Melissa Neumann Schwartz, DO ’91, Receives Certificate of Honor
January 19, 2021
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) has announced Melissa Neumann
Schwartz, DO ’91, RES ’96, FAOCOO, FAAOA, founder of the Montgomery County ENT Institute
and an otolaryngologist in private practice, as the recipient of the 2021 PCOM Alumni
Association Certificate of Honor. It is the highest award given by the Association
in recognition of distinguished services rendered and loyal devotion to the welfare
and strengthening of PCOM. Dr. Schwartz will be honored at PCOM’s virtual Founders’
Day celebration on Friday, January 22 from 10-11 a.m. on YouTube and Facebook.
As president of the PCOM Alumni Association from 2018 to 2020, Dr. Schwartz focused
her tenure on building a national network of PCOM graduates while supporting students
under the financial strain of a 21st-century graduate education. Dr. Schwartz’s distinguished
leadership and loyal devotion to the Association, including work on the executive
committee (since 2009) and as Pennsylvania district director (since 2000), has earned
her the 2021 PCOM Alumni Association Certificate of Honor.
During Dr. Schwartz’s tenure, the Association provided alumni with annual grants for
professional development opportunities. Association support was extended to PCOM students
through scholarships for travel abroad, mission trips, and/or fellowships that require
travel. And an Alumni Association endowment fund helped augment experiences in medical
and clinical research for students applying to postgraduate placements.
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Association has encouraged alumni to consider
support of the PCOM Student Emergency Fund, which provides subsidy to those students adversely impacted by process changes and
campus closures, among other hardships.
“The students’ needs during such an unprecedented time have been far-reaching,” said
Dr. Schwartz, who raised three children in Bala Cynwyd, PA, with her husband, Seth.
“There has been such a generous response from the PCOM alumni community.”
Dr. Schwartz is a board-certified fellow of the American Osteopathic Colleges of Ophthalmology
and Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery in both Ear, Nose and Throat and Facial
Plastic Surgery. She is also a fellow of the American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy.
Dr. Schwartz serves as a clinical assistant professor for the Department of Otolaryngology
at PCOM and Drexel University School of Medicine. Among her greatest joys is teaching
and mentoring medical students at PCOM and PCOM Georgia; she also relishes being on the campuses to lecture and speak at student club activities.
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