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125 Years in Photos

Explore a collection of photographs featuring students, faculty, administrators, campuses and other memories throughout the 125 years of our College's history. Learn more about the history of PCOM or explore the Library's Digital Commons.

From 1903 to 1908, the Philadelphia College and Infirmary of Osteopathy (PCIO) housed its campus in a seven-story Victorian stone mansion at 33rd and Arch Streets.

Photograph of one of the College's earliest graduating classes, the PCIO Class of 1905.

PCIO track team in 1907.

Laboratory at Pine Street, circa 1915.

Located at 19th and Spring Garden Streets, The Reyburn Mansion became the cornerstone of the College's campus and hospital buildings from 1917 to 1929.

1911 graduate Ira Walton Drew, DO, was the College's first professor of pediatrics and founder of the Pediatrics Clinic.

Members of the Kappa Psi Delta sorority, 1920.

Biological laboratory, circa 1920.

Osteopathic medical students listen to an anatomy lecture in 1923.

The Spring Garden Street campus and hospital location featured a surgical amphitheater. Medical and nursing students observe a 1924 surgery demonstration.

Group photo of the Class of 1927.

The Philadelphia College of Osteopathy (PCO), a Gothic-style hospital and classroom building was constructed in 1929 at 48th and Spruce Streets.

Women in a chemistry laboratory in 1932.

Casual football game at 48th and Spruce Streets, late 1930s.

Junior year medical student assist an intern with administering anesthesia, circa 1942.

The Osteopathic Hospital of Philadelphia was founded in 1911 with one of its purposes being to conduct a training school for nurses. Pictured are the Class of 1942.

PCO's Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Class of 1946 posing for a class photo.

Students practice techniques during a 1947 osteopathic manipulative medicine class.

A handful of graduates from PCO's DO Class of 1949.

Group photo of the PCO basketball team, circa 1954.

Student nurses observe a procedure in a surgical amphitheater in the 1950s.

Medical students observe a faculty member giving treatment to a patient (1950s).

PCO's DO class of 1957.

Robert W. England, DO '56, addresses a class at PCO's campus at 48th and Spruce Streets (1960s).

16 acres of land and the Moss Estate were purchased in 1957. The Tudor Revival-style estate was renovated and named the Levin Administration Building.

Students walk past the Levin Administration Building during the holidays.

The Frederic H. Barth Pavilion of the Hospitals of PCOM opened in 1968 (right-most building). PCOM's Howard A. Hassman, DO ’83 Academic Center (formerly known as Evans Hall, shown center) was completed in 1973. The Levin building can be seen on the left.

Students, physicians and staff sing during a holiday luncheon in the hospital during the 1960s.

Students observe osteopathic manipulative medicine techniques during a 1960s classroom session.

Medical students, nurses and clinical staff at the City Avenue hospital.

PCOM faculty and students prepare for microsurgery on a patient's ear in 1967. Alvin D. Dubin, DO '56, is at the microscope.

PCOM commencement ceremony (1970s).

Former PCOM president Dr. Sherwood Mercer (second from left) enjoys a meal with Dr. Robert W. England (far right) and other staff members.

The PCOM ice hockey team celebrates a victory (1970s).

Joseph Dieterle, DO '70, examining an infant pediatric patient.

PCOM's inaugural rugby team of 1973.

Director of Clinics Eleanor Masterson, DO '57, (left) and Chief Nurse Rosale Clark, RN, (right) examine a young patient, circa 1974.

Medical students take an exam in one of PCOM's lecture hall amphitheaters, 1977.

Staff members Carol Fox, Nancy McCullen and Linda Ellis celebrate the holidays.

Carol Fox addresses new osteopathic medical students during orientation.

Department of Osteopathic Principles laboratory in 4190 City Avenue, 1981.

PCOM faculty member Albert D'Alonzo, DO '56, and med student Mary Ann DiBagio, DO '83.

Marla DePolo Golden, DO '88, (left) and her classmates smile during a study session.

Student follies comedy sketch (1980s).

John R. Gimpel, DO '88, smiles with a young patient (early 1990s).

DO students David Hassman and Dominick Zampino, from left, discuss patient evaluations with Dr. Freeman and Dr. Berger (1991).

