Newswise — Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) will graduate 239 doctors of osteopathic medicine on Sunday, June 5 at 11:00 a.m. Commencement will be held in Verizon Hall at the The Kimmel Center, 260 So. Broad St, Philadelphia.
Commencement speaker will be Dot Richardson, M.D., director and medical director of the National Training Center in Clermont, Florida. A two-time Olympic gold medalist, Dr. Richardson hit a two-run homerun in the championship game of the 1996 Olympics to help the United States win its first Olympic gold medal in softball. Among her many athletic achievements are gold medals in the 1995 Superball and the 1994 South Pacific Classic. A 15-time Amateur Softball Association All-American Selection, Dr. Richardson was inducted into the Florida State Hall of Fame in 1999 and the UCLA Hall of Fame in 1996.
Dr. Richardson earned her medical degree from the University of Louisville. She earned her master's in exercise physiology at Adelphi University and her bachelor's degree in kinesiology and pre-med from the University of California, Los Angeles.
For more than a century, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine has trained highly competent, caring physicians, health practitioners and behavioral scientists who practice a "whole person" approach, treating people, not just symptoms. PCOM offers the doctor of osteopathic medicine degree and graduate programs in psychology, physician assistant studies, forensic medicine, organizational development and leadership, and biomedical sciences. Our students learn the importance of health promotion, education and service to the community and, through PCOM's five Healthcare Centers, provide care to the medically underserved populations in inner city and rural locations.
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