Georgia Campus – Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (GA-PCOM) welcomes Carrie Smith, MPA, PA-C, as an Assistant Professor and full-time faculty member in the college’s Physician Assistant Studies program.
Before coming to GA-PCOM, Smith completed a one-year Academic Fellowship at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston, South Carolina with the College’s Physician Assistant Program where she led a clinical problem solving group and gave clinical medicine lectures. Prior to her fellowship, Smith worked at MUSC as a Physician Assistant in the Neuroscience Department where she served in an outpatient care setting dealing with neuromuscular diseases. She also worked with the Physician Assistant Program developing standardized patient cases and initiating the use of simulation technology.
Smith earned a Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies from Georgia Regents University in Augusta, Georgia. In addition, she received a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Science Education from Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina.
Smith is a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants and the Physician Assistant Education Association. She is nationally board certified, and holds a license to practice as a Physician Assistant in South Carolina. In addition, she is a member of the Georgia Association of Physician Assistants. Smith has authored several publications and has served as a peer reviewer for the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants.
PCOM Georgia has been serving students and the community for 20 years as a branch campus of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM), a private, not-for-profit, accredited institution of higher education established in 1899. Located in Suwanee (Gwinnett County), PCOM Georgia offers doctoral degrees in osteopathic medicine, pharmacy and physical therapy. Graduate degrees are offered in biomedical sciences, medical laboratory science and physician assistant studies. The campus joins PCOM South Georgia in Moultrie in helping to meet the healthcare needs of the state. Emphasizing "a whole person" approach to care, PCOM Georgia focuses on educational excellence, interprofessional education and service to the community. For more information, visit pcom.edu or call 678-225-7500. The campus is also home to the Georgia Osteopathic Care Center, an osteopathic manipulative medicine clinic, which is open to the public by appointment. For more information, visit pcomgeorgiahealth.org.
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