LECOM Named Institution of the Year by the Manatee Chamber of Commerce
Monday, 22 April 2013
LECOM honored with Champions of Healthcare Award The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine received the Manatee Chamber of Commerce’s 2013 Champions of Healthcare Institution of the Year Award. LECOM was lauded for its dedication to community service and economic impact in Manatee County. Anthony Ferretti, D.O., Assistant Dean of Clinical Educa... Read More »
LECOM Announces Opening of Dental Group Practices
Sunday, 31 March 2013
Primary Care Dentistry Now Available to the Public Jasmine Shafagh, Timothy Speer, Assistant Dean of Clinical Education Francis Curd, DDS, Daulton Roberts, Stephanie Nguyen and Neha Chakravarti are ready to treat patients at the LECOM School of Dental Medicine group practices. Bradenton, FL– The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine con... Read More »
LECOM Students Learn the Value of Organ Donation
Saturday, 30 March 2013
Turning tragedy into triumph; giving hope to a hopeless situation. It is the message that resonated through the lecture hall as Starla Cassani made an impassioned plea to second-year medical students at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Erie, Pa. and Bradenton, Fla., campuses on the importance of organ donation. “As future phys... Read More »
LECOM President Named Person of Year by Erie Notre Dame Club
Friday, 22 March 2013
The Notre Dame Club of Erie recognized the life-time achievements of LECOM’s president by honoring John M. Ferretti, DO as the club’s 2013 Person of the Year. Notre Dame Alumnus Paul Hakel told the crowd gathered at the Erie Kahkwa club that Dr. Ferretti has provided the unfaltering and unmatched leadership necessary to navigate the Lake Erie C... Read More »
Eastside Medical Center Expansion Complete
Wednesday, 13 March 2013
State-of-the-Art Facility on Erie’s Eastside Medical Associates of Erie (MAE), the Clinical Practices of LECOM, held a press conference and open house on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at Eastside Medical Center, 2625 Parade Street, at 10 a.m. This event signified the completion of the renovations to the Eastside Medical Center (ESMC), a projec... Read More »
LECOM School of Dental Medicine Opens in Grand Fashion
Friday, 8 March 2013
Ribbon-cutting ceremony officially opens the $52 million facility in Bradenton, FL Manatee County Commissioner Vanessa Baugh, Willis A. Smith Construction Company Vice President Warren Simonds, LECOM Board of Trustees Chairman Michael Visnosky, Esq., LECOM School of Dental Medicine Dean Robert Hirsch, DDS and LECOM President and CEO John M. Ferre... Read More »
LECOM School of Pharmacy Students Kick Off Script Your Future Medication Adherence Challenge
Friday, 22 February 2013
Throughout February, pharmacy and medical students from the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine will be reaching out to the Erie community to promote awareness and understanding of medication adherence. They are embarking on the Script Your Future Student Pharmacist Medication Adherence Challenge hoping to repeat their 2012 achievement when they... Read More »
Primary Care Olympics Challenge Students’ Physical Skills
Wednesday, 13 February 2013
Annual competition promotes a healthy mind, body, and spirit. LECOM students were caught up in the big competition at the start of February. Not the Super Bowl, but the Primary Care Olympics took them out of the bitter winter cold and into the hot competition at the LECOM Medical Fitness and Wellness Center. Fourteen teams of LECOM Erie studen... Read More »
LECOM student speaks for legislation to fix Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate
Saturday, 9 February 2013
Jimmy Demeo joined AACOM and AOA to support legislation The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) today announced its support of the Medicare Physician Payment Innovation Act, presented today at a panel discussion hosted by the legislation’s sponsors, Representatives Allyson Schwartz (D-PA) and Joe Heck, DO (R-NV). The re... Read More »
Registration Underway for LECOM’s Human Body Explored Program
Saturday, 26 January 2013
Considering a career in the medical field? Ever thought of becoming a physician, pharmacist or dentist? High school students can get a first-hand look at what it takes to be a medical practitioner though the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Human Body Explored (HBE) program. HBE is a comparative anatomy and physiology course that include... Read More »
LECOM Launches Online Program
