The pomp and pageantry of graduation season will come to 508 Philadelphia College
of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) students on Friday, May 19, as they celebrate the end
of one journey and the beginning of the next at the College’s 132nd Commencement.
This year’s event will be a combined ceremony celebrating the anticipated completion or completion of all degree and/or program requirements for each academic program.
The keynote speaker for this year’s event is renowned bioethicist, author and New York University (NYU) Grossman School of Medicine professor Arthur L. Caplan, PhD. Caplan is the author or editor of thirty-five books and over 850 papers in peer-reviewed journals.
Caplan has had a number of notable accomplishments over his career, including as one of the founding members of the National Marrow Donor Program which manages the Be The Match Registry of volunteer stem cell donors.
The ceremony will be held from 1-4:30 p.m. at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. For more information, visit pcom.edu/commencement.
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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