Our department trains PCOM South Georgia medical students in osteopathic principles, philosophy, and practice including the use of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) to help diagnose, treat and prevent illness.
Our focus is teaching students to utilize a "whole person" approach to health care, which looks beyond the patient’s symptoms to address the underlying cause of illness and working with the patient to improve their health through education, prevention, and quality care.
The basic tenets of osteopathic medicine are:
This comprehensive approach to patient care includes osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) which utilizes osteopathic philosophy, structural diagnosis and use of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) in the diagnosis and management of patients.
READ MOREPCOM South Georgia extends the College's commitment to developing healthcare providers in the State of Georgia and the Southeast. The Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) program at PCOM South Georgia trains burgeoning physicians that are capable of treating diverse communities.
Our OMM laboratory is a state-of-the-art facility with natural lighting, height adjustable tables and advanced audio/video systems for viewing stage presentations. The designated study area outside of the laboratory allows students to practice OMM techniques on height adjustable tables.
The PCOM South Georgia location also supports an undergraduate osteopathic teaching scholars program which provides continuous access to peer tutors in the OMM laboratory setting.
LEARN MOREContact the Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine at PCOM South Georgia:
Kristie Petree, DO
OMM Chair - PCOM South Georgia
Associate Professor of NMM/OMM
Email: kristiepe1@pcom.edu
Phone: 229-668-3175
Matthew Shelnutt, DO
Assistant Professor of NMM/OMM
Email: matthewshe@pcom.edu
Phone: 229-668-3184
Mailing Address:
Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine - PCOM South Georgia
2050 Tallokas Road
Moultrie, GA 31768
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