GA-PCOM students, faculty and staff joined the Gwinnett event to help raise funds for breast cancer technology and access to health care.
The cool, rainy weather on Saturday morning, October 27, 2018, didn’t dampen the spirits of the Georgia Campus – Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (GA-PCOM) team members who took to the Coolray Field track, along with about 1,500 other participants, to raise money for breast cancer through Paint Gwinnett Pink. This year, GA-PCOM was a proud sponsor of the 5K walk/run event presented by Gwinnett Medical Center in partnership with Paint Georgia Pink.
A team of 14 students, faculty and staff members, wearing pink t-shirts and specially made GA-PCOM pink pompom beanies, participated in the event under the leadership of Administrative Services and Events Manager Kim Lucier. Lucier said that many of the team members have been touched by breast cancer either as survivors or as family members of those with breast cancer.
GA-PCOM Chief Campus Officer Bryan Ginn said, “At GA-PCOM, we are committed to community service. I applaud our team for working with Gwinnett Medical Center and Paint Gwinnett Pink to make a difference in the life of our community.”
The proceeds from Paint Gwinnett Pink, which remain in the community, provide funding for the latest diagnostic technology for breast cancer, access to mammograms and surgical consultations, and patient comfort items needed during cancer treatment.
Lucier noted, “The community’s participation in the event was amazing. It was wonderful to connect with the sponsors and participants, many of whom have been part of this from the beginning.”
Aside from Team Captain Lucier, team members, who had the opportunity to bond while either walking, running, eating breakfast and/or lunch, and participating in kickboxing and Jazzercise, included: Lidia Aldea, Jana Byrd (Biomed ’19), Lisa D’Addieco, Michelle Ingram, Shubha Kayarthodi, PhD, Daniel Maysonet (Biomed ’19), James McGary (PharmD ’20), Darnae Parks, Tamara Scaccia, Alisa Toney, Porshaye Watkins (Biomed ’19), Julie Wickman, PharmD, and Michelle Wood.
PCOM Georgia has been serving students and the community for 20 years as a branch campus of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM), a private, not-for-profit, accredited institution of higher education established in 1899. Located in Suwanee (Gwinnett County), PCOM Georgia offers doctoral degrees in osteopathic medicine, pharmacy and physical therapy. Graduate degrees are offered in biomedical sciences, medical laboratory science and physician assistant studies. The campus joins PCOM South Georgia in Moultrie in helping to meet the healthcare needs of the state. Emphasizing "a whole person" approach to care, PCOM Georgia focuses on educational excellence, interprofessional education and service to the community. For more information, visit pcom.edu or call 678-225-7500. The campus is also home to the Georgia Osteopathic Care Center, an osteopathic manipulative medicine clinic, which is open to the public by appointment. For more information, visit pcomgeorgiahealth.org.
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