Articulation Agreements Fast Track Students to Med School
November 10, 2021
PCOM South Georgia has partnered with Georgia Southern University (GSU), Valdosta State University (VSU)
and Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC) to provide students the opportunity
to complete medical school a year early through new articulation agreements.
What is an articulation agreement?
Articulation agreements provide opportunities for qualified students to begin their
professional education at an accelerated rate. Qualified students can attend their
institution through their junior year, then transfer to the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program at PCOM South Georgia and take medical school courses a year early. For each
academic program and successful completion of four years of medical education at PCOM
South Georgia, students receive their undergraduate degree as well as their DO degree.
The agreement also provides the opportunity for students with a four-year degree in
basic sciences to receive special consideration for the DO program after graduating
from their institution. Up to three students per year from the undergraduate institutions
will be considered for admission into PCOM South Georgia’s DO program.
Agreements help meet PCOM South Georgia's mission
H. William Craver III, DO ‘87, FACOS, Dean and Chief Academic Officer of PCOM South Georgia said, “We are proud to have
accepted and educated ABAC and GSU students since opening our doors in 2019. This
agreement creates the opportunity to increase the number of those students at PCOM
South Georgia in the near future. It is through institutional agreements such as this
that our common goal can be reached—to keep South Georgia students in the region to
fill the need for rural healthcare professionals.”
Pierre-Richard Cornely, PhD, Dean of the College of Science and Mathematics at VSU,
said, “Preparing and training physicians to address growing needs in rural areas is
a shared goal between our two universities. We are happy to develop this partnership
for the good of our community, for our region, and to benefit our students' success
in their professional achievements, becoming physicians and caring for people in our
community. We look forward to this program beginning in Fall 2022.“
Delana Gajdosik-Nivens, PhD, Dean of the College of Science and Mathematics at GSU,
shared Dr. Craver’s sentiment. She said, “Our partnership with PCOM, especially the
new accelerated pathway, is the first of its kind at Georgia Southern. We take great
pride in helping to address the shortage of primary care physicians in our rural communities.“
Matthew Anderson, PhD, Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at ABAC, said, “This
new agreement is excellent news for ABAC biology students with dreams of becoming
doctors, and it’s great for the region. Keeping our students in South Georgia for
their medical training will hopefully increase the likelihood that they stick around
thereafter and serve our rural communities.”
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About PCOM South Georgia
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) extended its commitment to the
Southeast by establishing PCOM South Georgia, an additional teaching location in Moultrie, Georgia. PCOM South Georgia offers both
a full, four-year medical program leading to the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
degree and a Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences degree. PCOM is a private, not-for-profit
institution which trains professionals in the health and behavioral sciences fields.
Joining PCOM Georgia in Suwanee in helping to meet the healthcare needs of the state,
PCOM South Georgia focuses on educating physicians for the South Georgia region. The
medical campus, which welcomed its inaugural class of medical students in August 2019,
has received accreditation from the American Osteopathic Association's Commission
on Osteopathic College Accreditation. For more information, visit pcom.edu/southgeorgia or call 229-668-3110.
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