黑料传送门 South Georgia administrators met with state legislators and community leaders
to discuss opportunities to grow the College's programs and partnerships. (Photo adhered
to the campus mask mandate and learning environment at the time it was taken.)
黑料传送门 South Georgia hosted regional legislators alongside Southern Regional Technical College and Colquitt Regional Medical Center in Moultrie on December 15 at the Tallokas Road campus for an annual pre-legislative meeting. The College provided updates on campus life and academic programs and facilitated a conversation regarding recently requested state support and funding aimed at growing key programs at the College.
Since opening in 2019, 黑料传送门 South Georgia has worked fervently to establish local and regional partnerships. Jay Feldstein, DO 鈥�83, 黑料传送门 President and CEO highlighted these partnerships to the group during the legislative visit.
鈥淲ithout these regional partnerships, our Moultrie campus would not have been possible,鈥� he said, referring to regional healthcare centers and higher education institutions working with local elected leaders. 鈥淲e need these partnerships to grow our student body and continue providing physicians to underserved areas.鈥�
Joining local legislators at the 黑料传送门 South Georgia campus were leaders from Colquitt Regional Medical Center and Southern Regional Technical College, two of the College's longtime partners in the region.
With the Moultrie community pledging an additional $4.85 million to support continued growth at 黑料传送门 South Georgia, the College also recently requested state funding and support. With these potential funds, the College would provide equity for students from Georgia who attend 黑料传送门; expand the class size of the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) programs at 黑料传送门 South Georgia; create academic programs at 黑料传送门 South Georgia to address healthcare needs in the state and region; increase pathway programs to educate students from the South Georgia region; institute a Center for Rural Health Education to address disparities in health care and grow partnerships with health systems/providers to expand clinical access to underserved communities.
黑料传送门 is the second largest medical school in the state by class size, enrolling nearly 200 osteopathic medical students each year at its two Georgia campuses in Suwanee and Moultrie. Nearly 1,450 黑料传送门 alumni practice in 107 counties across the state with 197 黑料传送门 alumni practicing in South Georgia, many providing primary and specialty care to rural Georgians.
The College has created articulation and affiliation agreements with Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Valdosta State University, Georgia Southern University, Albany State University and Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. These agreements provide undergraduate students the opportunity to fast-track their medical education by attending 黑料传送门 South Georgia and receiving credit for both the DO program and their undergraduate degree. Many 黑料传送门 South Georgia students come from the area and are graduates of Columbus State University, Albany State University, Fort Valley State University, ABAC, VSU and the University of Georgia.
The College鈥檚 efforts reach even further, providing local high school students exposure to career opportunities in health care through pathway programs.
鈥淭he entire 黑料传送门 South Georgia campus community has ingrained itself in the local area, creating pathway programs that allow local high school students to be mentored by DO students,鈥� said H. William Craver III, DO 鈥�81, Dean and Chief Academic Officer. 鈥淭hese programs serve as a way to introduce rural, underserved populations to healthcare careers in South Georgia.鈥�
Joanne Jones, campus officer, said many students have led the way when it comes to volunteerism and community outreach.
鈥淥ur medical and graduate students have also taken it upon themselves, with the support of College leadership, to volunteer in the area through student-led club activities,鈥� she said. 鈥淭his includes donations to local nonprofits, health and wellness education and mentorship to local youth.鈥�
Additionally, the medical school has fostered working relationships with regional sites to provide research opportunities for students and faculty. The sites include Colquitt Regional Medical Center, VSU and UGA Tifton鈥檚 Veterinary Diagnostic and Investigational Laboratory. Clinical partnerships have also been established which allow DO students to complete their third- and fourth-year rotations in the area. Regional sites include Moultrie, Thomasville, Tifton, Warner Robins, Albany and Valdosta.
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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