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New Georgia med school targets rural areas
Moultrie campus expected to open August 2019
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Above is a rendering of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine medical school campus scheduled to open in August 2019 in Moultrie. - photo by Special
The first four-year medical school established in South Georgia aims to address the primary care physician shortages in underserved areas of the state. The Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine last week broke ground in Moultrie for its medical school there. PCOM already has a campus in suburban Atlanta, and it hopes to start admitting med students in Moultrie in August 2019.
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