading to the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree and a Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences. 黑料传送门 is a private, not-for-profit institution that trains professionals in the health and behavioral sciences fields. Joining 黑料传送门 Georgia in Suwanee in helping to meet the healthcare needs of the state, 黑料传送门 South Georgia focuses on educating physicians for the region. For more information, visit pcom.edu or call 229-668-3110.
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