LECOM Health Expanding Rural Health Care in Corry
Friday, 2 November 2018
Corry Memorial Hospital to Expand with Medical Arts Building Addition Expansion will house the Corry Rural Health Clinic and other physician offices. Corry, PA – November 2, 2018 – Corry Memorial Hospital (CMH), an affiliate of LECOM Health, held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Corry Medical Arts Building (MAB) which will house the Corry Rural H... Read More »
Warren General Hospital, AHN and LECOM Health Sign Affiliation Agreement
Monday, 24 September 2018
Organizations Aim to Enhance the Quality, Value and Breadth of Health Services in Northwestern PA Warren, PA (September 24, 2018) – Officials from Warren General Hospital (WGH), Highmark Health, Allegheny Health Network (AHN) and LECOM Health joined community leaders and hospital employees today to celebrate the signing of an affiliation agree... Read More »
LECOM Receives Approval to Add Elmira, NY Campus
Monday, 17 September 2018
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Earns Accreditation to Expand at Elmira College Southern Tier campus will host additional site for Erie-based osteopathic medical college. Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) has received approval to increase class size and offer courses at Elmira College in Elmira, New York. The announcement was... Read More »
LECOM Introduces School of Health Services Administration
Thursday, 6 September 2018
BRADENTON, FL (September 6, 2018) – Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) announced today the formation of the LECOM School of Health Services Administration (SHSA). The school will emphasize teaching the business of health care as it prepares future leaders to deal with the evolving need for competent and well-trained administrators and p... Read More »
LECOM Completes Purchase of LECOM Radio 88.5 FM
Friday, 13 July 2018
[caption id="attachment_10489" align="alignleft" width="300"] Listen to LECOM Radio - Click here.[/caption] The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) completed its acquisition of WMCE 88.5 FM, the former Mercyhurst University radio station, on July 9, 2018. With the Federal Communications Commission’s final order approved, LECOM takes o... Read More »
LECOM Holds Commencement Ceremonies in Erie and Bradenton
Monday, 4 June 2018
The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) reached yet another milestone this year as it graduated its largest class to date. LECOM awarded 1,112 degrees when the college held its commencement ceremonies on Sunday, May 27 at the Erie Insurance Arena and on Sunday, June 3 at the Bradenton Convention Center in Palmetto, Fla. LECOM Erie awar... Read More »
LECOM School of Pharmacy Earns National Honors in Script Your Future Campaign
The National Consumers League (NCL) and its partners announced the winners of the seventh annual Script Your Future Medication Adherence Team Challenge, a competition designed to engage health profession students and faculty across the nation by encouraging teams to develop creative ideas, events, and initiatives to raise public awareness about the impo... Read More »
LECOM acquires Mercyhurst radio station WMCE-FM 88.5
Wednesday, 28 February 2018
The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) has entered into an agreement with Mercyhurst University to acquire its noncommercial radio station WMCE 88.5 FM, subject to regulatory approval from the Federal Communications Commission. LECOM and Mercyhurst University executed a Public Service Operating Agreement on Feb. 27, 2018, whereby LECOM... Read More »
LECOM Joins the Millcreek Mall to Promote Wellness Through Walking
Thursday, 8 February 2018
LECOM Health and LECOM Medical Fitness and Wellness Center introduced a new Millcreek Mall walkers program. The LECOM Walk for Wellness is a 1.2 mile route through the mall with fitness stations where walkers can exercise. According to James Lin, D.O., the Vice President of Senior Services and Adult Living at Millcreek Community Hospital and Director... Read More »
LECOM Offers Biomedical Ethics Master Degree
Wednesday, 20 December 2017
Master of Science in Biomedical Ethics program will train healthcare workers to better understand cultural and social differences and improve patient care. Now, more than ever before, healthcare professionals are encountering cultural and social attitudes, values, and beliefs that may differ from their own personal perceptions. This makes it increasing... Read More »
LECOM-WEDU Documentary Honored with Regional Emmy Award
Monday, 4 December 2017
Bradenton, FL -- “The Feminine Touch: The Struggle for Equality in Medicine,” a WEDU PBS-TV documentary based on the book by Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) faculty member Thomas Quinn, D.O., has been honored with a Suncoast Regional Emmy Award for best historical documentary. The documentary portrays the battle for women’s ac... Read More »
LECOM Health joins Warren General Hospital and Highmark Health in new venture.
