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GA-PCOM Recognizes National Doctor's Day
National Doctor's Day was founded in Winder, Georgia, on March 30, 1933, but it was not officially recognized until almost 60 years later.
(Suwanee, GA – March 30, 2015) Physicians across the country are celebrated every year on March 30, dubbed National Doctor’s Day, which had its origin eighty two years ago in Winder, Georgia. According to the National Doctor’s Day Website, the first Doctor’s Day was held March 30, 1933, in Winder, when Eudora Brown Almond, wife of Dr. Charles B. Almond, worked to establish a day that honored physicians. The celebration included mailing out greeting cards and placing flowers on graves of deceased doctors.
Years later, legislation was introduced in the House and Senate to establish a national Doctor’s Day. On October 30, 1990, following the approval by the United States Senate and the House of Representatives, President George H.W. Bush signed the legislation officially naming March 30th as “National Doctor’s Day.” The day recognizes the patient care and contribution that America’s doctors provide for citizens.
Georgia Campus - Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (GA-PCOM) offers a range of health-related degree programs, including the doctor of osteopathic medicine program, which enables students from the southeast to gain an education close to home with the aim of serving the health needs of the region.
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About GA-PCOM
Georgia Campus – Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (GA-PCOM) is a private, not-for-profit branch campus of the fully accredited Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, a multi-program institution with a 116 year tradition of educational excellence. Located in Suwanee, GA-PCOM offers the doctor of osteopathic medicine degree, the doctor of pharmacy degree and a master’s degree in biomedical sciences. The campus includes the Georgia Osteopathic Care Center, an osteopathic manipulative medicine clinic, which is open to the public by appointment. For more information, visit www.pcom.edu or call 678-225-7500.