LECOM Erie Holds Annual Bridging the Gaps Poster Presentation
Tuesday, 11 September 2012
The LECOM Erie Bridging the Gaps program led by Raeann Carrier, PhD, held their 17th annual poster presentation on Wednesday, September 5th 2012. The presentation marks the culmination of a summer-long community service effort of 28 students serving 18 different community organizations. The following is an excerpt from the LECOM Connection article ... Read More »
Gannon University, LECOM School of Dental Medicine Sign Early Acceptance Agreement
Monday, 20 August 2012
Gannon University and the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) have augmented their Early Acceptance Program (EAP) to allow Gannon students to continue their studies at LECOM School of Dental Medicine. Officials from both schools formally extended the EAP agreement during a ceremony at LECOM’s Erie Campus on August 20. Previously, t... Read More »
New LECOM Faculty Member Brings Olympic Experience
Wednesday, 1 August 2012
Dr. Santiago Lorenzo participated in the 2004 Games Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine assistant professor of physiology Santiago Lorenzo, Ph.D. has a keen eye on this year’s Olympic Games. LECOM faculty member Santiago Lorenzo's Olympic photo. Just eight years ago, Dr. Lorenzo marched into Olympic Stadium in Athens, Gr... Read More »
LECOM Welcomes the Class of 2017
Tuesday, 31 July 2012
The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine welcomed the largest medical class in the United States, as 536 osteopathic medicine students registered for classes at LECOM’s campuses in Erie, Pa., Greensburg, Pa., and Bradenton, Fla. The 250 students who will matriculate in Erie are joined by 182 students in Bradenton and 104 in Greensburg. All first... Read More »
LECOM Student Advocates Changing FDA Ban on Blood Donations
A student at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) has joined the campaign against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) longstanding policy of refusing blood donations from men who have sex with other men. The student, Brian R. Wlosinski, is a member of the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Class of 2015 at LECOM-Seton Hill in G... Read More »
12 Hours…1 LECOM: Support the Student Scholarship Fund
Wednesday, 25 July 2012
The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine impacts Erie County and communities throughout northwestern Pennsylvania by educating health care professionals who serve in both urban and rural areas, where health care needs are often the greatest. In addition to training the best and brightest physicians, pharmacists, and dentists, community service i... Read More »
LECOM Students Serve by ‘Bridging the Gaps’
Thursday, 19 July 2012
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine students Philip Talarico and Michael de Guzman are not Erie natives, but they’ve embraced LECOM’s home town and are doing their part to make Erie better. Talarico and de Guzman are from Pittsburgh and Chicago, but they stayed in Erie this summer to participate in Bridging the Gaps, a community service initi... Read More »
LECOM Welcomes Dental Medicine Class of 2017
Sunday, 15 July 2012
Bradenton, FL- The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine School of Dental Medicine second class of 100 students began their journey to becoming dentists on July 15. “Members of the Class of 2017 have worked hard to get here and now over the next four years they will gain the knowledge and skill set to be practicing dentists upon graduation,” sa... Read More »
High School Students Learn About Medical School First-hand Through LECOM’s M.A.S.H. Program
Tuesday, 26 June 2012
Eighteen students from Villa Maria and Mercyhurst Prep high schools in Erie, PA took part in a weeklong summer program designed to teach aspiring youths the ins and outs of medical school and the medical profession. The LECOM M.A.S.H., or Medical Applications of Science and Health program is a unique opportunity for a select group of high school stude... Read More »
LECOM Bradenton Celebrates Fifth Commencement
Monday, 11 June 2012
151 students receive DO degree; 94 receive Pharm.D. degree The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Bradenton campus held its commencement ceremonies on Sunday, June 10 at the Manatee Convention Center in Palmetto, Fla.On the authority of the Board of Trustees, LECOM President and CEO John M. Ferretti, DO, conferred degrees to 151 medical students... Read More »
