2022 PCOM Georgia Commencement Program for DO and PharmD

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine welcomes you to the Commencement Ceremony of PCOM Georgia honoring the Class of 2022

Doctorate in Osteopathic Medicine Doctorate in Pharmacy Doctorate in Physical Therapy Thursday, May 26, 2022

Program *Fanfare and Processional Faculty Marshals ..............................................................................................Donald Penny, MD Shari N. Allen, PharmD, BCPP Teresa Pierce, DPT, PT *Invocation Chief Campus Officer, PCOM Georgia.............................................................R. Bryan Ginn, Jr. The Star-Spangled Banner ....................................................Ruth Pierre, PharmD Class of 2022 Introduction Provost and Senior Vice President........................................................Kenneth J. Veit, DO, MBA Welcome President and Chief Executive Officer ............................................................Jay S. Feldstein, DO Remarks Chairman, Board of Trustees.............................................................................Thomas J. Gravina Chairman, Gwinnett County Commissioner..........................................Nicole Love Hendrickson Introduction of Professor Emeritus ....................................................................................Dr. Veit Walter C. Ehrenfeuchter, DO, FAAO Presentation of Candidate for Honorary Degree.....................................................Dr. Feldstein Conferring of the Degree ..........................................................................................Mr. Gravina DoCToR oF Humane LeTTeRS, HonoRIS CauSa anTHony J. SILvagnI, Do, PHaRmD, mSC, FaCoFPDIST., FCPP, FaFPe Dean emeRITuS, nova SouTHeaSTeRn unIveRSITy DR. KIRan C. PaTeL CoLLege oF oSTeoPaTHIC meDICIne FoRT LauDeRDaLe, FL address........................................................................................................................Dr. Silvagni Remarks Dean and Chief Academic Officer, Osteopathic Medical Program.........Andrea Mann, DO, FAAP Presentation of Candidates for Degrees in Course.......................................................Dr. Mann Conferring of the Degree..........................................................................................Dr. Feldstein Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine osteopathic oath President-Elect, PCOM Alumni Association ......................................................Paul Lapoint, DO *Please rise if you are able

Program Remarks Dean and Chief Academic Officer, School of Pharmacy .......................Shawn Spencer, PhD, RPh Presentation of Candidates for Degrees in Course....................................................Dr. Spencer Conferring of the Degree..........................................................................................Dr. Feldstein Doctor of Pharmacy oath of a Pharmacist..................................................................................................Dr. Spencer

Remarks Dean, School of Health Sciences .............................................................Gregory McDonald, DO Presentation of Candidates for Degrees in Course ...............................................Dr. McDonald Conferring of the Degree..........................................................................................Dr. Feldstein Doctor of Physical Therapy oath of a Physical Therapist ......................................................Ruth M. Maher, PhD, DPT, PT

Benediction...................................................................................................................................

Chief Student Affairs Officer ...................................................................Patience A. Mason, MEd

*Recessional....................................................................................................................................

PCOM Georgia Overview Established in 2005, PCOM Georgia is a private, not-for-profit, accredited institute of higher education dedicated to the healthcare professions. e Suwanee, Georgia, campus is affiliated with Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, a premier osteopathic medical school with a storied history.

PCOM Georgia offers doctoral degrees in osteopathic medicine, pharmacy and physical therapy and graduate degrees in biomedical sciences, medical laboratory science, and physician assistant studies. Emphasizing “a whole person approach to care,” the Suwanee campus focuses on educational excellence, interpro fessional education and service to the wider community.

PCOM extended its commitment to the Southeast in 2019 by establishing PCOM South Georgia, an additional teaching location in Moultrie, Georgia. is campus offers a full four-year medical program leading to the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree and a Master of Science degree in Biomedical Sciences. e College is approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, which has recognized PCOM Georgia as a branch campus since 2004. e campus is authorized by the Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission as a branch campus of PCOM. Middle States Commission on Higher Education accredits the College, its branch campus, and its additional location. In addition, PCOM Georgia’s programs hold specialized accreditations through the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation, the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, the Commission on Accreditation in Physical erapy Education, and the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant.

Commencement Speaker anTHony J. SILvagnI, Do, PHaRmD, mSC, FaCoFPDIST., FCPP, FaFPe Dean emeRITuS, nova SouTHeaSTeRn unIveRSITy DR. KIRan C. PaTeL CoLLege oF oSTeoPaTHIC meDICIne FoRT LauDeRDaLe, FL Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine alumni Dr. Anthony J. Silvagni has been an educator for more than 50 years. Most notably, he is the former dean of osteopathic medicine at the Nova Southeastern University - Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (NSUKPCOM), serving from 1998 to 2015. Until his retirement in April 2019, he served as dean emeritus and director of international medicine. Earlier in his career, Dr. Silvagni had developed the international medicine program at the college. He established affiliations for exchange rotations with international medical universities in Argentina, Austria, Portugal and Slovakia.

Prior to serving as dean, Dr. Silvagni held the positions of professor of family medicine and professor of public health, in addition to clinical professor of pharmacy practice in the college of pharmacy.

He holds a BS degree in pharmacy, an MSC degree with three majors including pharmacokinetics at Purdue University, finishing with hospital pharmacy and administration, and later a PharmD degree from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science. He earned a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree in 1982 from PCOM, where he was named a Distinguished Alumnus in 2007. He is board certified in family medicine.

Dr. Silvagni is a Distinguished Fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, a Fellow of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, and a Fellow of the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education. Among his numerous professional affiliations, he was elected chair of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Board of Deans in 2010 and served for two years. In addition, he was the chair of the Council of Florida Medical School Deans for eight years and is the past president of the Florida Society of the American College of Family Physicians.

From 2008 through 2016, Dr. Silvagni served as a member of the board of directors of Friends of WLRN, an affiliate of national Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting System. In 2010, he received the Golden Baton Award from the Symphony of the Americas Society. He recently served on Florida’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, based in Tallahassee, Florida, and served as a board of trustees’ member for the United States Pharmacopeia organization, a nongovernmental, public standards-setting authority for prescription and over-the-counter medicines and other healthcare products manufactured or sold in the United States. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Westside Regional Medical Center in Plantation, Florida.

Commencement Speaker Dr. Silvagni is the recipient of many awards from academic, scientific and professional organizations. He was selected as a Harvard Macy Foundation Education Scholar in 1997 and was named one of the Ten Leading Men in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties in 2004 by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Other accolades bestowed on Dr. Silvagni include the Humanitarian Award by the Florida Grand Opera Society, the Physician Recognition Award from the Florida Board of Osteopathic Medicine, and the President’s Award from the Broward County Osteopathic Medical Association.

He believes his most significant honors are a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Florida Osteopathic Medical Association, in which he was awarded honorary lifetime membership, the Physician of the Year Award from the Florida Society of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians, and the NSU Academic Dean of the Year Award. Due to his interest in international medicine, he was awarded a Fulbright Specialist Scholarship and was selected by Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia, to lecture and share his knowledge in global medicine, osteopathic medicine, public health, contemporary medical education, pharmacokinetics. and therapeutics.