Thursday, 16 November 2017
Warren General Hospital announced that an agreement in principle has been reached with Highmark Health, Allegheny Health Network (AHN) and LECOM Health to establish an affiliation that will further enhance access to high-quality, high value health services in the communities of the Warren and surrounding regions. In this tentative agreement, Warren... Read More »
LECOM Erie Holds 24th Annual Student Scholarship Fund Auction and Gala
Tuesday, 14 November 2017
More than 800 unique live and silent auction items were up for bid Saturday, Nov. 11 at the 24th Annual LECOM Student Scholarship Auction at the Bayfront Convention Center in Erie. All proceeds help deserving LECOM students defray the cost of medical, dental and pharmacy school. [caption id="attachment_26488" align="alignright" width="300"] A couple ... Read More »
LECOM Faculty Member, Alumnus Given Awards by American Osteopathic Foundation
This fall, a member of LECOM's faculty, as well as a LECOM alumnus, were presented with prestigious awards during the 2017 Osteopathic Medical Education Conference. The American Osteopathic Foundation (AOF) named Richard Terry, D.O., as the 2017 recipient of its W. Douglas Ward, Ph.D., Educator of the Year Award, one of the organization's highest hon... Read More »
2017 Research Day Winners Announced
LECOM’s Interprofessional Research Initiative2016 was held on Oct. 29, with more than 70 participating submissions from resident physicians, faculty and students. The presentations involved posters and lectures on the research done by LECOM students and resident physicians for Erie-area hospitals. The Research Day allowed those participating to sho... Read More »
LECOM-WEDU Documentary Nominated for Emmy Award
Friday, 3 November 2017
Bradenton, FL (Nov. 1, 2017) -- “The Feminine Touch: The Struggle for Equality in Medicine,” a WEDU PBS-TV documentary based on the book by Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) faculty member Thomas Quinn, DO, has been nominated for a Suncoast Regional Emmy Award for best historical documentary. The documentary portrays the battle fo... Read More »
LECOM To Sponsor 2018 Ice Breaker Tournament, Hosted by Mercyhurst University
Friday, 15 September 2017
The Erie Sports Commission (ESC) and Mercyhurst University, home to the Lakers’ Division I Ice Hockey, have been chosen to host the 2018 Ice Breaker Tournament. One of the premier NCAA Division I ice hockey tournaments in the nation, the event will be hosted at Erie Insurance Arena Oct. 12-13, 2018. The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM... Read More »
LECOM, Erie Playhouse Agreement Names Playhouse Stage “LECOM Stage at the Playhouse”
Friday, 14 July 2017
The Erie Playhouse and Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) announced a 25-year, naming-rights agreement for the stage at the Erie Playhouse. Starting with the 101st Playhouse season, the stage will be referred to as LECOM Stage at the Playhouse, a title that will also be prominently displayed on the façade of the theatre on West 10th Stre... Read More »
Teamwork the Theme for LECOM Bradenton 2017 Research Day
Tuesday, 2 May 2017
LECOM Bradenton students, faculty and staff joined together to plan, organize and successfully execute Interprofessional Research Day 2017 in the College of Medicine and School of Dental Medicine buildings on April 20. “Teamwork” not only was the organizing principle of the event, but was also its focus: “Interprofessionalism as a Strategy to P... Read More »
Pittsburgh Pirates and LECOM Announce Bradenton Ballpark Naming-Rights Agreement
Friday, 10 February 2017
The Pittsburgh Pirates and Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) today announced a naming-rights agreement for the Club’s spring training ballpark in Bradenton, Fla. As part of a 15-year naming rights agreement, the former McKechnie Field is now LECOM Park. LECOM is the nation’s largest medical college and, with Millcreek Community ... Read More »
