Name: PCOM Perspectives: Lessons in Health Journalism with KYW Newsradio’s Brian McDonough by Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Duration: 21 min 32 s
Description: For this episode, I talked with Dr. Brian McDonough, medical editor at KYW Newsradio and designated institutional official and chair of the Graduate Medical Education Committee. We discuss his experience as a medical journalist in the digital era, his efforts to prevent the spread of health misinformation online, and how mentoring resident physicians has made him a better doctor.

For this episode, I talk with Robert Bassett, DO ’06, a clinical associate professor in PCOM's Department of Emergency Medicine, about his extensive experience in military medicine, why so many doctors of osteopathic medicine serve our country, and how our shared specialty of emergency medicine continues to evolve.

PCOM Perspectives: Osteopathic Medicine and the Military

For this episode, I talked with Dr. Brian McDonough, medical editor at KYW Newsradio and designated institutional official and chair of the Graduate Medical Education Committee. We discuss his experience as a medical journalist in the digital era, his efforts to prevent the spread of health misinformation online, and how mentoring resident physicians has made him a better doctor.

PCOM Perspectives: Lessons in Health Journalism with KYW Newsradio’s Brian McDonough

Along with social distancing, hand sanitizing and wearing a mask, the development of a vaccine is seen as the foremost way to combat COVID-19, a global pandemic with far-reaching effects. Currently, there is a race taking place among researchers and laboratories to develop a vaccine to immunize citizens of the world against this novel coronavirus. PCOM Georgia faculty members discuss with PCOM President Jay S. Feldstein, DO,  the process involved in developing, testing and distributing a vaccine.

PCOM Perspectives: COVID-19 Vaccine Development, Testing and Distribution

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine has been a leader in osteopathic education for more than a century. It's a history of success we're proud to claim and today, PCOM continues to lead the way forward by producing professionals well-prepared for the ever-changing demands of today's workforce. At PCOM, we empower our students to succeed. Learn more at http://www.pcom.edu/admissions/

PCOM Perspectives: Lessons in Health Journalism with KYW Newsradio’s Brian McDonough

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