While serving at the university, he was awarded Comenius University’s Commemorative Medal for Professional and Academic Contribution by the Slovak Republic Scientific Council.

Until his retirement, he continued working with the US Embassy, WHO and Comenius University initiating a public health program and other programs in the Slovak Republic.

Professor Emeritus WaLTeR C. eHRenFeuCHTeR, Do ’79, Faao With a distinguished career in medicine and medical education, Walter C. Ehrenfeuchter, DO ‘79, FAAO, served students and patients as a faculty member at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine for a total of 40 years. But, before being employed at the college, he was affiliated with PCOM as a student, intern and resident.

A 1975 graduate of Drexel University in Philadelphia, Dr. Ehrenfeuchter, affectionately known as Dr. E earned a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from PCOM in 1979, completing an internship at the Hospital of PCOM, and then served as the first resident in the history of the osteopathic manipulative medicine profession in 1980.

He was a professor and chair of the PCOM Georgia Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine for 16 years, retiring in June 2021. Prior to establishing the department in Georgia, he rose through the ranks at PCOM to the position of professor and vice chair of the OMM Department where he worked for 17 years, having started as an instructor. He was also the medical director of the Philadelphia Center for Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine for seven years.

Dr. Ehrenfeuchter received the 2021 Fellow of American Academy of Osteopathy Distinguished Service Award just prior to his retirement from the college. e award is presented annually to one recipient by the Committee on Fellowship of the American Academy of Osteopathy. Dr. Ehrenfeuchter was honored at the Fellows dinner during the academy’s Convocation in March. His name and award date were engraved on the FAAO Distinguished Service perpetual plaque, which is on display in the AAO office.

Dr. E achieved the status of Fellow of the AAO in 1990 and was board certified the same year.

He was elected to the Board of Governors in 1995 and became a member of the Committee on Fellowship in 2012, where he continues to serve. He has also been a member of the AAO’s Education Committee, chairing the academy’s convention program in 1993 and leading a number of muscle energy technique CME programs in the following decade.

From 1996 to 1999, Dr. E was a member of the American Osteopathic Board of Special Proficiency in Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, serving as vice-chair for two years. In 1999, the specialty board was reconstituted as the American Osteopathic Board of Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine where he served as vice-chair from 1999 to 2006 and chair from 2006 to 2008.

Dr. E was the PCOM Student American Academy of Osteopathy chapter advisor from 1981 to 1998 and assisted in the founding of the PCOM Georgia chapter in 2005, serving as chapter advisor until 2014. He served as the PCOM representative to the Educational Council on Osteopathic Principles from 1981 to 1997, and as the representative from PCOM Georgia from 2005 to 2021.

Professor Emeritus At ECOP, he served as chair of the Glossary Committee from 2009 to 2015. As the ECOP core curriculum project evolved into a textbook, Dr. E served as the author for six chapters of Foundations of Osteopathic Medicine, the standard text for teaching the osteopathic profession, now in its fourth edition.

He has authored numerous articles and delivered a wide variety of lectures and workshops in the United States, Germany and Japan on many topics including osteopathic principles, principles of osteopathic manipulative techniques, biomechanics, disorders of the axial skeleton, disorders of the appendicular skeleton, osteopathic cranial manipulative medicine, and an osteopathic approach to patients with systemic disorders. In addition, Dr. Ehrenfeuchter serves as a member of the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners.

Dr. E notes that his career move to the Suwanee area was the first time in his life that he had lived outside of Philadelphia. He said, “In addition to the professional opportunities afforded me, the move also resulted in my meeting my wife, Julie, and 14 of the happiest years of my life.”

Coming full circle, he noted that Julie grew up in Norristown, Pennsylvania, so he did meet and marry a Philly girl, but in the South!

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Doctor of Pharmacy Doctor of Physical Therapy

Awards

Doctor of Osteopathic MedicineAwards

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e congratulate all of our award recipients for their distinguished academic performance and service to the College and community.

2022 DoCToR oF oSTeoPaTHIC meDICIne

maSon W. PReSSLy aWaRD Presented to the member of the graduating class who has demonstrated exceptional service to the community and to the College.

Kala Simone Hurst

PCom geoRgIa oSTeoPaTHIC meDICIne STuDenT aWaRD Awarded to a member of the graduating class who attained the highest scholastic average.

Lana ghosn aleuy

THe Dean’S aWaRD Awarded to a member of the graduating class who, by personal and professional conduct and by contributions to student affairs and to the general program of PCOM Georgia, has been deemed worthy of special citation as recipient of the Dean’s Award. ashley Dalyn Bloom

eXCeLLenCe In oSTeoPaTHIC manIPuLaTIve meDICIne aWaRD Awarded to the member of the graduating class who, in the opinion of the faculty within the Department of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, has shown exceptional ability in the use of osteopathic philosophy and osteopathic manipulative treatment. marc elin medina-Faldas

eXCeLLenCe In PRImaRy CaRe aWaRD Awarded to the member of the graduating class who has been selected as most proficient in family medicine, general internal medicine, pediatrics and obstetrics and gynecology.

Lana ghosn aleuy

Doctor of Osteopathic MedicineAwards eXCeLLenCe In SPeCIaLTy CaRe aWaRD Awarded to a member of the graduating class who has demonstrated excellence in surgery, specialty internal medicine, emergency medicine, neurology, pathology and radiology.

Logan elizabeth allee

THe gaLen S. young, SR., Do memoRIaL aWaRD Awarded to the member of the graduating class who has shown exceptional interest and ability in the field of surgery.

Hye Rhee Chi

aLumnI aSSoCIaTIon aWaRD Awarded by the Alumni Association of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine to the member of the graduating class who has been selected because of the high caliber of performance of professional duties in hospital and outpatient services and academic excellence in basic and clinical sciences.

Patrick andrew Ziarnowski

THe JeSSIe m. young memoRIaL aWaRD Awarded to a member of the graduating class for exceptional service to the community or to the College.

Kala Simone Hurst

THe DR. THomaS m. RoWLanD, JR., SCHoLaR-aTHLeTe aWaRD Awarded to the member of the graduating class who has shown academic excellence in basic and clinical sciences and who has participated in and contributed to one of the College’s organized sports programs. amy Hong Tran

PauL evanS, Do ’79 anD mRS. RoXanne evanS FounDIng Dean enDoWeD CommenCemenT aWaRD Awarded at commencement to an outstanding member of the graduating class who was a non-traditional student (spent at least two years working, doing research, and/or serving in the military before entering medical school). michael Joshua Hamilton

Doctor of Osteopathic MedicineAwards geoRgIa oSTeoPaTHIC meDICaL aSSoCIaTIon TRImBLe aWaRD oF eXCeLLenCe Awarded to the student recognized as an outstanding graduate upon recommendation of the faculty and administration of PCOM Georgia in consultation with the Georgia Osteopathic Medical Association.