Participating in the 1994 ribbon cutting ceremony of the Clinical Learning Lab, from left to right, are Jeffrey Freeman, DO, Kenneth Veit, DO '76, Anthony Errichetti, PhD, Leonard Finkelstein, DO '59, and Matthew Haley, DO '96.

Matthew Lawrence, DO '98, (white jersey) reaches for the ball during a rugby match in the late 90s.

1998 groundbreaking ceremony for the PCOM Activity Center in partnership with the Philadelphia 76ers.

PCOM students film an interview as part of the documentary film. Subject Todd Morehouse (DO '99) and his wife Jennifer are interviewed by Francis Keating (DO '99). Mark Melden (DO '99) holds the microphone while Philadelphia filmmaker Jeff Wolfe films.

The PCOM women's rugby team went undefeated in 1999.

Kenneth Andrjko, DO '01, outmaneuvers opponents during a men's rugby team match.

In a typical radiology class with Robert L. Meals, DO '56, medical students might interact with puppets or sing with a karaoke machine.

Students working in a computer lab on the City Avenue campus (2001).

Dr. Hitner teaches medical and graduate students in a research lab, 2001.

Primary care physician David Kuo (DO '96) in 2001 with a young patient. Dr. Kuo is now Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education and Associate Professor of Family Medicine.

Oliver Bullock, DO '78, works with a medical student and a pediatric patient at the PCOM Healthcare Center - Cambria Division.

A 2003 reception honored O.J. Snyder Memorial Medal recipient Leonard W. Johnson, DO '64 and also supported the Minority Scholarship Fund. Pictured are Jay Rosan, DO '71; Dr. Johnson; J. Steve Blake, DO '89; William M. King, DO '62; and PCOM president Matthew Schure, PhD.

Joanne Jones, MBA, (center) talks with Paul Roediger, MD, and Joseph Rigotti, DO '84, of Abington Hospital in 2004.

Chairman and Professor of Surgery Art Sesso, DO '84, demonstrates a robotic surgery simulation (2004).

Students take a group photo on the City Avenue campus, circa 2004.

Carol A. Fox, MM, associate vice president for enrollment management, speaks with prospective students in the admissions office (2004).

2004 photo of Robert Lloyd, DO, and Brian Balin, PhD.

Responding to a growing need for healthcare providers in the South, PCOM established a new, branch campus in Suwanee, Georgia in 2005. The campus was renamed to PCOM Georgia in 2019.

PCOM Georgia students and faculty talk in a lobby area (2006).

PCOM graduate and pediatric physician Larissa Fernando Dominy, DO '93, examines young patients in 2006. Dr. Dominy is now Director of Core Clinical Clerkship and Clinical Assistant Professor at PCOM.

Mindy George-Weinstein, PhD, Lindon Young, PhD, and Christopher Scott Little, PhD, have a discussion in a PCOM research lab (2006).

Leonard H. Finkelstein, DO '59 (center), served as the College's sixth president and CEO from 1990 to 2000. He then taught as a professor of urologic surgery until 2014. Photo circa 2007.

Members of the PCOM executive leadership team in 2007. Left to right: Kenneth Veit, DO '76, Robert Cuzzolino, EdD, Matthew Schure, PhD, Florcen Zeller, MPA, and Peter Doulis.

Osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) fellows pose on the Philadelphia campus with the College seal. Lauren Noto Bell, DO '06, is on the far right (late 2000s).

PCOM's DO Class of 2011.

Pharmacy sterile products lab, 2015.

Three PCOM presidents in one photo. Pictured left to right: Jay Feldstein, DO '81, executive assistant to the president Lavinia “Vinnie” Lafferty, Leonard Finkelstein, DO '59, and Matthew Schure, PhD.

In 2016, Dr. Finkelstein gave his final lecture as a teaching faculty member.

Group shot of the PCOM OMM Department in Philadelphia in 2017.

Members of the DO Class of 2020 at a 2017 winter gala.

Robert Cuzzolino, EdD, vice president for graduate programs and planning, is the recipient of the PCOM Alumni Association's Certificate of Honor in 2018.

