Award recognizes LECOM and its health system partners for Commitment to Erie
Thursday, 20 September 2012
Millcreek Health System wins new business leadership award The Millcreek Health System received recognition for its growing presence in Erie, Pa. and for the investment it has made in its employees and in the health of the community. LECOM and Millcreek Community Hospital (MCH) were among the winners at the first ever Commitment to Erie Awards pre... Read More »
Nationally Recognized LECOM Graduate Addresses Students at White Coat Ceremony
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
Nationally recognized plastic surgeon and 1999 Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine graduate Joseph Racanelli, DO introduced the LECOM Class of 2016 to the rigors of clinical medicine when they received their first white coats. The white coat ceremony, held on Saturday at the Erie Warner Theater, marks a transition from basic sciences into clinic... Read More »
LECOM students participate in campus-wide Constitution Day events
Monday, 17 September 2012
Medical students at all Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine campuses took time to learn more about the United States Constitution during the College’s annual Constitution Day observance. Jeffrey Myers, JD, presents a Constitution Day program at LECOM's Bradenton, Fla. campus. Jeffrey Myers, JD, associate general counsel at LE... Read More »
LECOM Alumni Lend Expertise at Hospital Day
Wednesday, 12 September 2012
Just two years ago, Alysha Leonard, DO walked around the Harvest Center in Lakewood Ranch, scouting out potential clinical rotation and residency opportunities during the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine's annual Hospital Day event. Dr. Leonard, who just graduated in June from LECOM’s Bradenton, Fla., campus, was lending her expertise to c... Read More »
LECOM Erie Holds Annual Bridging the Gaps Poster Presentation
Tuesday, 11 September 2012
The LECOM Erie Bridging the Gaps program led by Raeann Carrier, PhD, held their 17th annual poster presentation on Wednesday, September 5th 2012. The presentation marks the culmination of a summer-long community service effort of 28 students serving 18 different community organizations. The following is an excerpt from the LECOM Connection article â€... Read More »
Gannon University, LECOM School of Dental Medicine Sign Early Acceptance Agreement
Monday, 20 August 2012
Gannon University and the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) have augmented their Early Acceptance Program (EAP) to allow Gannon students to continue their studies at LECOM School of Dental Medicine. Officials from both schools formally extended the EAP agreement during a ceremony at LECOM’s Erie Campus on August 20. Previously, t... Read More »
New LECOM Faculty Member Brings Olympic Experience
Wednesday, 1 August 2012
Dr. Santiago Lorenzo participated in the 2004 Games Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine assistant professor of physiology Santiago Lorenzo, Ph.D. has a keen eye on this year’s Olympic Games. LECOM faculty member Santiago Lorenzo's Olympic photo. Just eight years ago, Dr. Lorenzo marched into Olympic Stadium in Athens, Gr... Read More »
LECOM Welcomes the Class of 2017
Tuesday, 31 July 2012
The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine welcomed the largest medical class in the United States, as 536 osteopathic medicine students registered for classes at LECOM’s campuses in Erie, Pa., Greensburg, Pa., and Bradenton, Fla. The 250 students who will matriculate in Erie are joined by 182 students in Bradenton and 104 in Greensburg. All first... Read More »
LECOM Student Advocates Changing FDA Ban on Blood Donations
A student at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) has joined the campaign against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) longstanding policy of refusing blood donations from men who have sex with other men. The student, Brian R. Wlosinski, is a member of the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Class of 2015 at LECOM-Seton Hill in G... Read More »
12 Hours…1 LECOM: Support the Student Scholarship Fund
Wednesday, 25 July 2012
The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine impacts Erie County and communities throughout northwestern Pennsylvania by educating health care professionals who serve in both urban and rural areas, where health care needs are often the greatest. In addition to training the best and brightest physicians, pharmacists, and dentists, community service i... Read More »
