LECOM School of Dental Medicine Expands and Upgrades Simulation Lab
Tuesday, 9 July 2024
The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) has upgraded and expanded the School of Dental Medicine’s Simulation (SIM) Lab at their campus in Bradenton, Florida. LECOM invested $2.5 million in the project to accommodate the dental school’s increasing class size and to equip students with the latest technology for learning. In total, the... Read More »
Florida Osteopathic Medical Association Distinguished Service Award – Robert J. George, D.O.
Monday, 8 July 2024
The American historian, Henry Adam, said, “a teacher affects eternity, for he can never tell where his influence stops.” The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) places exceptionally high value upon its educational goals; stressing the importance of preparing students to become osteopathic medical professionals through programs of ex... Read More »
Corry Memorial Hospital of LECOM Health Receives Accreditation for Internal Medicine Residency Program
Friday, 5 July 2024
Evincing yet another forward-moving mission of medical exceptionalism, Corry Memorial Hospital of LECOM Health recently received accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) to begin an Internal Medicine Residency Program. The critical access hospital is the first in the United States to offer such a program. ... Read More »
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine’s First Midwest Campus Opens at Mercy Jefferson
Monday, 1 July 2024
With the proclamation of “Physicians of Tomorrow Day” by Jefferson County Executive Dennis Gannon, the first cohort of Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) students at Mercy Hospital Jefferson began their first clinical rotation year. LECOM is the nation’s largest medical college. Its new regional campus at Mercy Jefferson is its f... Read More »
LECOM Pharmacy Students Win National Award for Community Outreach
Friday, 28 June 2024
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) pharmacy students were recently named the “Under-Represented Community Outreach Award Winner” by the National Consumers League (NCL) for their efforts in the annual Script Your Future Medication Adherence Team Challenge. The challenge is an eight-week intercollegiate competition among health professi... Read More »
Brian A. Kessler, D.O. Named 2024-2025 President of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians
Monday, 17 June 2024
The American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP) has named Brian A. Kessler, D.O. as President for its 2024-2025 term. The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) alumnus began his one-year term of service after being installed during the 61st ACOFP Annual Convention and Scientific Seminars held in New Orleans. “I am honored ... Read More »
Dr. Danielle Hansen Initiates LECOM Speaker Series at Jefferson Educational Society
Tuesday, 11 June 2024
Care. Compassion. Community: LECOM Behavioral Health A partnership between the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM)/LECOM Health and the Jefferson Educational Society (JES) in Erie, Pennsylvania continues this year with a Speaker Series addressing issues pertaining to Mental Health. Leading the Series for LECOM was Danielle Hansen, D.O.... Read More »
LECOM Expands Regional Campuses to the American Heartland
Friday, 7 June 2024
Festus, Missouri, home of Mercy Hospital Jefferson, marks the first Midwest location for the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) as the College expands its ever-broadening Regional Campus offerings for clinical training. LECOM established the new relationship with Mercy Hospital Jefferson - part of a 50-hospital system with Mercy Hospit... Read More »
Healthcare Career Expo Will Address Staffing Needs for Several Organizations in Our Region
Thursday, 4 April 2024
LECOM is hosting an employee recruitment event May 13 to promote job opportunities at several healthcare-related organizations throughout the region ERIE, Pa. (April 4, 2024) — The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) today announced plans to host a healthcare career expo in conjunction with other Erie-area health systems and healthcar... Read More »
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Chooses Mercy Jefferson for New Regional Campus
Thursday, 7 March 2024
FESTUS, Mo., and Erie, Pa. (March 7, 2024) – Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM), the nation’s largest medical college with a flagship campus in Erie, Pennsylvania, will open a new regional campus this summer in Festus, Missouri, at Mercy Hospital Jefferson, its first Midwest location. “When we visited Mercy Jefferson, we saw firsth... Read More »
