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 »
