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 »
PGA Tour and LECOM Health announce new Web.com Tour event at Peek’n Peak resort
Tuesday, 28 July 2015
Four-Year Agreement in Place for 2016-19; Golf Channel to Televise CLYMER, NEW YORK – The PGA TOUR and Erie, Pa.-based LECOM Health (Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine) announced today that LECOM will become the title sponsor of a new Web.com Tour event at Peek’n Peak Resort in western New York, entering a four-year agreement that begins i... Read More »
First Graduates of the LECOM Masters in Health Services Administration
Friday, 19 June 2015
Eleven students in the inaugural class of the Masters in Health Services Administration received their diplomas as part of the LECOM Bradenton’s commencement ceremony held June 7, 2015. The inaugural MHSA class began its journey January 6, 2014, and all eleven successfully completed the rigorous graduate program in the scheduled 18-month period. The ... Read More »