Lana ghosn aleuy

PReSIDenT’S LeaDeRSHIP anD DIveRSITy aWaRD Awarded to a member of the graduating class who has made a unique contribution to create an environment of shared responsibility and ownership for diversity and inclusion at PCOM, as well as demonstrating emerging and sustained commitment thereto. aldwin Ben-aziz Soumare

PCom geoRgIa STuDenT aFFaIRS LeaDeRSHIP aWaRD In recognition of the class member who demonstrated exceptional leadership by establishing student organizations and representing the student body in the College and the community.

Samuel Harrison Berding

Doctor of Pharmacy Awards

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e congratulate all of our award recipients for their distinguished academic performance and service to the College and community.

2022 DoCToR oF PHaRmaCy meRCK aCaDemIC eXCeLLenCe aWaRD Awarded to a graduating student who has displayed superior scholastic and professional achievement, desirable qualities of professional, leadership and ethical conduct. maya Kiana Watford ashley Danielle Butts

vIaTRIS PHaRmaCeuTICaLS eXCeLLenCe PHaRmaCy aWaRD Awarded to a graduating student in the top 25% of their class who demonstrates high personal motivation and possess an unique ability to communicate drug information. abigail Teiko Wilson

WoLTeRS KLuWeR HeaLTH aWaRD In eXCeLLenCe In CLInICaL CommunICaTIonS Awarded to a graduating student who has demonstrated academic excellence (top 25% of class academically) as well as superior verbal and written communication skills.

Jessica Lyne mulbah

PCom geoRgIa PHaRmaCy STuDenT aWaRD Awarded to the graduate who has attained the highest scholastic average. vincent Jia Way Savannah June Wills

aPPe STuDenT oF THe yeaR Awarded to the graduate who is recognized by preceptors and faculty for demonstrating excellence during advanced pharmacy practice experiences. amanda aiad

Doctor of Pharmacy Awards PHaRmaCeuTICaL SCIenCeS ReSeaRCH aWaRD Awarded to the graduate who is recognized for excellence in research in the area of pharmaceutical sciences.

Joanna Ho Savannah June Wills

PHaRmaCy PRaCTICe ReSeaRCH aWaRD Awarded to the graduate who is recognized for excellence in research in the area of pharmacy practice.

Krysten alicia mcnaught

JoHn C. KeRmoDe aWaRD Awarded to the student who best demonstrates genuine sincerity, compassion, positive attitude and willingness to help and motivate others.

Krysten alicia mcnaught

Dean’S CITIZenSHIP aWaRD Awarded to a member of the graduating class who has demonstrated exemplary service and engagement as a citizen of PCOM. Ted Sukhdeo

LeaDeRSHIP aWaRD Awarded to the graduate who has exemplified leadership qualities within PCOM and the profession.

Laura y. nhi nguyen

PRoFeSSIonaLISm aWaRD Awarded to a member of the graduating class who has demonstrated the most professional conduct or professional contributions to the profession.

Briszeida Cespedes Soto

Doctor of Pharmacy Awards CommunITy SeRvICe aWaRD Awarded to the graduate who has demonstrated exemplary engagement, time engagement, time donations and service to the broader external community, locally or nationally.

Laura y. nhi nguyen

unITeD STaTeS PuBLIC HeaLTH SeRvICe aWaRD Awarded to recognize pharmacy students that make significant contributions to public health. aliyiah Chantel Smith

PReSIDenT’S LeaDeRSHIP anD DIveRSITy aWaRD Awarded to a member of the graduating class who has made a unique contribution to create an environment of shared responsibility and ownership for diversity and inclusion at PCOM, as well as demonstrating emerging and sustained commitment thereto.

Krysten alicia mcnaught

moST ImPRoveD aWaRD Awarded to a member of the graduating class who has demonstrated the most improved academic performance. ericka Jasmine Sim

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Doctor of Physical Therapy Awards

e congratulate all of our award recipients for their distinguished academic performance and service to the College and community.

2022 PHySICaL THeRaPy eXCeLLenCe In anaTomy aWaRD Awarded to the student who has shown exemplary knowledge, understanding and application of the principles of human anatomy through identification and translation of anatomical concepts into clinical and/or educational artifacts that have been disseminated.

Daniel Wade Copeland

eXCeLLenCe In ReSeaRCH aWaRD Awarded to the graduate who excelled in a graduate research project or scholarly activity in the area of physical therapy.

Shanni W. He Connor alexandra o’neill

eXCeLLenCe In LeaDeRSHIP & PRoFeSSIonaLISm Awarded to a student who has demonstrated exceptional leadership abilities and demonstrates professionalism as defined and described by the American Physical Therapy Association.

Shivam Prakash Patel eXCeLLenCe In SeRvICe Awarded to a student who has made outstanding contributions to the community through volunteerism while enrolled in the doctoral program in physical therapy.

Samantha Lynn gracia amber Lee mcKnight PReSIDenT’S LeaDeRSHIP anD DIveRSITy aWaRD Awarded to a member of the graduating class who has made a unique contribution to create an environment of shared responsibility and ownership for diversity and inclusion at PCOM, as well as demonstrating emerging and sustained commitment thereto.

Shahnaz Bhayani

Degrees in Course May 26, 2022

Degrees inCourse DoCToR oF oSTeoPaTHIC meDICIne Syed mohammad ali Waris abbas

yeshel viral Chokshi

Dahlin Jackson

aliy mirza ahmed

Becky Jae yeon Choung

ummar Saeed Jamal

Lana ghosn aleuy

Timothy Ryan Cofer

nancy Jhanji

Logan elizabeth allee

andrielle C. Collier

Ken Johnson

mohamad ammar alshaar

Brandon Wayne Cunningham

Khadija Shanae Jones-Shelton

Francis Harper anderson

Rachel erin Davis

John Kabue

John angiel

Karina marie Delgado

Bryan mitra Kamalaker

Sierra marie armbrust

manali vijay Desai

emily elizabeth Kepfer

abhinav arora

venkatasai (Sunny) Pradeep Devarapalli

Samuel eric Khair

Hayley Bryn arrowood

alexander Calogero Dolce

mohammad a. Khan

Sean Patrick Bagent

marc-eli medina Faldas

Rasha a. Khan

nivedha Balaji

Justin Robert Farley

Khin Kay Khine

Ceattle Balcorta

gregory alexander gandarillas

Jeffrey Paul Kilheffer

Sanisha Balsara

Ben-Patrick martinez gorion

Isaac young Kim

abdullah ahmed Baosman

Drew nelson Scott graydon

Jing Kim

nisha gajjar Beard

malachi H. groover

Catrina Kure

Samuel Harrison Berding

adriana I. guevara aranguren

Tam anh Le

Bradley Carl Bierman

michael Joshua Hamilton

Junhyuk Lee

ashley Dalyn Bloom

Rebecca a. Heffner

Brittany Lewis

abijha Biju Boban

amirah nicole Hill

Sarah Joy Lewis

megan Kathleen Bryant

neesha mukesh Hira

Sydney Leigh Lipskind

Zachary andrew Burger

Kala Simone Hurst

Jaclyn ann Locigno

Diego Ruben Castillo

aleksandra Patrycia Ignatowicz

eric Paul malaney

Rachel Darlene Check

Kenny nonso Ikebudu

Christopher Bernard marsalisi

Silvia S. Cherian

John gregory Ingram, Jr.

