The Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine takes a total-person approach to health care encompassing the mind, body and spirit of the patient. The osteopathic physician becomes a partner with the patient on a pathway to health and well-being. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine is looking for medical students who will excel in academics, clinical care, research and community service. The College selects applicants who show an awareness of osteopathic medicine recognizing total-person health...

The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine recognized the growing national need for pharmacists and opened the School of Pharmacy. LECOM believes that new trends in the Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum had complementary goals to the total-person, patient-centered care fostered by osteopathic medicine. The LECOM School of Pharmacy has structured its classroom and experiential curriculum to prepare future pharmacists to provide patient care that ensures optimal therapeutic outcomes. The...

Through a unique and innovative curriculum, the School of Dental Medicine prepares students for the practice of general dentistry, specifically for underserved communities. LECOM’s evidence-based, quality dental education program will train students to provide patient-centered care, optimal therapeutic and economic outcomes, promote disease prevention and enhance patient and provider education.  LECOM offers the Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) degree through a full-time, four-year...

The importance of a medical college having its own teaching hospital such as LECOM’s Millcreek Community Hospital (MCH) becomes apparent through the achievements of the hospitals physicians and residents. The role MCH residents play in the education of LECOM students was recognized by the Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association (POMA) Clinical Essay judges.  They selected only Millcreek residents as the winners for the 2012 Golden Quill awards, presented at the POMA 104th...

Bayshore High School students received a sobering reminder about the dangers of drinking and driving thanks to the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine's Bradenton campus Operation Prom event. In conjunction with Manatee County emergency operations staff, LECOM's Emergency Medicine Club staged its annual re-enactment of a drunken driving crash. Manatee County Sheriff’s Office, EMS, Fire Rescue and Bayflite personnel responded to Balvanz stadium as though the crash were...

Second-year Pharmacy student Dania Rehman was honored with a national award for her leadership on public health issues. Rehman received the United States Public Health Service (USPHS) Excellence in Public Health Pharmacy Practice Award. The USPHS recognizes and encourages students to become involved in public health issues in their community as well as to increase awareness of the Public Health Service and its mission to protect, promote and advance the safety of the...