One of America's oldest medical schools, training osteopathic physicians and healthcare professionals since 1899.
PCOM is a free-standing medical school offering only graduate-level training. The institution provides doctoral degrees in osteopathic medicine (DO), pharmacy (PharmD), physical therapy (DPT), and psychology (PsyD), along with master's degrees in school psychology, public health, forensic medicine, biomedical sciences, and physician assistant studies. PCOM is institutionally accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, with specialized accreditation from the American Osteopathic Association, ACPE, ARC-PA, and the American Psychological Association.
PCOM operates three campuses: Philadelphia (17 acres), Suwanee, Georgia (23 acres), and Moultrie, Georgia. Students at both Philadelphia and Georgia campuses have access to fitness centers and participate in recreational and professional clubs. The college hosts active chapters of Phi Sigma Gamma (osteopathic fraternity founded 1917) and Sigma Sigma Phi (national osteopathic honors fraternity). The PCOM Library serves as the central repository for institutional scholarship through its Digital Commons.
PCOM operates several primary care healthcare centers in Philadelphia, including Cambria Division Healthcare Center, Lancaster Avenue Healthcare Center, and Hassman Family Medicine Center, providing dual educational and community health benefits. The institution sponsors residency programs in family medicine, general surgery, internal medicine, neurosurgery, osteopathic neuromusculoskeletal medicine, ophthalmology, orthopedic surgery, and otorhinolaryngology. Fellowship programs are available in hospice and palliative medicine, plastic and reconstructive surgery, and geriatric medicine.
The Center for Chronic Disorders of Aging (CCDA) at PCOM's Philadelphia campus aims to improve quality of life for elderly individuals through interdisciplinary research, education, and clinical application. The center combines scientific investigation with community and professional education to advance understanding of age-related chronic diseases.