Jay Harshad mehta

Hye Rhee Chi

gary alberto mejia

Degrees inCourse elisa noelle mercando

Katherine Josefina Patterson

Tyler Douglas Stevens

michelle Saeyoung min

Brandon Kenny Phillip

mo yan Sun

Siedah ashley morgan

analisa elena Podgorski

Samah Hisamuddin Syed

Doree gardner morison

Christian Jacob Pruitt

Shadee marie Tajik

amrutha (neha) mylarapu

Tyler James Raeford

ashley n. or Tanner

SivaniaravindaPriya nattama

Carolsun Samuel Rajan

Rita oylnade Tolu-ajayi

ariel Lynn newsom

Chandler Williams Sapp

amy Hong Tran

Julie nguyen

ashrine Sattani

Phi Phillip Tran

obianuju Pauline nwamah

alicia Louise Schmidt

vanshika Tripathi

manuel orozco

Kevin Pradip Sheth

Harsha n. upadhya

Justin Lee owens

Hamid Redha Shirazi

michael martin Lapera valenzuela

mary elizabeth Pappaconstantinou

Samantha C. Sircar

Zsa Zsa Chantal Whyce

Hiral Patel

Syara I. Slaughter

Lavar Sydney Williams

marissa nitin Patel

aldwin Ben-aziz Soumare

Brittany elizabeth Wilson

Sahil mukesh Patel

amy Tran Spence

omas Scott Wolz

Shivani Bharat Patel

Holli Parker Spikes

Ian andrew yeager Patrick andrew Ziarnowski

Degrees inCourse oSTeoPaTHIC manIPuLaTIve meDICIne CLInICaL SCHoLaRS PRogRam The Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Undergraduate Teaching Fellowship program is designed to provide osteopathic medical students with the tools necessary to integrate osteopathic principles into all areas of clinical practice and to develop superior patient management and clinical problem solving and to enhance OMT teaching skills. The program extends the medical school curriculum an additional year, incorporating teaching, clinical experience and research.

At the outset, the program was partially endowed by the family of C. Paul Snyder, DO, PCOM Class of 1910, and the Oxford Foundation. Contributions from alumni, families, friends and estate gifts help to continue funding this undergraduate teaching fellowship largely supported by the College.

We are pleased to recognize and congratulate the following graduates of PCOM Georgia’s Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Undergraduate Teaching Fellowship program: Dahlin Jackson obianuju Pauline nwamah

Degrees inCourse DoCToR oF PHaRmaCy ahmed munaf abdulrahman

nyasia Sabrina gray

Ruth Wilmine Pierre

amanda aiad

aileen C. guidry

Chonnikarn (Karen) Piyarat

edgardo Javier albino-Rivera

Joanna Ho

nasim Rahimpour

eresa uzoamaka anieke

Kindra marie Hunter

David Hunter Rainey

grace anim

edward Hwang

Jourber Romilus

melissa amanda armstrong

Wonhee Kim

Rabia Sanjish

elizabeth osei asibey

LaTasha Shantae' Lawson

morgan Britney Savoy

Shantae Badie-Jackson

Stephanie may Louangoudom

ericka Jasmine Sim

Kimberly y. Barnes

Terrence Christopher mann

aliyiah Chantel Smith

Celia Sha'ron Black

Kayla ashley marshall

Briszeida Cespedes Soto

marcus allen Bright

ahmed munif mawri

Lindsay Stalls

ashley Danielle Butts

Krysten alicia mcnaught

Chanhee (Chris) Suh

Brent adam Chatoff

golnar moghtaderi esfahani

Ted Sukhdeo

Lenne Chau

Jessica Lyne mulbah

melika Tajlili

Ijeoma amarachi Chukwukere

montana munroe

Pegah Tavana

Shatiya alexandria Cranford

Lanisha Simonne murrell

ashley elizabeth ompson

Khanh (Britney) Hong Dang

Bora nam

Darien Cong Tran

Zarnab Daniyal

esther njeri ngigi

Sherry Ha Tran

Stuart Collin Dowling

Bao Chieu Huynh nguyen

maya Kiana Watford

Tesfahun getachew Dumessa

Laura y. nhi nguyen

vincent Jia Way

Ian Dyson

nhu Quynh Phuoc nguyen

Tyler Deion Whitlock

Florintina Shanell ellis

veronika P. nguyen

Kayce Ruth Williams

Chioma nnenna eneremadu

ezinne Queenth ogbonnaya

Savannah June Wills

eunice amaka ezechukwu

Stephania orbe mancillas

abigail Teiko Wilson

Saywon alice Flah

oluwakemi abiodun oyedeji

mahlet michael Wole

Demeriah Janeé garrott

Kayla nicole young

Degrees inCourse DoCToR oF PHySICaL THeRaPy austin Slate admire

Spencer alan Folsom

Timothy Brent neal, Jr.

amber Rose aldridge

Samantha Lynn gracia

elizabeth Hoang nguyen

Brandon Barnes

Tyler Kenneth Haims

Deisy nunez aguirre

Jonathan Beltran

anna n. Haley

Connor alexandra o’neill

Shahnaz Bhayani

mary Kathryn Harshman

Shiv P. Patel

michael Joseph Blake

Shanni W. He

Shivam Prakash Patel

marcus Q. Bradley

Samuel Jehun Huh

alainey Penn

Hsu-yu Hunter Chen

Jessica a. Jones

morgan elizabeth Ross

Daniel Wade Copeland

Samuel Watson Lewis

Savannah marissa Simerly

Tymel Lashawn Dodd

David andrew Linbo

Rebekah Jin Smith

Pierre Cedric Dorvilier

amber Lee mcKnight

Jordan Lynn Townsley

Damir Dracic

Corey mcPhetridge

melody yazdani

Fletcher Lucile estock

Remington Sydney mcRae

Quan Zhang

Russell Paul mitchell Jr.

