LECOM Alumna to Lead PCOM – Georgia

In the realm of public service, the pledge to a cause beyond oneself underscores the essence and the very being of those who would lead an estimable educational institution. The promise and the possibility that is stirred in the heart of those most committed to the purpose of this noble calling is evidenced in the result and in the accomplishment of their every day in service.

Few individuals have better demonstrated and affirmed these results and accomplishments than has, Andrea Pax Mann, DO, a 1999 graduate of the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) who recently has been named Dean of the Philadelphia College of Medicine - Georgia (PCOM Georgia).

Effective this spring, Dr. Mann will direct and oversee the activities of the Clinical and Biomedical Sciences Departments, as well as deliver policy and curriculum as required by the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine President, Provost, and Board of Directors.

Dr. Mann is well qualified for this position, having most recently served as the Assistant Dean for Clinical Education, Chair of Pediatrics, and Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine at the Jerry M. Wallace, Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Buies Creek, North Carolina. With 20 years of experience in academic medicine and five years at the dean's level, Dr. Mann presents a stellar record of accomplishment as a leader, administrator, educator, mentor, and advisor. Self-described as a “solid, flexible, optimistic, and introspective leader who is approachable and never retreats from a challenge,” Dr. Mann is well prepared for her new responsibilities.

Dr. Mann’s osteopathic training at LECOM will be reflected in the seemingly boundless proficiencies and through the outstanding and reliable performance of her new and weighty leadership duties at PCOM Georgia.

PCOM has a proud history and it is to its credit to galvanize that history with a leader honed in LECOM teachings and imbued with osteopathic purpose.

LECOM is proud that its progeny are trained to lead, as leadership provides medical professionals the key opportunity to serve. Being willing and able to make decisions is a true sign of an effective leader; a sign that cultivates one's ability, that takes the extra step to raise the aspirations of others toward all that is attainable, and that seeks to release their energies so that they will inspire others to a similar standard. For indeed, high standards and successful attainment of those standards emerges from one's willingness to meet vigorously the challenges of duty.

LECOM extends its hearty good wishes and congratulations to Dr. Andrea Pax Mann as she moves forward to enlarge, enliven, and enlighten the realm of osteopathic medical education at PCOM Georgia.