With White Coat Ceremonies, LECOM Students Enter Health Professions
Wednesday, 1 February 2017
On a cool winter day in Florida, the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) welcomed its College of Osteopathic Medicine, School of Pharmacy and School of Dental Medicine students into the health profession with traditional White Coat ceremonies. In receiving their White Coats Saturday, Jan. 28, the 100 third-year dental students, 100 firs... Read More »
LECOM Bradenton To Offer Life Enrichment Lecture Series
Tuesday, 17 January 2017
If you’re the type of person who likes to stay on top of healthcare trends, who has a passion for absorbing all the latest information and applying it to your lifestyle, then the Life Enrichment series is just what the doctor ordered. The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) Bradenton would like to help you in your quest to stay up to ... Read More »
LECOM’s Randy Kulesza, Ph.D., Works with Auburn Scientist Discovering Microstructure of Primo-vascular System, Revealing Possible Foundation of how Acupuncture Works
Thursday, 22 December 2016
By Charles Martin, Communications Editor for the Office of Communications and Marketing at Auburn University Breakthroughs in science naturally follow years, often centuries, of skepticism because untested ideas go against conventional thought. Yet discoveries continue to amaze us and unleash the knowledge that will become commonplace for future gene... Read More »
LECOM Health Challenge Named Best New Web.com Tour Event
Monday, 12 December 2016
CLYMER, N.Y. – The LECOM Health Challenge – a Web.com Tour event held at Peek’n Peak Resort – was awarded ‘Rookie of the Year’ by the PGA TOUR affiliate Web.com Tour. Squaring off against six other new Web.com Tour events, the WNY-based tournament was recognized as the best new event for the 2016 season. “We are extremely proud to recei... Read More »
The LECOM Health Challenge Donates Money to Local Charities
Wednesday, 19 October 2016
The LECOM Health Challenge announced today that the recipients of the 2016 tournament’s $100,000 donation will include the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) Student Scholarship Fund, Mikey’s Way Foundation and Jamestown Community College (JCC) Student Scholarship Fund. Marking the return of the PGA TOUR to Western New York, the We... Read More »
LECOM at Seton Hill First-Year Medical Students Receive White Coats
Monday, 10 October 2016
The College of Medicine Class of 2020 at LECOM at Seton Hill reached a major milestone on Saturday when they received their white coats at the annual ceremony held at the Seton Hill University Performing Arts Center in Greensburg, Pa. One hundred and twelve first-year medical students were awarded white coats. The ceremony is an important rite of pas... Read More »
LECOM Erie Medical, Pharmacy Students Receive White Coats
Wednesday, 28 September 2016
Approximately 130 pharmacy students in the Class of 2019 and 270 medical students in the Class of 2020 marked a major milestone on Sept. 17 the awarding of their white coats at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine’s (LECOM) White Coat Ceremonies. [caption id="attachment_26492" align="alignright" width="300"] College of Medicine students from t... Read More »
LECOM School of Dental Medicine Erie Dental Offices Receive $10,000 Grant
Tuesday, 26 July 2016
The LECOM School of Dental Medicine Erie Dental Offices took another step in bringing education and dental care to underserved populations when it received a $10,000 Helping Today Grant from the Erie Community Foundation and the Erie County Gaming Revenue Authority (ECGRA) this month. [caption id="attachment_26529" align="alignright" width="450"] Dr.... Read More »
LECOM Health Challenge Puts LECOM in National, International Spotlight
Monday, 11 July 2016
ERIE - The inaugural Web.com Tour LECOM Health Challenge was an overwhelming success, as crowds flocked to Peek'n Peak Resort's Upper Course from July 7-10 to watch the future of the PGA TOUR showcase their skills. LECOM, as the title sponsor for the event, was thrust into both the national and international spotlight as the Golf Channel aired live ... Read More »
LECOM Names Bateman Interim Dean of School of Dental Medicine
Wednesday, 29 June 2016
Mathew J. Bateman, Ph.D., D.H.Ed., has been named Interim Dean of the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine’s (LECOM) School of Dental Medicine in Bradenton, FL. Dr. Bateman replaces Dr. Anton Gotleib, D.D.S., M.S., who has retired. Silvia M. Ferretti, D.O., Provost, Senior Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs for LECOM, in announcing the ... Read More »
