PCOM Students Attend Evening With Healthcare Executives
December 13, 2022Carlo Comia (DO ’24), right, joins fellow APEx Executive Board members at their "Evening
with Executives" event.
On Thursday, December 8, 2022, 16 students from PCOM attended the “Evening with Executives” event presented by Aspiring Physician Executives
(APEx). APEx is a student-run, Philadelphia-based organization that works to diversify
the next generation of top-level healthcare leaders by empowering medical students with the mindset, skills and network to lead health systems in a patient-centric
manner.
Carlo Comia (DO ’24) is one of the organization's founding members on its inaugural
executive board. He helped to organize the event and served as a co-moderator for
the panel. When asked what he hoped to gain from the event and the organization, he
shared, “I'd like to learn from mentors who are making waves in health care from an
administrative standpoint, as well as meet medical students from other schools who
have a similar passion for increasing diversity in medicine. Opportunities like these
don't come along very often in our medical training, so I'm hoping all attendees,
myself included, can take advantage!”
The event was hosted by the Independence Blue Cross Foundation and the Institute for
Health Equity at the IBX Live Building in Downtown Philadelphia. Over 80 people were
registered for the event, including medical students, faculty, and healthcare executives.
The event consisted of a networking reception and panel with executives from Inspira
Health, Independence Blue Cross and Oak Street Health. Students used this opportunity
to connect with the executives and learn more about opportunities for innovation in
leadership beyond and alongside clinical practice.
Since its formation in November 2021, APEx has grown to include students from across
all the Philadelphia medical schools. The organization was formed with the vision
of creating “a diverse cohort of aspiring physician executives that will represent
their patient voices in business decisions through responsible innovation at every
level within health systems.” APEx was recently able to secure a partnership with
Independence Blue Cross and hopes to expand to the greater Philadelphia region and
beyond.
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About Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Founded 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 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, and graduate degrees in
applied behavior analysis, applied positive psychology, biomedical sciences, forensic
medicine, medical laboratory science, mental health counseling, non profit leadership
and population health management, organizational development and leadership, physician
assistant studies, school psychology, and public health management and administration.
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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