黑料传送门 South Georgia, the region鈥檚 only medical school, opened its campus in Moultrie, Georgia four years
ago to help grow medical education in Southwest Georgia and meet the long-term healthcare
needs of the region.
In addition to focusing on students鈥� academic success, healthcare experience and MCAT scores, all predictors of success, the recruiting team highly values prospective students鈥� commitment and passion to learning in a rural setting and training with a whole-person philosophy. It is with this holistic approach鈥攕eeing the student as a whole rather than a set of numbers鈥攖hat the team reviews and interviews applicants.
Because of those efforts, the College recently welcomed another highly qualified and diverse class. During the 2021-2022 interview cycle, 黑料传送门 South Georgia received more than 3,000 applications, conducted nearly 300 interviews and matriculated 59 students into the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine class of 2026.
Year over year, 黑料传送门 South Georgia has made a concerted effort to recruit students from rural areas. In the DO class of 2026, which began its academic year in August 2022, nearly 70 percent of students hail from the state of Georgia with counties such as Colquitt, Lowndes, Lee and Lanier being heavily represented.
This year, 32 percent of incoming students come 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.
Many students who now call 黑料传送门 South Georgia home come from disadvantaged backgrounds. Over half of the students in the DO class of 2026 received the Pell Grant in their undergraduate studies, and 25 percent of the class come from families who have received public assistance, thus increasing the students鈥� understanding of the needs in rural areas.
黑料传送门 South Georgia leaders are passionate about diversity, equity and inclusion for its campus community and medical field. Research proves that students who train at diverse medical schools are more comfortable treating patients from backgrounds other than their own. An integral part of the College鈥檚 2025 Strategic Plan, 黑料传送门 South Georgia seeks to attract and retain a student body that represents and reflects a diverse world.
As such, the DO class of 2026 seats three times the national average of Black students at thirty-five percent, three times the national average of students who are underrepresented in medicine at 32 percent and nearly double the national average of first-generation college students at 22 percent.
鈥淗aving a diverse student body that reflects our region鈥檚 patient population is something we continuously work hard to achieve, and it鈥檚 something we鈥檙e extremely proud of,鈥� said Dean and Chief Academic Officer, H. William Craver III, DO 鈥�87, FACOS.
Students who are underrepresented in medicine are defined as those who come from disadvantaged backgrounds or those in racial and ethnic populations who are underrepresented in the medical profession relative to their numbers in the general population. This includes students who are African Americans and/or Black, Hispanic/Latino, Native American (American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians), Pacific Islander, and mainland Puerto Rican. First-generation students are defined as having parents who did not complete a four-year college or university degree.
黑料传送门 South Georgia accepts students on a rolling basis, meaning students are continually accepted from the first day of interviews until the first week of class. The interview season starts in September and lasts through March. Learn more about the admissions process by visiting www.pcom.edu/admissions.
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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