Saturday, 19 January 2013
Master's in Health Services Administration degree now offered LECOM's inaugural MHSA class includes back row from left: Pamela Goldman, D.O.; Jillian Heschke; Anthony Ferretti, D.O.; Marcus Babiak, Pharm.D.; Jaime Babiak, Pharm.D.. Front row: Nicole Papanikos; Danielle Hansen, D.O.; James Lin, D.O.; Jessica Puckett, D.O.; Dominick Giovanniello, D... Read More »
Master of Science in Medical Education Applications Now Due
Sunday, 13 January 2013
Are you interested in teaching and learning issues? Would you, your students, or your institution benefit from thorough training in medical education? Would you like to earn a formal credential in medical education to document your specialized training in medical education? Instructional Design Assistant Carrie Kennedy (left) joins Dr. Mark Terr... Read More »
LECOM Gift to Gannon Benefits Health Care Education in Erie
Saturday, 29 December 2012
David McGarvey, DO, Chief Internal Medicine Resident at Millcreek Community Hospital demonstrates a lumbar puncture on Traumaman while Internal Medicine Residency Director Eric Milie, DO, assists at the Gannon Patient Simulation Center. Gannon University and the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) are working collaboratively to en... Read More »
Elementary school students design pill-dispensing robot with the help from LECOM
Wednesday, 19 December 2012
A “pill-popping” robot showed LECOM faculty and administrators how easy it would be to help geriatric patients take their medications. Students from Iroquois Elementary School in Lawrence Park, PA formed the Electric Dreams: Senior Solutions team to design and build a robot to dispense medicine properly and on time. Colin Baxter expla... Read More »
The LECOM Medical Fitness and Wellness Center took First Place in the Erie’s Choice Awards for 2012
Wednesday, 28 November 2012
Each year, the Erie-Times News newspaper and GoErie.com take a poll of their readers in the greater Erie region and ask them to vote on local businesses they feel are the best in their respective category. This year; and for the first time since it opened, the LECOM Medical Fitness and Wellness Center took first place in the fitness center categor... Read More »
LECOM Raises the Highest Amount in Scholarship Auction History
Tuesday, 20 November 2012
Item after item, bid after bid, the LECOM Student Scholarship Auction raised the highest amount in the 19 year history of the event. The Annual Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Student Scholarship Auction, held Saturday, Nov. 3rd, 2012, at the Bayfront Convention Center in Erie, Pa. saw over $1,000,000 generously donated by friends of LECOM, ... Read More »
LECOM Erie Students and Millcreek Hospital Residents Participate in Research Day
Tuesday, 30 October 2012
The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine held its annual research day on October 25th. The event culminates months of medical research conducted by students and medical residents and emphasizes the important research conducted at the college. Research Day highlights the accomplishments of the LECOM and Millcreek Community Hospital communities as... Read More »
LECOM Honored by Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce
Tuesday, 16 October 2012
College Receives Investment in the Future Award The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine's investment in the Manatee-Sarasota (Fla.) area garnered top honors from the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce. LECOM School of Dental Medicine Dean Robert Hirsch, DDS receives the Investment in the Future Award from Nicholas Gladding. LECOM was ... Read More »
LECOM Sports Medicine Becomes Official Provider of the Erie Otters
The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine and the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League have announced that LECOM will serve as the exclusive medical provider for the team during the 2012-2013 season. “Working with the Erie Otters, our Sports Medicine Physicians have the opportunity interface with young athletes early in their careers," said... Read More »
Dr. Silvia Ferretti is a recipient of the Distinguished Daughters of Pennsylvania Award
Monday, 15 October 2012
Harrisburg – Governor Tom Corbett and First Lady Susan Corbett today recognized eight outstanding women as this year’s Distinguished Daughters of Pennsylvania. The women were honored at the Governor’s Residence in Harrisburg where they were presented with medals and citations for their achievements. “The exceptional accomplishments of ... Read More »
