Students to Focus on Patient Health, Education Through Script Your Future
Sunday, 22 February 2015
Students to Focus on Patient Health, Education Through Script Your Future Students hosting events focused on importance of medication adherence. Three in four people struggle to take their medications as prescribed. Though the reasons for non-adherence vary, the health consequences can be serious. Students from the Lake Erie College of Osteop... Read More »
First-year Students Receive White Coats
Tuesday, 27 January 2015
141 pharmacy and 196 medical students honored at ceremony LECOM student-pharmacists recite the Pharmacy Pledge of Professionalism at the White Coat ceremonies for the Class of 2018. Medical and pharmacy students at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) Bradenton, Fla., campus marked the transition from classroom stu... Read More »
Class of 2015 Erie Receives Their First Stethoscopes
Sunday, 25 January 2015
The medical class of 2015 experienced a right of passage on Monday, January 23, 2012 as each student received their first stethoscopes. President of the Pennsylvania Osteopathic Medical Association, Frank Tursi, D.O, was on hand to present these first year medical students with their stethoscopes and evoke some words of wisdom as they continue their med... Read More »
Middle school students learn about health professions during LECOM visit.
Friday, 23 January 2015
LECOM opens its doors to share wonders of medicine and pharmacy For more than 30 students from Fairview Middle School, this was anything but a typical Wednesday. During a visit to the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM), the students used human bone models to learn about the structure and function of the upper and lower extremities and too... Read More »
Student Pharmacists Inducted Into Academic Honor Society
Friday, 2 January 2015
Rho Chi inductions are source of pride for LECOM School of Pharmacy and for students from Classes of 2015 and 2016 Twenty-nine students from the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) School of Pharmacy were recognized as future leaders of the profession when they were inducted into the Rho Chi Society, the national academic honor society ... Read More »
Students sacrifice to make holidays brighter for others
Monday, 22 December 2014
Community service and volunteerism are in keeping with LECOM's mission Whether it was a hand-made Christmas card, the special present a child had been dreaming about, or a warm coat for the harsh winter months, students at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) made the holidays brighter for others. The students, in keeping with LECOMâ... Read More »
Alumni Returns for Hospital Day
Thursday, 4 December 2014
Current Students Look Ahead to Clinical Rotation, Internship and Residency Opportunities It's only been a few years since Zach Inman, DO (’14), Joel Garrison, DO (’13) and Jennifer Carson, DO (’14) were searching for clinical rotation, internship and residency opportunities. Now, the three doctors of osteopathic medicine, along with severa... Read More »
LECOM, Highmark Announce Scholarship Recipients
Wednesday, 12 November 2014
Recipients will practice primary care in medically underserved areas in Pennsylvania Five osteopathic medical students at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) have been chosen for scholarships through a program designed to increase the supply and retention of physicians in medically underserved areas. The students, Samuel Sawy... Read More »
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 »