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

Class of 2022 Post-Graduate Training

DO Class of 2022 Post-Graduate Training Syed mohammad ali Waris abbas, Do Family Medicine HCA Medical City Healthcare Arlington, TX

abdullah ahmed Baosman, Do Internal Medicine AU-UGA Medical Partnership Athens, GA

Silvia S. Cherian, Do Internal Medicine Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville, GA

Aliy mirza ahmed, Do Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Wright Center for GME Scranton, PA

nisha gajjar Beard, Do Psychiatry Gateway Behavioral Health Community Service Savannah, GA

Hye Rhee Chi, Do Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia, PA

Samuel Harrison Berding, Do Surgery-General Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville, GA

yeshel viral Chokshi, Do Internal Medicine Vidant Medical Center/ East Carolina University Greenville, NC

Lana ghosn aleuy, Do Internal Medicine Emory University SOM Atlanta, GA Logan elizabeth allee, Do Ophthalmology Larkin Community Hospital Program South Miami, FL Francis Harper anderson, Do Anesthesiology omas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA John angiel, Do Family Medicine Cahaba Medical Care Birmingham, AL Sierra marie armbrust, Do Family Medicine Floyd Medical Center Rome, GA Hayley Bryn arrowood, Do Neurology Nuvance Health Poughkeepsie, NY Sean Patrick Bagent, Do Surgery-General St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital Youngstown, OH nivedha Balaji, Do Internal Medicine Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville, GA Ceattle Balcorta, Do Surgery-General Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Portsmouth, VA

Bradley Carl Bierman, Do Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Wright Center for GME Scranton, PA ashley Dalyn Bloom, Do Anesthesiology University Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine Knoxville, TN abijha Biju Boban, Do Internal Medicine Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville, GA megan Kathleen Bryant, Do Family Medicine Inova Fairfax Hospital Fairfax, VA

Becky Jae yeon Choung, Do Family Medicine WellStar Kennestone Regional Medical Center Smyrna, GA Timothy Ryan Cofer, Do Emergency Medicine Einstein Medical Center Montgomery, PA East Norriton, PA andrielle C. Collier, Do Pediatrics Baylor College of Medicine San Antonio, TX Brandon Wayne Cunningham, Do Surgery-Preliminary Grand Strand Regional Medical Center Myrtle Beach, SC

Zachary andrew Burger, Do Transitional Year Program HCA Healthcare/ USF Morsani GME-Oak Hill Oak Hill, FL

Rachel erin Davis, Do Internal Medicine Redmond Regional Medical Center Rome, GA

Diego Ruben Castillo, Do Family Medicine AdventHealth Florida Orlando, FL

Karina marie Delgado, Do Pediatrics Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Miami, FL

Rachel Darlene Check, Do Internal Medicine WellStar Kennestone Regional Medical Center Marietta, GA

manali vijay Desai, Do Neurology University of Florida COM Jacksonville, FL venkatasai (Sunny) Pradeep Devarapalli, Do Pediatrics University of Arkansas COM Little Rock, AR

DO Class of 2022 Post-Graduate Training alexander Calogero Dolce, Do Internal Medicine University of Central Florida/ HCA Healthcare GME Gainesville, FL marc-eli medina Faldas, Do Family Medicine Madigan Army Medical Center Tacoma, WA Justin Robert Farley, Do Medicine-Preliminary Atrium Health Navicent Medical Center Macon, GA

amirah nicole Hill, Do Family Medicine Piedmont Columbus Regional Columbus, GA

Khadija Shanae Jones-Shelton, Do Family Medicine Lancaster General Hospital Lancaster, PA

neesha mukesh Hira, Do Internal Medicine NCH Healthcare System Naples, FL

Bryan mitra Kamalaker, Do Internal Medicine Northside Hospital Gwinnett Lawrenceville, GA

Kala Simone Hurst, Do Dermatology Case Western/ University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland, OH

emily elizabeth Kepfer, Do Medicine-Pediatrics West Virginia University SOM Morgantown, WV

gregory alexander gandarillas, Do Transitional Year Program Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia, PA

aleksandra Patrycia Ignatowicz, Do Internal Medicine Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville, GA

Ben-Patrick martinez gorion, Do Pediatrics Medical College of Georgia Augusta, GA

Kenny nonso Ikebudu, Do Internal Medicine Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi Oxford, MS

Drew nelson Scott graydon, Do Medicine-Preliminary Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia, PA

John gregory Ingram, Jr., Do Internal Medicine e University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, MS

malachi H. groover, Do Family Medicine Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville, GA

Dahlin Jackson, Do Psychiatry University of Minnesota Medical School Minneapolis, MN

adriana I. guevara aranguren, Do Internal Medicine CMSRU/Cooper University Hospital Camden, NJ

ummar Saeed Jamal, Do Internal Medicine AU-UGA Medical Partnership Athens, GA

michael Joshua Hamilton, Do Emergency Medicine Tower Health/Reading Hospital West Reading, PA

nancy Jhanji, Do Internal Medicine University of Tennessee COM Chattanooga, TN

Rebecca a. Heffner, Do Emergency Medicine AdventHealth Florida Orlando, FL

Ken Johnson, Do Internal Medicine Northside Hospital Gwinnett Lawrenceville, GA

Samuel eric Khair, Do Family Medicine WellStar Kennestone Regional Medical Center Smyrna, GA mohammad a. Khan, Do Internal Medicine St. Francis-Emory Healthcare Columbus, GA Rasha a. Khan, Do Internal Medicine Albert Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, PA Khin Kay Khine, Do Family Medicine Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton San Diego, CA Jeffrey Paul Kilheffer, Do Psychiatry Portsmouth Regional Hospital Portsmouth, NH Isaac young Kim, Do Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Rutgers NJMS/Kessler Newark, NJ Catrina marie Kure, Do Internal Medicine Northside Hospital-Gwinnett Lawrenceville, GA

DO Class of 2022 Post-Graduate Training Junhyuk Lee, Do Transitional Year Program Inspira Health Network Mullica Hill, NJ

Siedah ashley morgan, Do Emergency Medicine Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville, GA

Brittany Lewis, Do Family Medicine West Virginia University SOM Morgantown, WV

Doree gardner morison, Do Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Tulane University SOM New Orleans, LA

Sarah Joy Lewis, Do Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical Tulane University SOM New Orleans, LA

amrutha (neha) mylarapu, Do Radiology-Diagnostic University of Louisville SOM Louisville, KY

Sydney Leigh Lipskind, Do Family Medicine WellStar Kennestone Regional Medical Center Smyrna, GA

SivaniaravindaPriya nattama, Do Transitional Year Program Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia, PA

Shivani Bharat Patel, Do Pediatrics LSU SOM New Orleans, LA

Jaclyn Locigno, Do Pediatrics Children’s Hospital-NEOMED Akron, OH

ariel Lynn newsom, Do Emergency Medicine Sparrow Hospital Lansing, MI

Katherine Josefina Patterson, Do Family Medicine AdventHealth Florida Orlando, FL

Christopher Bernard marsalisi, Do Internal Medicine University of Florida COM Jacksonville, FL

Julie nguyen, Do Psychiatry Cone Health Greensboro, NC

Jay Harshad mehta, Do Internal Medicine Memorial Health-University Medical Center Savannah, GA

Brandon Kenny Phillip, Do Internal Medicine Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia, PA

obianuju Pauline nwamah, Do Obstetrics-Gynecology St. Joseph Mercy-Oakland Pontiac, MI

gary alberto mejia, Do Psychiatry SIU SOM & Affiliated Hospitals Springfield, IL

manuel orozco, Do Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs Campus Hialeah, FL

