Construction is underway on the new LECOM Senior Living Center
Thursday, 6 June 2013
Construction underway on site of growing academic health center The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine has introduced the next generation of care for older adults during a formal groundbreaking for the LECOM Senior Living Center. With a toss of their shovels, LECOM officials and local elected officials heralded the beginning of a new cent... Read More »
LECOM Institute for Successful Aging First to Earn NICHE Certification
Wednesday, 29 May 2013
LECOM and Millcreek Community Hospital to Develop Center of Excellence for the Care of Older Adults The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) Institute for Successful Aging and Millcreek Community Hospital (MCH) have become the first Erie health care organizations recognized for their commitment to improving health care for older adults... Read More »
LECOM Honored for Medication Adherence Programs
Wednesday, 22 May 2013
Erie, Pa. and Bradenton, Fla. – A month-long program of patient-education has earned students of the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) School of Pharmacy honors in the nationwide Medication Adherence Challenge. LECOM is one of only two schools to receive recognition two years in a row. LECOM is among eight schools that were recogn... Read More »
LECOM GRADUATES THE CLASS OF 2013
Monday, 6 May 2013
The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) held commencement ceremonies on June 2, 2013 in Erie, Pa. for 471 members of the Class of 2013 who will become osteopathic physicians and pharmacists or receive the Master of Science degree. Highlighting the event was the graduation for the inaugural class of 94 osteopathic medical students from LEC... Read More »
LECOM Continues its Mission of Serving the Community
The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine and the Erie County (Pa.) government unveiled two projects financed by a $500,000 contribution provided by LECOM. The county used the funds to support two important initiatives, upgrading the Blasco Memorial Library and for the purchase and installation of mobile computers in emergency service vehicles. ... Read More »
LECOM and MCH Lead All Award Winners at POMA Conference
Wednesday, 1 May 2013
Richard A. Ortoski, D.O., LECOM Regional Dean; Professor & Chair of Primary Care Education was recently honored with the 2013 Family Physician of the Year Award from the Pennsylvania Osteopathic Family Physicians Society (POFPS). The award was presented to Dr. Ortoski in recognition of his outstanding service to the osteopathic profession and his ... Read More »
LECOM Introduces the Next Generation of Senior Living
Tuesday, 30 April 2013
Erie, Pa. - An agreement reached among the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (DPW), Millcreek Health System and Erie County Council on behalf of Pleasant Ridge Manor has cleared the way for a five-story skilled nursing facility. The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) Senior Living Center will be built on land south of Millcreek Co... Read More »
LECOM and Highmark Inc. Announce Partnership to Increase Physicians in Rural Areas of Pennsylvania
Monday, 29 April 2013
The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) and Highmark Inc. today announced a scholarship program aimed at increasing the supply and retention of physicians in rural areas of Pennsylvania. The five-year, $500,000 initiative will be funded by Highmark and support LECOM students in their four years of medical school. “The shortage of phys... Read More »
LECOM Finalizes Building Purchase for Dental Clinic in DeFuniak Springs
Dental students and faculty will help ease the shortage of physicians in rural Florida The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) has announced plans to bring much needed dental health care to the Florida Panhandle community of DeFuniak Springs, where the College has purchased a medical arts building that will become home to a LECOM School ... Read More »
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 »
