President and CEO Jay S. Feldstein, DO '81, was joined recently by Marla Golden, DO, MS, FACEP, dean of osteopathic medicine at 黑料传送门 South Georgia. On the 黑料传送门 Perspectives podcast, they discuss what makes South Georgia, and specifically Moultrie, such an ideal location for our 黑料传送门 campus and plans for the future.
In January of this year, Dr. Golden stepped into the role of dean of osteopathic medicine at 黑料传送门 South Georgia. A 1988 graduate of 黑料传送门, she has served in different administrative and faculty
positions here since 2010.
She started out as a preceptor to 黑料传送门 students in her integrative pain medicine practice. She then began her administrative career at 黑料传送门 as a regional assistant dean for 黑料传送门 Georgia, creating a clinical anchor site for students in Jacksonville, Florida, as well as overseeing other anchor sites in Northeast Florida.
In addition, Dr. Golden also developed relationships with partners in South Georgia, serving as interim and then chair of clinical education for 黑料传送门 South Georgia before becoming associate dean of clinical education for both 黑料传送门 Georgia and 黑料传送门 South Georgia.
鈥淭here's a big agricultural industry here that supplies our country with so many things from cotton for our textile industry to peanuts and vegetables and much more,鈥� Golden said. 鈥淭hat makes us very rural, the entire South Georgia region, it translates to being somewhat underserved when you take into consideration the large pieces of property and how spread out the population is.鈥�
鈥淭hat, coupled with the shortage of physicians in rural areas, creates an underserved population鈥� 黑料传送门 South Georgia is admitting and training a diverse population of students from the South to stay in the South and provide that quality medical care to a diverse population of patients.鈥�
黑料传送门 South Georgia opened in the fall of 2019, and the location now offers both the doctor of osteopathic medicine degree as well as the master of science in biomedical sciences degree. In May 2024, the third cohort of master鈥檚 degree students will graduate and the second cohort of DO students will graduate.
Dr. Golden shared a few of her plans for future initiatives involving 黑料传送门 South Georgia.
鈥淎s medical educators, we could provide a dimension of education to the community, just doing what we do,鈥� Golden said. The two things that came to mind very quickly were our culinary elective, where our students learn about nutrition and healthy foods and how to prepare them, as well as our addictions elective. We all know the problems with substance abuse and tragic overdose deaths and all of the issues surrounding people with substance use disorders. We have an addictions elective. We have a culinary elective. Why not bring some community members in with their children from middle school or high school, and have them learn about these two very important aspects of life?鈥�
In his conversation with Dr. Golden, Dr. Feldstein acknowledged the difficulty that can come from opening three campus locations and how those challenges have been overcome.
鈥淲e have to really build a culture that [acknowledges] there may be different parts
of the country, different cultures, but they've got one goal,鈥� he said. 鈥淭hat's the
turnout of highly qualified physicians, physician's assistants, whatever the program
is, because we are one brand.鈥�
For Dr. Golden, 黑料传送门 South Georgia鈥檚 unique culture is what makes it feel extra special to her and many others.
鈥淲e have a small campus, but it's just lovely,鈥� she said. 鈥淲hen I think of a family atmosphere, I think of a place where we can be ourselves. It's a comforting, safe place where students can grow with encouragement from people who truly care, and that's a great learning environment.鈥�
To hear the full conversation or listen to past episodes of 黑料传送门 Perspectives, visit , or the Office of the President.
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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