Christian Jacob Pruitt, Do Psychiatry University of Colorado SOM-Denver Aurora, CO

elisa noelle mercando, Do Medicine-Preliminary Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia, PA

Justin Lee owens, Do Transitional Year Program University of Central Florida/ HCA Healthcare GME Orlando, FL

Tyler James Raeford, Do Family Medicine Prisma Health-University of South Carolina SOM Greenville Seneca, SC

michelle Saeyoung min, Do Internal Medicine Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Temple, TX

mary elizabeth Pappaconstantinou, Do Radiology-Diagnostic Albert Einstein Healthcare Network East Norriton, PA

Carolsun Samuel Rajan, Do Surgery-General St. David’s Healthcare GME Austin, TX

Hiral Patel, Do Internal Medicine Prisma Health-University of South Carolina SOM Greenville, SC marissa nitin Patel, Do Pediatrics SUNY HSC Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY Sahil mukesh Patel, Do Internal Medicine Brookwood Baptist Health Birmingham, AL

analisa elena Podgorski, Do Radiology-Diagnostic LSU SOM-New Orleans-LA New Orleans, LA

DO Class of 2022 Post-Graduate Training Chandler Williams Sapp, Do Pediatrics Memorial Health-University Medical Center Savannah, GA

amy Tran Spence, Do Emergency Medicine Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville, GA

vanshika Tripathi, Do Internal Medicine University of Florida COM Jacksonville, FL

ashrine Sattani, Do Family Medicine Geisinger Health System Wilkes Barre, PA

Holli Parker Spikes, Do Pediatrics Memorial Health-University Medical Center Savannah, GA

Harsha n. upadhya, Do Family Medicine University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School Austin, TX

alicia Louise Schmidt, Do Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical University of Rochester/Strong Memorial Rochester, NY

Tyler Douglas Stevens, Do Surgery-Preliminary HCA Healthcare/USF Morsani GME Brandon, FL

Kevin Pradip Sheth, Do Family Medicine University Tennessee Health Science Center Memphis, TN

michael martin Lapera valenzuela, Do Orthopaedic Surgery Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Philadelphia, PA

mo yan Sun, Do Internal Medicine Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville, GA

Hamid Redha Shirazi, Do Psychiatry Coliseum Medical Centers Macon, GA

Samah Hisamuddin Syed, Do Internal Medicine WellStar Kennestone Regional Medical Center Marietta, GA

Brittany elizabeth Wilson, Do Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical Medical University of South Carolina Charleston, SC

Shadee marie Tajik, Do Internal Medicine SIU SOM & Affiliated Hospitals Springfield, IL

omas Scott Wolz, Do Psychiatry Lehigh Valley Hospital Allentown, PA

ashley n. or Tanner, Do Family Medicine Geisinger Health System Wilkes Barre, PA

Ian andrew yeager, Do Psychiatry Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda, MD

Samantha C. Sircar, Do Internal Medicine University of Central Florida/ HCA Healthcare GME Gainesville, FL Syara I. Slaughter, Do Emergency Medicine University of Massachusetts Chan - Baystate Springfield, MA aldwin Ben-aziz Soumare, Do Neurology University of Connecticut School of Medicine Farmington, CT

amy Hong Tran, Do Family Medicine Northside Hospital Gwinnett Lawrenceville, GA Phi Phillip Tran, Do Internal Medicine Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Temple, TX

Zsa Zsa Chantal Whyce, Do Emergency Medicine Orange Park Medical Center Orange Park, FL

Patrick andrew Ziarnowski, Do Anesthesiology University of Central Florida/ HCA Healthcare GME Ocala, FL

PharmacyClass of 2022 Post-Graduate Training ahmed munaf abdulrahman, PharmD Pharmacy - Community Holzer Health System Jackson, OH

Krysten alicia mcnaught, PharmD Pharmacy Mount Sinai Beth Israel New York, NY

amanda aiad, PharmD Pharmacy WellStar Atlanta Medical Center Atlanta, GA

Jessica Lyne mulbah, PharmD Pharmacy Temple University Health System Jeanes Hospital Philadelphia, PA

Celia Sha'ron Black, PharmD Pharmacy Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital Muncie, IN ashley Danielle Butts, PharmD Pharmacy - Ambulatory Care Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy New Orleans, LA Joanna Ho, PharmD Pharmacy-Pharmacology AbbVie Pharmaceuticals/University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA

Laura y. nhi nguyen, PharmD Pharmacy - General Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown Columbus, OH veronika P. nguyen, PharmD Pharmacy Sentara Healthcare Charlottesville, VA Chonnikarn (Karen) Piyarat, PharmD Pharmacy - Community Holzer Health System Jackson, OH

Briszeida Cespedes Soto, PharmD Pharmacy PCOM School of Pharmacy WellStar North Fulton Suwanee, GA Ted Sukhdeo, PharmD Pharmacy PCOM School of Pharmacy WellStar North Fulton Suwanee, GA maya Kiana Watford, PharmD Pharmacy WellStar Cobb Hospital Austell, GA vincent Jia Way, PharmD Pharmacy Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center Augusta, GA Savannah June Wills, PharmD Pharmacy - Community NorthShore University Health System Glenview, IL

Physical TherapyClass of 2022 Post-Graduate Training Brandon Barnes, DPT Orthopedic Ironman Sports Medicine Institute Mermorial Hermann Health System Houston, TX

Daniel Wade Copeland, DPT Orthopedic Mercer University Atlanta, GA

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Board of Trustees Administration Alumni Association

Board of Trustees Philadelphia College of osteopathic medicine Foundation and Philadelphia College of osteopathic medicine – officers Chairman of the Board

Thomas J. Gravina

Vice Chairman

John P. Kearney

President and Chief Executive Officer

Jay S. Feldstein, DO ’81

Provost, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean

Kenneth J. Veit, DO ’76, MBA, FACOFP

Vice President for Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Peter Doulis, CPA

Chief Legal Affairs Officer and Assistant Secretary

David F. Simon, JD

Chief Advancement and Strategic Planning Officer

Carrie Collins, PhD, JD

Chief Diversity and Community Relations Officer

Marcine Pickron-Davis, PhD

Chief Campus Officer – PCOM Georgia

R. Bryan Ginn, Jr.*

Executive Assistant to the President and Secretary

Lynn A. Kush

Philadelphia College of osteopathic medicine Foundation and Philadelphia College of osteopathic medicine James H. Black, D.O. ’62, LLD (Hon.) John B. Bulger, D.O. ’95, MBA Timothy P. Burgess Joseph A. Dieterle, D.O. ’70 elma Dye-Holmes, Ph.D. Matthew O. Elkes Jay S. Feldstein, D.O. ’81 Julie R. Fox, M.B.A. Marla D. Golden, D.O., ’88, M.S., F.A.C.E.P.** omas J. Gravina

*Officer of the PCOM Board only **Faculty Representative ***Alumni Representative

Jerel A. Hopkins, Esquire John P. Kearney Vincent Lobo, D.O. ’65 R. David McCleskey A. Scott McNeal, D.O. ’88 Dana C. Shaffer, D.O. ’85 *** Wayne T. Sikes Virginia A. Stallings, M.D. Kenneth J. Veit, DO ’76, M.B.A., F.A.C.O.F.P.