In April 2018, PCOM South Georgia broke ground. The new location in Moultrie, GA aims to train physicians to serve the health needs of rural Georgia.

PCOM South Georgia under construction in 2018.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on August 6, 2019. PCOM South Georgia welcomed its inaugural class of osteopathic medical students on August 12, 2019.

The PCOM South Georgia DO Class of 2023 during orientation in 2019.

Team building exercise with the PCOM South Georgia DO Class of 2023 during a 2019 welcome lunch.

Gary E. Freed, DO, teaches medical students in PCOM Georgia's Simulation Center (2019).

Shawne Murray, DO, examines a patient with two medical students in one of the exam rooms (2019).

PCOM psychology students laugh during a class, 2019.

Rosmi Thomas, DO '22, and Ashley Poole, PsyD '20, discuss their notes after a simulated patient examination, 2019.

PCOM Georgia PharmD faculty and students, 2021.

Andrea Mann, DO, dean and chief academic officer of PCOM Georgia's DO program, works with med students on an airways exercise in 2021.

Medical students perform OMT techniques during an OMM laboratory in PCOM Georgia, 2021.

A study session in PCOM Georgia's Library.

Medical students pose in their white coats in the PCOM South Georgia main lobby, 2021.

PCOM South Georgia professor George T. Fredrick, MD, instructions students in the Simulation Center, 2022.

The Opportunities Academy is an annual summer STEM camp for local high schoolers held at the College's three locations. This photo shows med students working with youth during the 2022 camp at PCOM South Georgia in Moultrie.

Dr. Wang smiles with members of the PCOM Georgia Doctor of Pharmacy Class of 2021 during commencement.

PCOM Georgia faculty, staff and students volunteered to educate the community about health topics as well as promote the College at the Paint Gwinnett Pink event (2022).

PCOM Georgia is an annual presenting sponsor at the Gwinnett Science Fair. Photo circa 2022.

PCOM Georgia research faculty and students in a laboratory, 2022.

Physician assistant studies students learn from Lindsey Brown Caruther's, MS, PA-C, instruction during a 2022 class.

Dr. Mann and two DO students smile through the flame architecture in PCOM Georgia's main lobby.

Traveling in a refurbished 35-year-old, 29-horsepower Citroen 2CV, the Kennedy's Disease Association's “Great Road Trip” visited PCOM on May 18, 2022 to draw awareness to this rare genetic disease.

PCOM Georgia Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) students work in a classroom in 2022.

The DPT Class of 2024 cheer after their white coat ceremony at the Gas South District in Duluth, 2022.

Doctor of Pharmacy white coat ceremony, 2022.

DPT students smile and hold "Choose PT" signs in a PCOM Georgia classroom.

Pelvic imaging class for physical therapy students, 2022.

Philadelphia students celebrate Match Day in 2022.

PCOM's Department of OMM faculty members in 2022.

MS in Physician Assistant Studies students in a lab at PCOM's Philadelphia campus (2022).

PCOM Georgia DO Class of 2022 members hold up their diplomas during their commencement ceremony.

Members of the PCOM DO Class of 1993 smile during a reunion event in 2023.

Marina D' Angelo, PhD, is a professor of anatomy with PCOM's Department of Bio-Medical Sciences on the Philadelphia campus. Photo circa 2023.

Dr. Balin along with research students and staff smile in a laboratory, 2023.

Arturo Bravo Nuevo, PhD, (right) has several research interests including neuroprotection of the retinal neuronal cells, muscle physiology and diabetes.

Class of 2023 biomedical sciences graduates on Broad Street after their commencement ceremony.

R. Bryan Ginn, Jr., (center left) has been PCOM Georgia's chief campus officers since 2012. Jeffrey K. Seiple (center right), is PCOM's Director of Anatomical Donor Services. They stand with med students after a body donor memorial service.

Associate Professor of Physiology and Department of Bio-Medical Sciences Chair Jennifer H. Shaw, PhD, and medical student Itza Garcia (DO '26).

Kristie Petree, DO '13, and other PCOM South Georgia OMM faculty laugh as they strike poses during a photography shoot (2023).

Dr. Bidey and two DO students recreate the Spider-Man pointing meme, 2023.