New Master of Medical Science Classes Start
Thursday, 16 June 2016
New LECOM Degree Program Allows Students to Prepare to Reach Their Goals of Entering Medical, Pharmacy or Dental School and Earning a Master's Degree. Master of Medical Science Degree Emphasizes Knowledge, Skills and Career Development The first students in the newest program at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) will arrive at ... Read More »
LECOM Celebrates Class of 2016
Thursday, 2 June 2016
Congratulations to the LECOM Erie and LECOM at Seton Hill Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine and Doctors of Pharmacy Classes of 2016! At LECOM’s 20th commencement ceremony, the college awarded professional degrees to 353 medical students, 134 pharmacy students, 31 Master of Science in Medical Education students, 14 Master in Health Service Administrat... Read More »
LECOM’s Richard A. Ortoski, D.O., FACOFP, installed as president of POFPS; re-elected as Chair of Erie County Board of Health
Thursday, 19 May 2016
ERIE – Richard Ortoski, D.O., regional dean at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) has been installed as the president of the Pennsylvania Osteopathic Family Physicians Society (POFPS), an organization that represents family physicians who hold the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree. At LECOM, Dr. Ortoski also serves as chair o... Read More »
LECOM and Highmark continue partnership to increase the supply and retention of physicians in rural Pennsylvania
Wednesday, 13 April 2016
ERIE – Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield presented Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) with a $500,000 check recently to support a continuation of The Student-To-Practice Academic Scholarship, the organizations’ collaborative scholarship program aimed at increasing the supply and retention of physicians in rural areas of Pennsylvania. ... Read More »
LECOM Bradenton Students Receive White Coats at Annual Ceremonies
Thursday, 4 February 2016
BRADENTON – LECOM Bradenton held three ceremonies at The Harvest Center in Lakewood Ranch, where 436 first-year students marked the beginning of their journey from preclinical education to clinical education by accepting their white coats. [caption id="attachment_26469" align="aligncenter" width="600"] LECOM Bradenton first-year College of Medici... Read More »
LECOM Bradenton Welcomes Record MHSA Class
Friday, 1 January 2016
BRADENTON, Fla. – Tim Novak, Director of LECOM’s Masters in Health Services Administration (MHSA) program, announced today that 31 students were recently accepted and seated in LECOM’s School of Graduate Studies MHSA program. The January 2016 class represents the largest since the program began in January 2014. This is the fifth LECOM MHSA class ... Read More »
LECOM President and Provost Receive Erie Global Summit Award
Wednesday, 25 November 2015
On Friday, Nov. 6, at the final event of the Erie, Pa. Jefferson Educational Society Global Summit VII, John M. Ferretti, DO, President and CEO of LECOM, and Silvia M. Ferretti, DO, Provost, Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs at LECOM, were presented the Thomas B. Hagen Dignitas Award. The award is given to Erie citizens who have made a profoun... Read More »
LECOM’s Kristin Day named NCAA Woman of the Year
Tuesday, 20 October 2015
LECOM is proud to announce that first-year medical student Kristin Day has been named the 2015 NCAA Woman of the Year (WOTY) at a ceremony in Indianapolis on Sunday, Oct. 18. The WOTY Award is presented to a female student-athlete based on academic achievement, excellence in athletics, community service and leadership. Day, a national champion diver,... Read More »
LECOM Announces New Pulmonary/Critical Care Physician Fellowship
Wednesday, 9 September 2015
LECOM Health and Allegheny Health Network Introduce New Pulmonary/Critical Care Physician Training Program for Western Pennsylvania. LECOM Health, through its teaching hospital Millcreek Community Hospital (MCH), and Allegheny Health Network are working together to prepare new physicians to meet the critical care needs of patients with severe respira... Read More »
LECOM Shines LIGHT on the Future of Healthcare for Older Adults
Friday, 31 July 2015
LECOM is pleased to announce the receipt of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program Grant. LECOM is one of only 44 organizations in the nation that has been named to receive the HRSA Grant and joins other top educational institutions including Yale, Johns Hopkins, and Duke among the recipients. Th... Read More »
