Office of the President 
Jay S. Feldstein, DO '81

• In June 2020, the President's Commission on Racial Justice: Transforming Campus Culture was appointed by President Feldstein to advance PCOM’s commitment to justice, equity, diversity and inclusion. The Commission, chaired by the Chief Diversity and Community Relations Officer, is charged to identify strategic priorities and initiatives that align with the new PCOM 2025 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Plan.
• For the past five years, PCOM has been the recipient of the prestigious Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine.
• The College was recognized with the Inspiring Programs in STEM Award for its outreach programs that promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics to underrepresented groups in Pennsylvania and Georgia.
• The Office of Diversity and Community Relations partnered with Anne Koch, DMD, to host a lecture series dedicated to transgender medicine topics.
• In September 2014, Dr. Feldstein received the CEO Leadership Award presented by the Pennsylvania Diversity Council.

• PCOM formed a strategic partnership with Organic Remedies in 2020 to study medicinal cannabis, focusing on its therapeutic potential for opioid management and the treatment of chronic pain, impact on behavioral health and quality of life, and trends in usage.
• In 2019, PCOM's investigators, Drs. David Festinger and Michelle Lent were awarded a $5.5 million contract from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study the effectiveness of psychosocial treatments for patients receiving treatment for opioid use disorder.
• The College received over $7 million in research awards for 15 faculty members in fiscal year 2020.
• Forty research projects were funded by the Division of Research and more than 120 students were authors on publications in fiscal year 2020.
• The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association’s special Engage issue in September 2019 featured research of PCOM faculty, staff and students from PCOM, PCOM Georgia and PCOM South Georgia.

• In 2020, PCOM received its largest ever charitable gift—$5 million—from Howard A. Hassman, DO '83. The gift will be received as a part of a charitable remainder trust with proceeds added to the Hassman Family Endowed Scholarship.
• The College saw the number of donor endowed funds increase in 2019, totaling more than $3 million in commitments.
• There was 100 percent giving by trustees and executive leadership.
• PCOM welcomed more 900 guests to its second-annual community Wellness Fest, title sponsored by Independence Blue Cross. This year's event raised nearly $230,000 for PCOM's Healthcare Centers.

In 2016, PCOM launched a unique venture focused on investing in healthcare-related products and services focused on primary care—the PCOM Primary Care Innovation Fund. Structured as a traditional venture capital fund to ultimately help grow the endowment of PCOM, the $5 million fund is focused on making investments in the range of $250,000 to $500,000.

• Construction of our newest location, PCOM South Georgia, was completed in summer 2019. An inaugural class of 59 DO students began their studies in August. The 75,000 square-foot facility represents an investment of $30 million to meet the long-term healthcare needs of the region.
• A 20,000 square-foot addition to PCOM Georgia was completed in May 2018 to house the Physical Therapy Education Center and additional research space.
• In 2017, the College invested more than $3 million into renovating PCOM Georgia's Simulation Center to accommodate the campus' increase in student enrollment.

• At PCOM Georgia, a physician assistant program launched in 2016. The physical therapy program welcomed its inaugural class in 2018.
• New programs in public health management and administration (MS, certificate offerings) were initiated.
• For DO alumni, an executive MBA in healthcare, offered through a partnership with St. Joseph's University, was made available.
• The Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) in school psychology program was granted initial accreditation by the American Psychological Association (APA).
• The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) continued the PCOM School of Pharmacy's Doctor of Pharmacy program accreditation until 2028.
• American Osteopathic Association’s Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) voted to grant PCOM status “Accreditation with Exceptional Outcome,” following comprehensive self-study report and visits by a COCA accreditation team to all PCOM campuses in September 2019

In November 2015, PCOM began work to create and launch an integrated marketing and communications branding initiative to increase the College’s overall awareness and enrollment. Produced by the Office of Marketing and Communications in conjunction with 160over90 and Seer Interactive, the campaign (2016-2017) resulted in:

• 333 percent increase in search engine marketing campaign conversions.
• Nearly 40 percent increase in admissions inquiries.
• 2.7 million website unique pageviews.
• More than 16.4 million social media impressions.

In 2019, the College introduced a cohesive identity system designed to grow with any additional locations and to strengthen the overarching College brand.