GA-PCOM Welcomes Assistant Professor for Physician Assistant Studies Program
September 4, 2015
Georgia Campus – Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (GA-PCOM) welcomes Carrie
Smith, MPA, PA-C, as an Assistant Professor and full-time faculty member in the college’s
Physician Assistant Studies program.
Before coming to GA-PCOM, Smith completed a one-year Academic Fellowship at the Medical
University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston, South Carolina with the College’s
Physician Assistant Program where she led a clinical problem solving group and gave
clinical medicine lectures. Prior to her fellowship, Smith worked at MUSC as a Physician
Assistant in the Neuroscience Department where she served in an outpatient care setting
dealing with neuromuscular diseases. She also worked with the Physician Assistant
Program developing standardized patient cases and initiating the use of simulation
technology.
Smith earned a Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies from Georgia Regents
University in Augusta, Georgia. In addition, she received a Bachelor of Science in
Secondary Science Education from Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina.
Smith is a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants and the Physician
Assistant Education Association. She is nationally board certified, and holds a license
to practice as a Physician Assistant in South Carolina. In addition, she is a member
of the Georgia Association of Physician Assistants. Smith has authored several publications
and has served as a peer reviewer for the Journal of the American Academy of Physician
Assistants.
About PCOM Georgia
Established in 2005, PCOM Georgia is a private, not-for-profit, accredited institute of higher education dedicated
to the healthcare professions. The Suwanee, Georgia, campus is affiliated with Philadelphia
College of Osteopathic Medicine, a premier osteopathic medical school with a storied
history. PCOM Georgia offers doctoral degrees in osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, and
physical therapy and graduate degrees in biomedical sciences, medical laboratory science,
and physician assistant studies. Emphasizing "a whole person approach to care," PCOM
Georgia focuses on educational excellence, interprofessional education and service
to the wider community. 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 pcom.edu/georgia or call 678-225-7500.
For more information, contact:
Barbara Myers
Senior Public Relations Manager
Email: BarbaraMy@pcom.edu
Office: 678-225-7532 | Cell:
770-309-0613
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