LECOM Institute for Successful Aging, LifeWorks Erie announce partnership
Monday, 27 October 2014
LECOM and LifeWorks to collaborate on programs and services for older adults The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) Institute for Successful Aging has added a new educational dimension for older adults by incorporating LifeWorks Erie into the LECOM family of health and education services. The vision of the Institute for Successful Aging ... Read More »
LECOM, Lake Erie College Sign Affiliation Agreement
Wednesday, 22 October 2014
Qualified Lake Erie College students can be granted early acceptance to LECOM Lake Erie College (LEC) in Painesville, Ohio and the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) in Erie, Pa. have much in common besides similar names. Both schools are committed to preparing future generations to succeed as professionals in their chosen careers.... Read More »
School of Pharmacy Chosen for two statewide awards
Monday, 6 October 2014
LECOM and its students honored for community outreach and efforts to strengthen the profession The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) School of Pharmacy was chosen for three statewide awards at the recent annual conference of the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA). LECOM student pharmacists Jaxson Burkins (left), APhA-ASP... Read More »
LECOM Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit Hosts Anniversary Celebration
Friday, 26 September 2014
IRU's comprehensive program helps patients return to independent living When Rick Brown first arrived at the LECOM Institute for Successful Aging’s Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit (IRU) after a spinal cord injury, he needed the help of the staff simply to get out of bed. After a few short weeks of rehabilitation at the IRU, however, Brown was able to... Read More »
First-Year Students Participate in White Coat Ceremonies
Tuesday, 9 September 2014
Students take important and symbolic step toward becoming health professionals The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine’s (LECOM) first-year Doctor of Pharmacy and Doctor of Osteopathic students took an important and symbolic step in their careers as health professionals when they participated in White Coat ceremonies. Receiving the white coa... Read More »
LECOM Invites Area Dentists to Presentation on Group Practices
Tuesday, 19 August 2014
Robert Hirsch, DDS, to discuss training and goal of preparing students to work in underserved areas. The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine invites Erie-area dentists to a free, informational presentation on its forthcoming Dental Group Practices, to be located at LECOM’s West Grandview campus. Dentists interested in training and mentoring s... Read More »
LECOM Celebrates Opening of Primary Care Office at Erie’s JFK Center
Friday, 15 August 2014
New practice reaffirms College's commitment to providing care where it's most needed Aug. 19, 2014 -- The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) and the John F. Kennedy Center today held a Grand Opening celebration for LECOM’s Primary Care Office at the Center, 2021 East 20th St. Representatives from the Center and from LECOM also... Read More »
LECOM Welcomes New Classes of Student Pharmacists
Tuesday, 12 August 2014
New students include LECOM's first online PharmD students The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) School of Pharmacy recently welcomed 310 new student pharmacists, including the College’s first class of Distance Education (DE) students, to its campuses in Erie, Pa., and Bradenton, Fla. The Doctor of Pharmacy Class of 2017 at LEC... Read More »
Support the LECOM Student Scholarship Fund Through Erie Gives
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 ser... Read More »
LECOM Announces Sponsorship of Erie Playhouse 2014-15 Season
Wednesday, 6 August 2014
In keeping with its mission, LECOM continues to invest in Erie community The Erie Playhouse is pleased to announce that the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) will serve as the Playhouse’s 2014-15 Mainstage Season Sponsor. “LECOM is proud to support the 2014-15 Season at the Erie Playhouse,” said John M. Ferretti, DO, Pres... Read More »
New Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Students Begin Classes
Tuesday, 29 July 2014
Nation's largest medical school class includes 536 students at three campuses. The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM), the nation’s largest medical college, welcomed 536 new first-year Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) students. LECOM’s DO Class of 2018 includes 250 students at LECOM’s campus in Erie, 182 at the College’s ... Read More »
LECOM School of Dental Medicine Welcomes Class of 2018
Monday, 14 July 2014
The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine School of Dental Medicine is excited to welcome 100 new, first-year dental students who began classes on July 14 in Bradenton, Fla. The Class of 2018 is LECOM’s third class of Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) students. As part of their arrival on campus, the new students also participated in orientation... Read More »
LECOM and Italian Doctors Publish ebook on Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT)
Wednesday, 25 June 2014
A new ebook published by the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) offers insightful, detailed instruction on Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) techniques and is written from the perspective of both Italian and American physicians. [caption id="attachment_3532" align="alignleft" width="241"] The ebook is designed for both medical s... Read More »
Construction has begun for the new LECOM Senior Living Center
Thursday, 19 June 2014
The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine has introduced the next generation of care for older adults during a formal groundbreaking for the LECOM Senior Living Center. With a toss of their shovels, LECOM officials and local elected officials heralded the beginning of a new center of excellence for adult nursing care. For its residents, the LECOM ... Read More »
LECOM’s National Economic Impact Approaching $600 million
Nation’s largest medical college serves as ‘anchor’ in its communities through job creation, generation of tax revenues, and construction and renovation projects Erie’s Academic Health Center, led by the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM), is not only a highly innovative medical education system that includes the nation’s lar... Read More »
LECOM Bradenton Celebrates Seventh Commencement
Monday, 16 June 2014
276 receive M.S., D.O. and Pharm.D. degrees The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Bradenton campus celebrated its seventh commencement ceremonies on Sunday, June 8, at the Bradenton Area Convention Center in Palmetto, Fla. One hundred and fifty-five College of Medicine graduates, 120 School of Pharmacy graduates and one Master of Science grad... Read More »
LECOM Erie celebrates the Class of 2014
Tuesday, 3 June 2014
Students awarded Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Doctor of Pharmacy and Master's degrees June 1, Erie, Pa. – Nearly 550 students were awarded their degrees during the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine’s (LECOM) 18th Commencement ceremony, held at Erie Insurance Arena on a sun-drenched afternoon. The Commencement included 371 students rece... Read More »
Commencement Ceremony Information LECOM Bradenton
Friday, 30 May 2014
Student Guide to LECOM Commencement (Bradenton, Fla.) Graduate Studies, College of Medicine, School of Pharmacy Class of 2014 The Commencement Ceremony for the LECOM College of Medicine, School of Pharmacy, and Graduate Studies will be held on Sunday, June 8, 2014, promptly at 1:00 p.m., at the Bradenton Area Convention Center, 1 Haben Blvd., Palmet... Read More »
LECOM Class of 2014 Commencement Ceremony Information
Thursday, 29 May 2014
College of Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Graduate Studies Bradenton, Fla. Class of 2014 The Commencement Ceremony for the LECOM College of Medicine, School of Pharmacy, and Graduate Studies will be held on Sunday, June 8, 2014, promptly at 1:00 p.m., at the Bradenton Area Convention Center, 1 Haben Blvd., Palmetto, Fla. The following information is p... Read More »
LECOM School of Pharmacy Honored for Participation in National Script Your Future Challenge.
Saturday, 24 May 2014
LECOM receives two awards for efforts to educate the public on importance of medication adherence The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) School of Pharmacy has been chosen for two prestigious awards in the 2014 National Consumers League (NCL) Script Your Future (SYF) Medication Adherence Team Challenge. For helping patients in Erie and... Read More »