Administration Jay S. Feldstein, Do President and Chief Executive Officer Kenneth J. veit, Do, mBa Provost, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean Peter Doulis, CPa Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer David Simon, JD Chief Legal Affairs Officer R. Bryan ginn, Jr. Chief Campus Officer, PCOM Georgia Carrie Collins, JD, PhD Chief Advancement Officer and Strategic Planning Officer marcine Pickron-Davis, PhD Chief Diversity and Community Relations Officer Linda R. adkison, PhD, mS Associate Provost, Accreditation, Growth and Development H. William Craver III, Do Dean and Chief Academic Officer, Osteopathic Medical Program, PCOM South Georgia Robert DiTomasso, PhD, aBPP .

Dean, School of Professional and Applied Psychology andrea mann, Do, FaaP Dean and Chief Academic Officer, Osteopathic Medical Program, PCOM Georgia gregory mcDonald, Do Dean, School of Health Sciences Shawn Spencer, PharmD Dean and Chief Academic Officer, School of Pharmacy, PCOM Georgia Joseph Kaczmarczyk, Do, mPH, mBa Vice Dean, PCOM Osteopathic Medicine Program arthur Sesso, Do Senior Associate Dean of Osteopathic Curricular Innovation and Oversight and Chair, Surgery David Kuo, Do Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education and Director of Medical Education

Kerin Fresa, PhD Associate Dean, Osteopathic Curriculum, PCOM nikita mirajkar, PhD Associate Dean, Curricular Execution Osteopathic Medicine Program naushad m. Khan ghilzai, PhD, BPharm Associate Dean for Academic Affairs School of Pharmacy, PCOM Georgia michael Becker, Do, mS Associate Dean of Clinical Education, PCOM marla golden, Do Associate Dean of Clinical Education PCOM Georgia, PCOM South Georgia Stephanie H. Felgoise, PhD, aBPP Associate Dean for Academic Integration of the School of Professional and Applied Psychology Chair, Department of Clinical Psychology michael Lee, PhD Assistant Dean, Professional and Student Affairs, School of Pharmacy, PCOM Georgia Julie Wickman, PharmD Assistant Dean, Clinical Education, School of Pharmacy, PCOM Georgia Sue Hingley, PhD Interim Chair, Department of Bio-Medical Sciences, PCOM elizabeth a. gosch, PhD, aBPP Chair, Department of Counseling, PCOM Jessica glass Kendorski, PhD, nCSP, BCBa-D Chair, Department School Psychology, PCOM Laura Levy, DHSc, Pa-C Chair, Physician Assistant Studies PCOM and PCOM Georgia Ruth Maher, PT, PhD, DPT Chair, Physical erapy, PCOM Georgia

avadhesh C. Sharma, PharmD, PhD Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, PCOM Georgia John Tovar, PharmD Chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, PCOM Georgia Richard White, PhD, FaHa Chair, Department of Bio-Medical Sciences, PCOM Georgia

Administration (continued) oliver Chen, PhD Chief Library Services Officer Jane Z. Dumsha, PhD Chief Research Operations Officer mindy george-Weinstein, PhD Chief Research and Science Officer erik Langenau, Do, mS Chief Academic Technologies Officer

Brian mann, ma, Pa-C Chief Simulation Operations Officer Patience mason, med Chief Student Affairs Officer Samuel a. matheny, med, ma Chief Student Services Officer, Offices of Financial Aid and Registrar maureen o’mara Carver Registrar

PhiladelphiaCollegeOf Osteopathic Medicine Alumni Association 2022 Council members executive Council

Professional Careers Council

William Swallow, DO ’79, President

Prerakkumar Adhuria, PharmD ’17

Paul LaPoint, DO ’90, President-Elect

Jennifer Alvarado, MS/FM ’08

Shanda Lucas, MS/ODL ’09, Awards

Christopher Brown, MS/CCHP ’11

Committee Chair Jennifer Dwyer, DO ’08, Nominating Committee Chair Melissa Schwartz, DO ’91, Past President

Madeleine Brown, MS/Biomed ’18 Krystal Carter, MS/CCHP ’10 Ashara Cashaw, PsyD ’13 Rashim Lancit, EdS ’13 Ruark Lanham, MS/ODL ’07 David Poponi, PsyD ’09 Preston Williams, MS/PA ’07

Do Council Michael Becker, DO ’87

Trainee Council

James Bonner, DO ’86

Elisa Giusto, DO ’18

Dipan Desai, DO ’02

Anthony Sciuva (DO ’24),

Gretta Gross, DO ’97 Ricky Lockett, DO ’84 Jessica Masser, DO ’07 William Pesce, DO ’89 Elsira Pina, DO ’89

Student Representative South Georgia Scott Rosen (DO ’24), Student Representative Philadelphia Colin Roozbehi (DO ’24), Student Representative Georgia

Howard Robinson, DO ’90

alumni association Board Representative to PCom Board of Trustees Dana C. Shaffer, DO ’85 PCom President & Ceo Jay S. Feldstein, DO ’81 Deputy Chief advancement officer NecieLiggeons, MS/ODL ’20

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

The Mace and Baton The College Seal The Academic Costume Mission Statements The Oaths

The Mace and the Baton Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Georgia Campus academic processions are led by the bearer of the College mace who precedes or accompanies the president of the College.

The bearers of the mace and baton serve as marshals of faculty.

The medieval mace was first a protective device for the clergy who were not allowed to carry swords. Later, maces became ceremonial and are carried today in the Houses of Parliament in England and also in the United States House of Representatives where, when in position to the right of the Speaker of the House, it is a symbol of his or her authority.

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine’s original mace and baton were designed by Paul T. Lloyd, DO ’23, and created by William F. J. Ryan of New York, a member of the International Academy of Heraldry. The mace and baton were presented to the College by the Alumni Association in 1972. Faculty marshals in all academic processions since that time have carried them.

The mace and baton were replicated for PCOM Georgia by Henry Hopkins, III, a silversmith of Baltimore, Maryland. They were formally presented to President Matthew Schure on May 14, 2009, by Paul Evans, DO ’79; H. William Craver, III, DO ’87; Gary H. Watson, PhD; and the Alumni Association of PCOM, whose generous contributions made the replication of the mace and baton possible.

A sphere with a golden crown tops the mahogany staff heralding sovereign authority of the College to grant academic degrees by virtue of the powers given it by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Engraved on the sphere is the caduceus, the symbol of medicine. The caduceus represents the staff of Aescsulapius, the Latin name for Askelepios, the Greek god of medicine, son of Apollo and the nymph, Coronis. A snake is entwined on the staff ’s branch because the serpent was held sacred to the gods and was an early symbol of medicine.

