With a focus on preventative care, PCOM graduates are prepared to serve in all areas of medicine and treat every patient鈥檚 symptoms as uniquely as the patients themselves.
According to Meghna Patel, DO, MPH, FAAP, FACOP, an assistant professor in PCOM鈥檚 Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM), the osteopathic philosophy is a thread woven through all aspects of PCOM.
PCOM鈥檚 curriculum includes the Atlas of Osteopathic Techniques, the standard textbook across all colleges of osteopathic medicine, written by Dr. Alexander Nicholas, PCOM OMM department chair, and Dr. Evan Nicholas, a former associate professor of OMM.
Andrew Levin, DO, an assistant professor of OMM at PCOM鈥檚 main campus in Philadelphia, explained PCOM
students are 鈥渄octors from day one鈥� and experience opportunities special to osteopathic
medical students.
鈥淪tudents will receive 200 hours of training in our osteopathic manipulative medicine lab, or OMM, to practice diagnosing and treating peers using osteopathic manipulative therapy techniques, or OMT,鈥� Levin said. 鈥淧COM students also gain clinical experience in working with our standardized patient actors and patient simulators in our simulation centers among the three campuses.鈥�
Students go on to pursue residency training in all specialties of medicine from primary care all the way to neurosurgery. Students also gain interdisciplinary experience while working with students in other graduate programs on campus.
鈥淲e are proud of the diverse academic and professional backgrounds among our OMM faculty,鈥� Shah said. 鈥淭his diversity allows for various perspectives and integration of osteopathic principles into many different medical fields.鈥�
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These fields include family medicine, physical medicine and rehabilitation, integrative medicine, pediatrics, pain medicine and acupuncture.
Shah added, 鈥淎t PCOM, you are more than a student鈥攜ou are a vital member of the community who will serve on the frontlines of health.鈥�
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