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![OMM Professor Detects Student's Possible Autoimmune Condition]()
OMM Professor Detects Student's Possible Autoimmune Condition
April 29, 2025
During an OMM lab, PCOM student Alyssa Salera's professor sensed signs of lupus through touch, highlighting the diagnostic power of hands-on osteopathic care.
![DO Student Receives Third Prestigious Cancer Research Award]()
DO Student Receives Third Prestigious Cancer Research Award
April 28, 2025
Shahrzad Zamani (DO '25) received the Barbara Campbell Carrington American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Scholar-in-Training Award.
![Healing Hands: Walter's Progress With OMM at PCOM Georgia]()
Healing Hands: Walter's Progress With OMM at PCOM Georgia
April 28, 2025
Five-year-old Walter Brinzey improves his eye condition known as nystagmus with osteopathic manipulative medicine at the Georgia Osteopathic Care Center.
![Choosing a Medical Specialty and Residency Pathway]()
Choosing a Medical Specialty and Residency Pathway
April 28, 2025
Discover what makes medical specialties competitive, how to evaluate your career goals and how PCOM prepares students for medical residency placement.
![PCOM South Georgia Expands DO Class Size To Address Rural Needs]()
PCOM South Georgia Expands DO Class Size To Address Rural Needs
April 24, 2025
PCOM South Georgia will increase its DO class size to 90 in 2025, training more physicians to serve Georgia's rural and underserved communities.
![Integrating AI Into Medical Residency: Enhancing Efficiency and Training]()
Integrating AI Into Medical Residency: Enhancing Efficiency and Training
April 22, 2025
PCOM grad Lauren Melley, DO '21, sheds light on how AI is improving surgical precision and optimizing workflows in her otolaryngology residency.
![Art and Hospice Care Meet in PCOM South Georgia Humanities Class]()
Art and Hospice Care Meet in PCOM South Georgia Humanities Class
April 22, 2025
Artist and hospice doula Richard Curtis shares how art helps PCOM students explore the emotional and humanistic side of medical care.
![Elisha Crean: Real Estate to Osteopathic Medicine]()
Elisha Crean: Real Estate to Osteopathic Medicine
April 21, 2025
Elisha Crean, a PCOM South Georgia med student and mom of four, shares her journey to osteopathic medicine and the sacrifices made to follow her dream.
![DO Students Give Back During National Day of Service]()
DO Students Give Back During National Day of Service
April 18, 2025
PCOM students joined National DO Day of Service, aiding communities through health outreach, food drives, and education across the Philadelphia region.
![For PCOM Patients, OMM Treatment is 'A Different Gate' to Medicine]()
For PCOM Patients, OMM Treatment is 'A Different Gate' to Medicine
April 16, 2025
After witnessing treatment successes with her daughter, Betsy Gamble describes how OMM helped her chronic pain and health issues.
![PCOM Student Bikes Across U.S. for Travis Manion Foundation]()
PCOM Student Bikes Across U.S. for Travis Manion Foundation
April 16, 2025
DO student Patrick Fitzgerald biked 4,000+ miles before residency to honor fallen heroes and raise funds for the Travis Manion Foundation.
![Philipa Wang | Match Day 2025]()
Philipa Wang | Match Day 2025
April 11, 2025
PCOM Georgia's Philipa Wang (DO '25) matched in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology at Emory, inspired by a love for lab science and patient impact.
![Is BMI Accurate as a Health Indicator?]()
Is BMI Accurate as a Health Indicator?
April 10, 2025
PCOM South Georgia's Dr. Sisam regularly teaches medical students about the uses and limitations of body mass index.
![Students Put 'Compassion in Action' with Clean Water Initiative]()
Students Put 'Compassion in Action' with Clean Water Initiative
April 8, 2025
Through networking and fundraising with the PAANI Project, two DO students funded the construction of eleven water wells in Pakistan.
![Sarah Hafiz | Match Day 2025]()
Sarah Hafiz | Match Day 2025
April 3, 2025
Sarah Hafiz (DO '25) is excited to build on the lessons learned at PCOM in residency at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.
![PCOM Georgia Hosts Networking Opportunity With AOA Leaders]()
PCOM Georgia Hosts Networking Opportunity With AOA Leaders
April 2, 2025
American Osteopathic Association (AOA) leaders met with PCOM Georgia students to discuss networking, advocacy, and professional growth in osteopathic medicine.
![Destiny Muccigrossi | Match Day 2025]()
Destiny Muccigrossi | Match Day 2025
April 2, 2025
Destiny Muccigrossi (DO '25) reflects on matching to emergency medicine, what she has learned at PCOM South Georgia, and offers advice to medical students.
![OMT: DOs Leading the Way in Non-Pharmacological Pain Management]()
OMT: DOs Leading the Way in Non-Pharmacological Pain Management
March 31, 2025
Explore how Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) manages chronic pain by addressing structural imbalances and improving function--without opioids.
![Kathryn Doherty | Match Day 2025]()
Kathryn Doherty | Match Day 2025
March 28, 2025
PCOM student Kathryn Doherty (DO '25) matched in urology, returning home to Albany to care for patients and break the stigma around urologic diagnoses.
![Randall Morris Sheffield | Match Day 2025]()
Randall Morris Sheffield | Match Day 2025
March 28, 2025
PCOM South Georgia medical student Randall Sheffield was matched to family medicine at Lakeland Regional Hospital in Florida.
