Marla Golden named dean of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine South Georgia

Dec. 11—MOULTRIE — Dr. Marla DePolo Golden will begin her tenure as dean of the osteopathic medicine program at PCOM South Georgia on Jan. 2. A 1988 graduate of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, she is currently associate dean of clinical education for both PCOM Georgia in Suwanee and PCOM South Georgia in Moultrie.

"Dr. Golden has served our college in various administrative and faculty capacities since 2010," Dr. Peter F. Bidey, dean and chief academic officer of PCOM, said in announcing Golden's appointment. "She first functioned as a preceptor to PCOM students in her integrative pain medicine practice, teaching students the benefits of a comprehensive osteopathic approach to patients and their pain and allowing them to hone their OMT (osteopathic manipulative treatment) skills.

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