View local, regional and national stories featuring PCOM faculty, staff and students for the month of June 2020.
June 29, 2020 | Parade
Peter Bidey, DO ‘08, vice-chair, family medicine, shares possible cause of night sweats.
June 29, 2020 | Inside OME (AACOM)
Chantel Thompson (DO ‘22) and Omoshade Idowu (DO ‘22) were named to the Board of Directors
of the Student National Medical Association (SNMA).
June 24, 2020 | WALB
Lisa Corbin, LPC, NCC, director, counseling program and Ramona Palmerio-Roberts, PsyD,
clinical associate professor, psychology, discuss racial inequality in America with
faculty and students.
June 20, 2020 | City Ave
Lavinia Lafferty, recent executive assistant to the President and Board Secretary
at PCOM, speaks about her time at the College.
June 18, 2020 | Philadelphia Inquirer Instagram
Jessica Kendorski, PhD, chair, school psychology, discusses the impact of the pandemic
on children.
June 14, 2020 | The Chicago Tribune
Peter Bidey, DO ‘08, vice-chair and professor, family medicine, discusses how parents
can keep kids healthy throughout the pandemic.
June 11, 2020 | Science News for Students
Kerin Claeson, PhD, associate professor, anatomy, discusses the saber-toothed anchovy.
June 6, 2020 | HipHop 103.9
PCOM students line City Ave to show their support for White Coats for Black Lives
and the Black Lives Matter movement.
June 2, 2020 | PRNewswire; Physician Family; Malvern Daily Record
PCOM celebrates 129th Commencement with an online ceremony.
June 1, 2020 | 6ABC
Jessica Kendorski, PhD, chair, school psychology, shares tips for parents speaking
to their children about recent unrest.
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