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President's Office

Matthew Schure, PhD, joined PCOM in November 2000 as the College's seventh president. His office is located on the first floor of the Levin Administration Building, once the Moss Estate's family library.

One of Dr. Schure's first accomplishments as president was to work with the entire PCOM community to develop a long-term strategic plan to take the College forward. "The plan," explains Dr. Schure, "identifies strategic goals that will ensure PCOM's continued growth and success in the health care world that continues to change dramatically. The strategic plan will provide us with a sense of direction, purpose and identity."

"PCOM's strategic plan is an evolving document," says Dr. Schure. "Each year, the plan goals and strategies will be reviewed and amended as we respond to internal and external changes and challenges."

Notable Facts

"I knew before I first set foot on campus that this was a college with passion for academic quality. But what I could not know until I got here is that the people who have comprised this over century-old institution have given PCOM a soul. The sense of community is incomparable, the product of a multitude of caring acts … PCOM people are special."

- President Schure