LECOM Gives $500,000 to Erie County Government
Wednesday, 30 May 2012
College designates funds for Emergency Services and the Erie County Library. The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine has reached an agreement to give Erie County (Pa.) government $500,000 over five years. The county will use the funds for two important projects supporting emergency services and the county library. The announcement was made b... Read More »
Great Rural Learning Experience Occurring For Second-Year Resident
Friday, 11 May 2012
[caption id="attachment_3203" align="alignleft" width="259"] Dr. Robert Zukas, D.O., is in his second-year residency with St. Anthony Family Medicine Residency Program. He is currently spending the month of May at Purcell Municipal Hospital.[/caption] A second-year resident will be practicing with physicians and emergency room personnel during May at t... Read More »
Millcreek Community Hospital Residents Sweep POMA Essay Competition
Thursday, 10 May 2012
Two LECOM alumni among the five winners The importance of a medical college having its own teaching hospital such as LECOM’s Millcreek Community Hospital (MCH) becomes apparent through the achievements of the hospitals physicians and residents. The role MCH residents play in the education of LECOM students was recognized by the Pennsylvania Osteopa... Read More »
LECOM Students Stage Operation Prom
Wednesday, 9 May 2012
Annual event warns high school students about the dangers of drinking and driving Bayshore High School students received a sobering reminder about the dangers of drinking and driving thanks to the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine's Bradenton campus Operation Prom event. In conjunction with Manatee County emergency operations staff, LECOM's E... Read More »
Drug Take-Back Event
Thursday, 26 April 2012
On April 28, 2012 from 10am to 2pm, The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in association with the DEA will hold a drug take-back event. Local residents can bring their unwanted medication to the following locations, Erie City Hall, Harbor Creek Township Building and Millcreek Township Building. The service is free and anonymous.... Read More »
LECOM Wellness Fair
To conclude National Osteopathic Medicine Week, medical and pharmacy students of the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine will hold the annual LECOM Wellness Fair for the Erie community at the Millcreek Mall on Sunday, April 22, 2012 from 11am-3pm. More than 70 students representing 15 different clubs and organizations will provide h... Read More »
LECOM Pharmacy Student Receives National Recognition
Wednesday, 25 April 2012
Second-year Pharmacy student Dania Rehman was honored with a national award for her leadership on public health issues. Rehman received the United States Public Health Service (USPHS) Excellence in Public Health Pharmacy Practice Award. The USPHS recognizes and encourages students to become involved in public health issues in their community as well as... Read More »
LECOM students and community recognize National Osteopathic Medicine Week
Friday, 13 April 2012
The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Millcreek Community Hospital, Medical Associates of Erie and the Erie, Greensburg, and Bradenton communities joined together during the week of April 15 to 21, 2012, to recognize the commitment and professionalism of the nation’s osteopathic physicians during National Osteopathic Medicine Week. The event... Read More »
LECOM President Receives National Medical Education Award
Friday, 6 April 2012
LECOM receives six honors at the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine annual meeting. The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) presented the 2012 Robert A. Kistner Award to LECOM President John M. Ferretti, DO. LECOM President and CEO John M. Ferretti, DO receives the Kistner Award from A... Read More »
LECOM Pharmacy Students Take Top Honors in Script Your Future Medication Adherence Challenge
Thursday, 22 March 2012
A month long program of patient-education has earned the students of the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) School of Pharmacy one of the top awards in the nationwide Medication Adherence Challenge. Janene Madras, B.S. Pharm, Pharm.D., BCPS addresses the media and announces LECOM as the award winner in the nationwide Medicati... Read More »
