GA-PCOM Graduate Returns as Assistant Professor
October 4, 2017
Kristie Petree, DO '13, teaches Osteopathic Principles and Practice and also practices
at the Georgia Osteopathic Care Center.
Kristie Petree, DO ‘13, has come home, so to speak. A 2013 Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) graduate, she recently returned to Georgia Campus – Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (GA-PCOM) as an assistant professor of osteopathic manipulative medicine.
In this position, Dr. Petree interacts with first- and second-year DO students teaching
Osteopathic Principles and Practice and joins the practice of the Georgia Osteopathic Care Center, an osteopathic manipulative medicine clinic that extends the outreach of the campus
to those in need of osteopathic manipulative treatment.
While a student at GA-PCOM, Dr. Petree was chosen to be one of the inaugural Osteopathic
Undergraduate Teaching Scholars. Scholars assist first- and second-year students in
mastering the art and science of osteopathic manipulative medicine and have academic, clinical and research responsibilities beyond those of other students.
Before becoming a faculty member at GA-PCOM, Dr. Petree taught for a year at The Campbell
University Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine in Buies Creek, North Carolina,
where she was an assistant professor of osteopathic manipulative medicine. She said
Director of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Dr. Walter Ehrenfeuchter invited her
back to GA-PCOM where she’s now “living the dream.”
Dr. Petree completed an osteopathic internship at E.W. Sparrow Hospital in Lansing,
Michigan, in 2014, before completing a residency in neuromusculoskeletal medicine
and osteopathic manipulative medicine at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic
Medicine. She served as chief resident and was named the 2016 Resident of the Year
by the American Academy of Osteopathy.
Dr. Petree was raised in Florida and earned a Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology
and Microbiology from the University of Central Florida in Orlando. She has published
articles in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, the American Academy
of Osteopathy Journal, and the International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine.
Welcome home, Dr. Petree!
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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. For more information, visit pcom.edu/georgia 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.
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