Heartland Healthcare – Physicians of Tomorrow Begin Rotations
Tuesday, 10 September 2024
The first cohort of Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) students at Mercy Hospital Jefferson in Festus, Missouri have begun their first clinical rotation year. LECOM, as one of the largest medical colleges in the nation, recently celebrated the opening of its new regional campus at Mercy Jefferson - its first Midwest location. Mercy Je... Read More »
LECOM Institute for Successful Living
In a transformation of its well-known moniker, the LECOM Institute for Successful Aging has been renamed as the LECOM Institute for Successful Living. This name change reflects the growth and expansion of additional services that the Institute recently has added within its continuum of care. Dr. James Lin, President of the LECOM Institute for Su... Read More »
LECOM Health Selected by CMS to Test Medicare Dementia Care Model
LECOM Health has been selected by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to participate in a new Medicare alternative payment model designed to support people living with dementia and to assist their caregivers. Under the CMS Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model, LECOM Health will be one of almost 400 participants ... Read More »
Second-Year Scholar Presents Research at the Digestive Disease Week 2024 Event
Wednesday, 21 August 2024
The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) congratulates LECOM second-year scholar, Kent Sabatose, for his presentation of a poster entitled, Patient Factors in Responders and Non-Responders Treated with Steroids for Acute Alcohol Associated Hepatitis. His work was offered during the Digestive Disease Week in Washington, D.C., held f... Read More »
New Book Published by Dr. Seth Gardner, LECOM-Bradenton
The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) congratulates Dr. Seth Gardner for the publication of his new book entitled, Cadaver Dissection with Clinical Applications (CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 168 pages). Dr. Gardner is LECOM Assistant Professor of Anatomy, serving the College for three years, teaching anatomy, physiology, and cadaver dis... Read More »
Susan Calderbank, DMD Honored by Thiel College
The Thiel College Mentor of the Year Initiative recently has awarded honors to several noteworthy area professionals who have excelled in their careers. Founded in 1866, Thiel College is an independent college in Greenville, Pennsylvania. While there are seven categories that have been recognized through the years, new tributes were added this yea... Read More »
LECOM Pharmacy Students Win National Award for Community Outreach
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) School of Pharmacy scholars recently were 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 conducted among ... Read More »
The Arnold P. Gold Foundation Awards Essay Prize to LECOM Second-Year Student
The second-place winner in the 2024 Dr. Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest (through The Arnold P. Gold Foundation) is an essay penned by Noor Ahmed, a second-year Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) scholar. An Arnold P. Gold Foundation representative notified Noor that her essay entitled, Apartment 5 on Dolphin Drive,... Read More »
LECOM Alumnus Leads as Army Flight Surgeon
The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) is proud to announce that Erik Johnson, D.O., M.P.H., is the 2024–2025 President of the Society of the United States Army Flight Surgeons. Dr. Johnson is an Army Aerospace and Occupational Medicine Specialist currently serving as Chief - Aviation Medicine Branch, at the Department of Aviation Me... Read More »
LECOM Bradenton Director of Research Presents at AACOM Annual Meeting
Wednesday, 17 July 2024
Anupam Bishayee, Ph.D., Director of Research at LECOM-Bradenton, made an invited presentation at a research symposium during the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) Annual Conference. The theme this year was Educating Leaders 2024. The event was held in Kansas City, Missouri, from April 17-19, 2024. Dr. Bishayeeâ€... Read More »
