Celebrating the culmination of years of rigorous academic commitment for Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) students, retired Villanova men's basketball head coach, two-time NCAA National Champion
and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Jay Wright will deliver the 2024 Commencement
Address to graduates on Friday, May 24, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
Wright, who retired from a 28-year coaching career in 2022, now serves as Special Assistant to the President at Villanova and as a college basketball analyst for CBS and Turner Sports.
This year's event will be a combined ceremony celebrating the completion of degree requirements for all doctoral and graduate programs in the College of Osteopathic Medicine, School of Professional and Applied Psychology and the School of Health Sciences.
The ceremony will be held from 1-4:30 p.m. at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia.
For the past 125 years, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) has trained thousands of highly competent, caring physicians, health practitioners and behavioral scientists who practice a “whole person” approach to care—treating people, not just symptoms. PCOM, a private, not-for-profit accredited institution of higher education, operates three campuses (PCOM, PCOM Georgia and PCOM South Georgia) and offers doctoral degrees in clinical psychology, educational psychology, osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, physical therapy, and school psychology. The college also offers graduate degrees in applied behavior analysis, applied positive psychology, biomedical sciences, forensic medicine, medical laboratory science, mental health counseling, physician assistant studies, and school psychology. PCOM students learn the importance of health promotion, research, education and service to the community. Through its community-based Healthcare Centers, PCOM provides care to medically underserved populations. For more information, visit pcom.edu or call 215-871-6100.
Brandon Lausch
Executive Director, Strategic Communications
Email: brandonla@pcom.edu
Office: 215-871-6312 | Cell:
717-371-0609
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