PCOM South Georgia opened in Moultrie on Tallokas Road in the fall of 2019. The first class of to earn the Master of Biosciences graduated in 2022. The first class to earn the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine graduated in 2023.

PCOM South Georgia, the region’s only medical school, opened its campus in Moultrie, Georgia, in the fall of 2019 with a mission to attract and train more under-represented medical professionals from underserved communities in Georgia who will likely return to those communities and practice medicine. In the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Class of 2027, which began its academic year in August 2023, 64 percent of students hail from the state of Georgia with the counties of Colquitt, Lowndes, Mitchell and Cook heavily represented.

Year over year, PCOM South Georgia has made a concerted effort to recruit students from rural areas. This year, 42 percent of incoming students come from medically underserved areas and health professional shortage areas – geographic areas or populations that have a shortage of primary, dental or mental health care providers.

In addition to focusing on students’ academic success, experience and MCAT scores, the admissions team also highly values students’ commitment and passion to learning in a rural setting and training in a whole-person approach. It is through a holistic approach – seeing the student as a whole rather than a set of numbers – that they review and interview applicants.

During the 2022-2023 interview cycle, PCOM South Georgia received about 3,000 applications, conducted nearly 300 interviews and matriculated 59 students into the DO class.

PCOM South Georgia accepts students on a rolling basis, meaning students are continually accepted from the first day of interviews until the first week of class. The interview season starts in September and lasts through March.

}In addition to the DO, PCOM South Georgia also offers a master of science in biomedical sciences degree. This program, which is available as a traditional two-year format or an accelerated one-year program, provides students with skills needed to succeed in medical school or other scientific careers and academic pursuits. The MS degree emphasizes medical, biotechnological, research and clinical applications with a focus on whole-person health.

Learn more about the admissions process for the DO or MS degree by visiting www.pcom.edu/ admissions.