DIG EST F E A T U R E S
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MEET THE PREZ New president and CEO Matthew Schure, PhD, has lost no time making big plans for PCOM. If he has his way, the College will no longer be a “best-kept secret.” Here, he shares his thoughts about PCOM, education and life. THIS DOCTOR GETS PERSONAL PCOM physician-researcher Tana Fishman, DO ’95, asks patients “Who loves you?” and gets amazing results. FOUNDERS DAY HONOREES The 2001 “O.J. Snyder Memorial Medal” awardee, Ronard R. Blanck, DO ’67, was the top doc in the US Army, has treated several famous patients and now leads a large university. Yet he’s never lost the humility that stems from his upbringing in tiny Ephrata, Pa. Constance Gasda (DO ’01), the 2001 “Mason W. Pressly Memorial Medal” awardee, finds her greatest rewards in helping others.
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GROWTH SPURT The College’s network of affiliated teaching hospitals, PCOM MEDNet, has grown to 33 sites – across Pennsylvania and beyond. OFF TO CAMP – WITH SOME VERY SPECIAL CHILDREN PCOM’s physician assistant students are sent to camp each summer – to help children with cancer or HIV/AIDS just “be kids.”
DIGEST EDITOR Christine M. Dorian CREATIVE DIRECTOR Wendy W. Romano ASSOCIATE EDITORS Pamela Ruoff Florence D. Zeller GRAPHIC DESIGNERS Lisa Smith Brian McIntire CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Jeffrey Bramnick Lisa Skultety, DO Nancy West PHOTOGRAPHERS Bruce Fairfield Jeff Reeder
D E P A R T M E N T S
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PCOM UPDATES College and state of Delaware forge unique partnership; vice president for alumni relations and development named; PCOM develops technology through state consortium grant; intern, resident and teaching awards presented.
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PROFILES This issue features new board of trustees member Carolynn King Richmond, Esq. and new alumni association president Vincent Lobo, DO ’65.
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CLASS NOTES Mark S. Williams, DO ’92, gets “covered” by Bloomsburg magazine; B. Drew Wellmon, DO ’96, aka “Ironman,” thrives on competition; PCOM alumni are “Top Docs” in Delaware.
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MY TURN New essay section! PCOM intern Lisa Skultety, DO, explains why she’s always felt a special bond with Kermit the Frog. 1 2 0 0 1
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