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SR 538

PCOM Georgia and PCOM South Georgia; commend

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Clint Dixon and 2 co-sponsors

The resolution commends PCOM Georgia and PCOM South Georgia for educating, training, and placing physicians and health professionals across Georgia, including rural areas.

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Bill Summary · SR 538

Summary — Senate Resolution 538 (SR 538)

Title: PCOM Georgia and PCOM South Georgia; commend
Type: Senate resolution (commendatory)
Introduced: May 15, 2025
Sponsors: Senators Clint Dixon (45th), Russ Goodman (8th), Sam Watson (11th)
Status: Read and adopted by the Georgia Senate (Read & adopted May 19, 2025; vote recorded; reported enrolled).

Purpose and intent

SR 538 is a non‑binding, commendatory resolution formally recognizing and congratulating Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) Georgia and PCOM South Georgia on milestone anniversaries and institutional accomplishments. The resolution expresses the Senate’s appreciation for the schools’ contributions to medical education and healthcare access across Georgia.

Key provisions / findings (as stated in the resolution)

  • Notes PCOM’s 20 years of educating and training healthcare professionals in Georgia.
  • Records that PCOM Georgia (Suwanee campus) was established in 2005 and is celebrating its 20th anniversary; PCOM South Georgia (Moultrie campus) opened in 2019 and is noted as marking its fifth anniversary in the resolution.
  • States PCOM is the second‑largest medical school in Georgia, with a total enrollment of 1,226 osteopathic medical students (972 at Suwanee; 254 at South Georgia).
  • Reports that PCOM has trained more than 3,100 physicians, health practitioners, and behavioral scientists and that 1,876 PCOM alumni currently practice in Georgia.
  • Highlights a 100% postgraduate (residency) placement rate for PCOM graduates in 2023 and 2024.
  • Emphasizes PCOM’s role in hands‑on clinical training across Georgia and its impact on primary and specialty care delivery, particularly in rural and underserved communities.

Who is affected / impacted

  • Directly honors PCOM Georgia and PCOM South Georgia, their students, faculty, staff, and alumni.
  • Implicitly recognizes benefit to Georgia communities—especially rural and underserved areas—that receive care from PCOM‑trained clinicians.
  • No regulatory or funding changes; the resolution is ceremonial and does not create legal obligations.

Procedural/timeline notes

  • SR 538 was read and adopted by the Georgia Senate (actions recorded April–May 2025).
  • The resolution authorizes the Secretary of the Senate to make copies available for distribution to PCOM Georgia and PCOM South Georgia.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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