LECOM Using ‘Revolutionary’ Device in Patient Rehab
Saturday, 22 February 2014
Institute for Successful Aging is only local provider to use AlterG Bionic Leg™ The LECOM Institute for Successful Aging, a regional leader in the care of older adults, has begun using a revolutionary new technology in the rehabilitation of its patients. The Institute’s Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit (IRU) has been using the AlterG Bionic L... Read More »
Nearly 30 LECOM Students To Begin Military Residencies
Sunday, 2 February 2014
Students in Health Professions Scholarship Program to serve the nation and their fellow man Nearly 30 students at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) have learned their military residency assignments after the results of the match process recently were announced. The students, who will graduate from LECOM in June as Doctors o... Read More »
Students, Faculty member inducted into national pharmacy honor society.
Wednesday, 22 January 2014
The School of Pharmacy at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) inducted 30 new members into its campus chapter of the Rho Chi Society, the national academic honor society in pharmacy. Rebecca Wise, Pharm.D., M.Ed., Director of Admissions and Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice for the LECOM School of Pharmacy, and 29 second-... Read More »
Center For Advanced Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Celebrates Opening.
Tuesday, 14 January 2014
Specialized facility will treat patients with chronic wounds The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine is continuing its mission of building healthier communities with the opening of the LECOM Institute for Advanced Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine, a specialized, state-of-the-art treatment facility for patients with chronic wounds. Locat... Read More »
School of Pharmacy Faculty Earn BPS Certification
Monday, 6 January 2014
Two members of the School of Pharmacy at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine recently earned board certification from the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS). Maryann Scholl, Pharm.D., MS, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice at LECOM, was certified in Pharmacotherapy, the area of pharmacy practice responsible for ensuring the saf... Read More »
American Osteopathic Association Names ‘Guardians of Profession’
Sunday, 22 December 2013
LECOM President-CEO, Provost Among Those Honored by AOA John M. Ferretti, DO, FACOI, President and CEO of the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM), and Silvia M. Ferretti, DO, Provost, Senior Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs, are among the osteopathic physicians to be honored by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). ... Read More »
LECOM Makes Holiday Season Brighter by Serving Others
Thursday, 19 December 2013
Students, faculty, staff reach out to less fortunate, spread holiday cheer Students, faculty and staff at the three campuses of the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) have made the holiday season brighter for children and families in their respective communities. Whether it was ensuring that a child received the toy they had hop... Read More »
LECOM Observes World AIDS Day
Tuesday, 10 December 2013
Students, faculty and staff pause to remember those afflicted by deadly disease The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) took time to remember the millions of people, both past and present, affected by HIV/AIDS during recent World AIDS Day observances. Students, faculty and staff at LECOM’s campuses in Erie and in Bradenton, Fla.,... Read More »
Students Inducted Into National Pharmacy Leadership Society
Friday, 22 November 2013
Nineteen become members of Phi Lambda Sigma The School of Pharmacy at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) inducted 19 new student members to its campus chapter of Phi Lambda Sigma, a national pharmacy leadership society. The new members pledged to uphold the standards and ideals of Phi Lambda Sigma, to be advocates for pharmacy... Read More »
LECOM Alumni Shine at Hospital Day
Physicians and administrators from 35 hospitals met with students from the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine during Hospital Day at the Hyatt Regency in Sarasota, Fla. The event, held in conjunction with the Lake Erie Consortium for Osteopathic Medical Training (LECOMT) board meeting, gives students at LECOM’s Bradenton campus an opportunit... Read More »