Having worked for 30 years as a physician assistant (PA) in general and vascular surgery, Jim Becker, MS, HsA, PA-C, has joined the (Suwanee) Georgia Campus - Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (GA-PCOM) as Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Clinical Studies for the Department of Physician Assistant Studies.
Nationally board certified and licensed as a physician assistant in Georgia, Becker has served as a preceptor for students from all of the state’s PA programs and several programs from outside Georgia. In addition to serving as a guest lecturer, he has been a speaker at conferences for the Georgia Association of Physician Assistants and for the Society for Vascular Surgery. He has participated in medical missions in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, as well as at homeless shelters in Atlanta, and plans to continue practicing in vascular surgery.
Becker earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the State University of New York at Albany in New York, before receiving his Bachelor of Science degree in Physician Assistant Studies from Stony Brook University. He then earned a Master of Science in Health Science Administration from the University of St. Francis in Joliet, Illinois.
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 of educational excellence founded in 1899. GA-PCOM offers the doctor of osteopathic medicine degree, the doctor of pharmacy degree, as well as graduate degrees in biomedical sciences and physician assistant studies. The campus, located in Suwanee, Georgia, is also home to 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.
