UPDATES
ACCREDITATION WITH EXCEPTIONAL OUTCOME
At its April meeting, the American Osteopathic Association’s Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) granted PCOM the status of Accreditation with Exceptional Outcome, the highest level of accreditation granted by the COCA. This accreditation status will be effective for ten years. As a newly established location, PCOM South Georgia was also reviewed in separate action by the COCA, which determined that all standards of accreditation had been met. “We are honored to receive the exceptional outcome designation. We thank the numerous members of the College community who contributed to this tremendous effort. The successful outcome speaks volumes about our institution and the high-quality education we provide to our students,” said Jay S. Feldstein, DO ’81, president and chief executive officer.
NEW DEANS NAMED H. William Craver, III, DO ’87, FACOS, was recently named dean and chief academic officer of PCOM South Georgia. He previously served as dean and chief academic officer of PCOM Georgia for over nine years and was instrumental in the conception and development of PCOM South Georgia. Joseph M. Kaczmarczyk, DO, MPH, MBA, FACOOG (Dist.), assumed the role of interim dean at PCOM Georgia in March. In 2010, after a 23-year career in the US Public Health Service, he retired at the rank of captain and joined PCOM as vice chair and professor, residency program director, and clerkship director in the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Subsequently, he was promoted to assistant dean of clinical education, associate dean of clinical education, and associate dean of undergraduate medical education, before accepting the interim dean role at PCOM Georgia.
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Dr. Craver
Dr. Kaczmarczyk
