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 »