Three coats of arms appear on the upper of the two hexagonal modes: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (directly beneath the caduceus), the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the City of Philadelphia (the locale of the College since its founding in 1899). PCOM’s coat of arms is engraved on the top of the marshal’s baton, a symbol of authority in keeping with the title and office held by the marshal.

The metallic elements of the mace, to wit the hexagonal modes and the globe, are bronze-based with heavily-plated rhodium. The coronet is gold-plated and the staff is South American mahogany.

The College Seal

The College seal first appeared in 1925 embossed on the cover of The Synapsis, the College’s first yearbook. Volume One of The Synapsis was published by the junior class of Philadelphia College of Osteopathy in honor of the graduating class of 1925. The first seal incorporated the College motto mens et manus, “mind and hand.” The seal’s origin is unknown, as is its designer.

In 1938, Edgar O. Holden, DO ’22, dean of the College from 1924 to 1943, and Russell C. Erb, PhD, associate dean from 1937 to 1943, proposed and designed a coat of arms. The coat of arms appeared for the first time in the 1938 alumni magazine and featured a heraldic design that applies to the osteopathic profession. The three triangles are symbolic of the three segments of the vertebral column, which has a significant part in the science of osteopathic medicine. The hand emerges from a noble crown indicative of the regal aspect and dignity, as well as the healing powers of the human hand when applied to the art and science of osteopathic medicine.

The College motto was retained, and the coat of arms was utilized as the College seal in various motifs through the mid-1980s.

An adaptation of the first College seal was re-introduced in 1986. Today’s College seal, similar to the original, was adopted following the College’s Centennial Celebration in 1999.

The seal features a centrally placed shield within which are shown a scroll and a flaming torch of knowledge. Immediately above is the College motto, reflecting the College’s osteopathic origin.

Uppermost and arranged in a radial pattern are streaks of solar brilliance. Separated from either side of the shield are branches of laurel joined and bound together at the center, close to the base of the shield. These components exemplify teaching, learning and the attainment of knowledge leading to successful careers in the healthcare professions. The name of the College and the year of its founding encircle the seal.

The AcademicCostume The academic costume originated in medieval times and stems from the early days of the oldest universities. It is thought that long gowns were first worn for warmth in the cold lecture halls. And hoods may have covered the tonsured heads (shorn crowns) of priests and monks who made up the faculty. One university insisted on the tonsure for scholars. The hoods were replaced by the skull cap, which in turn was displaced by a headgear somewhat like that worn today.

The faculty and students of European universities still wear a diversity of academic regalia.

However, in 1893, a United States intercollegiate commission dictated a uniform code, which has been accepted by most American colleges and universities.

The commission devised three types of gowns and three types of hoods for the bachelor’s, the master’s and the doctorate degree. All gowns are black except for the associate in arts degree, which is gray.

The bachelor’s gown features pointed sleeves and is worn closed; the master’s gown has an oblong sleeve and may be worn open or closed. The gown for the doctorate degree has bellshaped sleeves slashed with three velvet bars. The front of the gown is faced with velvet and is worn either open or closed.

The colorful hoods are lined with silk in the color or colors of the institution granting the degree (PCOM’s colors are maroon and gray). In addition, the hood is trimmed with velvet facing representing the academic discipline in which the degree has been granted: white for arts, letters or humanities; golden-yellow for science; purple for law; lemon-yellow for library science; sapphire-blue for commerce or business; light blue for education; brown for fine arts; dark blue for philosophy; green for medicine—the color of life and growth (Fellows of the American College of Osteopathic Surgeons wear hoods trimmed with crimson). The length of the hood varies according to the degree: short for the associate and bachelor’s degree, medium for the master’s and long for the doctorate.

Mortarboards are generally recommended for caps, although soft, square-topped caps are permissible. Tassels may be black or gold and are usually gold for the doctorate degree. While there is no rule for the position of the tassel, many colleges and universities (including PCOM) request the candidates to wear the tassel on the right side and to shift it to the left at the moment the degree is awarded.

Mission Statements Do CLaSS oF 2022 “We, the class of 2022, pledge to provide quality care through hard work and dedication. Using the skills we have obtained, we will meet the emotional, physical and spiritual needs of our patients to promote optimal health and wellness. By molding ourselves into competent and compassionate physicians, we will lend ourselves to our craft and strive to meet the needs of the community.”

PHaRmaCy CLaSS oF 2022 “We, the future pharmacist class of 2022, will represent PCOM Georgia in serving a diverse population by vowing to uphold integrity, compassion and professionalism to our patients, our peers and our community.

We, as pharmacists, will strive to advocate for the patients as well as empower the bond between patients and the healthcare professionals, promising to sustain the highest standards of care.”

Osteopathic Oath “I do hereby affirm my loyalty to the profession I am about to enter. I will be mindful of my responsibility to preserve the health and life of my patients, to perform faithfully my professional duties.

I will be vigilant in aiding in the general welfare of the community.

I will endeavor to work in accord with my colleagues in a spirit of progressive co-operation.

I will look with respect and esteem upon all those who have taught me my art.

I will be loyal to my college and strive always for its best interests and for the interests of the students who will come after me.

I will be alert to further the application of basic biologic truths and to develop the principles of Osteopathic Medicine.”

Oath of a Pharmacist “I promise to devote myself to a lifetime of service to others through the profession of pharmacy. In fulfilling this vow: I will consider the welfare of humanity and relief of suffering my primary concerns.

I will promote inclusion, embrace diversity, and advocate for justice to advance health equity.

I will apply my knowledge, experience, and skills to the best of my ability to assure optimal outcomes for all patients.

I will respect and protect all personal and health information entrusted to me.

I will accept the responsibility to improve my professional knowledge, expertise, and self-awareness.

I will hold myself and my colleagues to the highest principles of our profession’s moral, ethical and legal conduct.

I will embrace and advocate changes that improve patient care.

I will utilize my knowledge, skills, experiences, and values to prepare the next generation of pharmacists.

I take these vows voluntarily with the full realization of the responsibility with which I am entrusted by the public.”

Oath of a Physical Therapist “As a physical therapist dedicated to providing the highest quality care and services, I solemnly pledge I will: Respect the rights and dignity of all individuals who seek my services or with whom I work.

Act in a compassionate and trustworthy manner in all aspects of my services.

Exercise sound professional judgment while abiding by legal and ethical requirements, Demonstrate integrity during interactions with colleagues, other health care providers, students, faculty, researchers, the public, and payers for the enhancement of patient care and the advancement of the profession; Enhance my practice through life-long acquisition and application of knowledge, skills, and professional behavior.

Participate in efforts to meet physical therapy and health care needs of local, national, and global communities. us, with this oath, I accept the duties and responsibilities that embody the physical therapy profession.”