Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine’s three locations mirrored the national residency placement rate for osteopathic medical students in 2025, with 99% of students obtaining postgraduate opportunities, including residency programs and research fellowships.
PCOM, PCOM Georgia and PCOM South Georgia all obtained 99% placement rates for Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine students, and each location continued to demonstrate PCOM’s longstanding commitment to primary care. Nearly half of PCOM students placed into primary care specialties (family medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, and pediatrics), while 55% of PCOM Georgia graduates and 61% of PCOM South Georgia graduates did.
Nationally, the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) reported that a record-high 8,695 graduating osteopathic medical students accepted residency positions for 2025, representing a 99% placement rate.
For PCOM, residency placements range from orthopedic surgery and urology at the Mayo Clinic to neurology and radiation oncology at University of Maryland Medical Center.
PCOM Georgia graduates are heading to institutions such as Emory for diagnostic radiology and Johns Hopkins for physical medicine and rehabilitation. Six graduates are joining Wellstar Health System for emergency medicine.
At PCOM South Georgia, placements include Colquitt Regional Medical Center for psychiatry, Northeast Georgia Health System for internal medicine (where two students will train), and University Medical Center of the University of Alabama for pediatrics.
Kathryn Doherty, DO ’25, is excited to return to her hometown for residency, training in urology at Albany Medical College in New York.
“Urologic diagnoses are often shrouded in stigma, and I find it gratifying to help patients navigate all aspects of their conditions—physically and mentally,” she said.
Randall Morris Sheffield, DO ’25, is also from Albany, but it’s the city in Georgia. The PCOM South Georgia graduate will train in family medicine at Lakeland Regional Hospital in Lakeland, Florida.
“When I opened that envelope, I felt very humbled, grateful, and of course, excited,” he said of the letter he opened to reveal his placement during national Match Day.
PCOM graduates in the School of Professional and Applied Psychology, the Doctor of Pharmacy program and the Doctor of Physical Therapy program also obtain a variety of internship or residency placements.
Established in 1899, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) has trained thousands of highly competent, caring physicians, health practitioners and behavioral scientists who practice a “whole person” approach to care—treating people, not just symptoms. PCOM, a private, not-for-profit accredited institution of higher education, operates three campuses (PCOM, PCOM Georgia and PCOM South Georgia) and offers doctoral degrees in clinical psychology, educational psychology, osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, physical therapy, and school psychology. The college also offers graduate degrees in applied behavior analysis, applied positive psychology, biomedical sciences, forensic medicine, medical laboratory science, mental health counseling, physician assistant studies, and school psychology. PCOM students learn the importance of health promotion, research, education and service to the community. Through its community-based Healthcare Centers, PCOM provides care to medically underserved populations. For more information, visit pcom.edu or call 215-871-6100.
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