SR538: SR538 PCOM Georgia and PCOM South Georgia; commend

This resolution recognizes two osteopathic medical school campuses operated by Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM): PCOM Georgia in Suwanee, which marks its 20th anniversary this year, and PCOM South Georgia in Moultrie, marking its fifth anniversary. Together the two campuses enroll 1,226 students, making PCOM the second largest medical school presence in Georgia, and have trained more than 3,100 physicians, health practitioners, and behavioral scientists. The resolution notes that 1,876 PCOM alumni now practice in Georgia, many in rural and underserved areas, and that both campuses reported a 100 percent postgraduate placement rate for graduates in 2023 and 2024. The Senate formally commends both schools for their anniversaries and contributions to healthcare in Georgia, and directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to the schools.

• Formally commends PCOM Georgia and PCOM South Georgia on their anniversaries and their record of training healthcare professionals.
• Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to both PCOM Georgia and PCOM South Georgia.
• Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is a statement of recognition by the Senate.

PCOM Georgia in Suwanee and PCOM South Georgia in Moultrie, their students, faculty, and alumni, and by extension Georgia communities, especially rural and underserved areas, that are served by physicians trained at these schools.

The resolution carries no legal or funding effect, but it publicly documents the scale of PCOM's role in training Georgia's physician workforce, including its alumni presence in underserved communities, information that may be referenced in future healthcare workforce discussions.

• The whereas clauses describe PCOM Georgia's founding in Suwanee in 2005 and PCOM South Georgia's opening in Moultrie in 2019.
• States PCOM enrolls 1,226 total osteopathic medical students across both campuses, making it Georgia's second-largest medical school.
• Notes that PCOM Georgia and PCOM South Georgia have trained more than 3,100 physicians, health practitioners, and behavioral scientists.
• States 1,876 PCOM alumni currently practice in Georgia, many in rural and underserved communities.
• Cites a 100 percent postgraduate placement rate for 2023 and 2024 graduates.
• The resolving clauses formally commend both schools and direct the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to them.

1. 2025-04-04Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
2. 2025-04-02Senate Hopper (Senate)

• Clint Dixon (R, SD-045)Primary sponsor
• Russ Goodman (R, SD-008)
• Sam Watson (R, SD-011)

• medical education
• healthcare workforce
• rural healthcare
• commendation resolution