Christian Edwards was born and raised in Moultrie, Georgia. A graduate of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC), he is married and his wife has a business in town.
鈥淲e are very invested in the community,鈥� he said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 really exciting that you can become a physician without leaving Moultrie.鈥�
Edwards is one of the members of the 黑料传送门 South Georgia inaugural class of 55 doctor of osteopathic medicine students who attended a welcome luncheon, hosted by the Office of Admissions, last week. It was the first time that students, faculty and staff members have come together at the new campus. Formal orientation will take place the week of August 5.
鈥淲e chose you and you chose us,鈥� Chief Academic Officer Michael J. Sampson, DO, FAOASM, said.
鈥淎nd you will soon find out that as the inaugural class, you are rock stars in South Georgia,鈥� he said. Dana Brooks, assistant director of admissions for 黑料传送门 South Georgia, led students through icebreaker activities prior to touring them through the facility.
鈥淏eing able to go to medical school in my home town has blown me away,鈥� said Xavia Taylor, a Fort Valley State University 2018 graduate who majored in biotechnology.
Currently working in Human Resources at Colquitt Regional Medical Center, she said she has wanted to become a physician since childhood. 鈥淢y favorite dress-up clothes were scrubs,鈥� she said.
鈥淚鈥檓 supposed to be here,鈥� she believes. 鈥淭he year I wanted to go to medical school, my hometown gets one.鈥� She wants to make sure the transition to Moultrie is comfortable for her fellow students and plans to be a liaison between her classmates and the community. 鈥淚 want them to feel at home,鈥� she said.
鈥淵ou were selected to be members of this class from an applicant pool of 3,158,鈥� said Deborah Benvenger, 黑料传送门鈥檚 chief admissions officer. 鈥淚 encourage you to embrace this phenomenal journey and enjoy it.鈥�
Addressing the students from hometowns like Albany, Valdosta, Jasper and Macon, Justina Mason, Assistant Director of Student Affairs, said, 鈥淭his is your campus, your home.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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