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Old 05-11-2018, 05:36 AM
 
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A Philadelphia-based medical college that already has a campus in Gwinnett County is expanding to South Georgia.

The Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) broke ground late last month on a 75,000-square-foot building in Moultrie, Ga., that will become the first four-year medical school in a region suffering from a chronic shortage of physicians.

“We as an institution have a commitment to primary care in under-served communities, both rural and urban,” PCOM President Dr. Jay Feldstein said. “When you get students to go to local colleges, medical schools and, particularly, into local residence programs ... 70 percent to 80 percent stay in the areas where they do residencies.”
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Old 05-11-2018, 07:40 PM
 
Location: Savannah GA
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Uh ... how is this legit? It sounds like a University of Phoenix of medical schools ...
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Old 05-12-2018, 04:41 AM
 
Location: South Carolina
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I am under the assumption the medical school specializes specifically in osteopathic medicine.
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Old 05-13-2018, 07:50 AM
 
Location: Buckhead Atlanta
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Uh ... how is this legit? It sounds like a University of Phoenix of medical schools ...
It's legit and not like the University of Phoenix.

They have two campuses. One is in Philadelphia and the other currently in Suwanee, Georgia. Looking at the data they've provided, they have an almost 100% residency match rate for both campuses.

Average MCAT score is 502 for the school. Which is decent for allopathic medical schools. For comparison, Emory's average is 515 ,Medical college of Georgia is 510, Mercer is 507, and Morehouse is 503.

COMLEX(USMLE osteopathic equivalent) pass rates for level 3 last year for both campuses are about on par or above the national average.

Rural areas are in need of primary care physicians. Osteopathic schools tend to graduate physicians from more diverse backgrounds. Looking at the match list from last year, the majority of students from the Georgia campus are attending residencies in family and internal medicine.
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