LECOM School of Pharmacy Hosts Rx Take Back Event
Thursday, 3 July 2025
The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) School of Pharmacy hosted a drive-thru drug take back event on March 10, 2024. The event, held in the parking lot near the LECOM Ambulatory Surgery Center, was a great success, as volunteers accepted unused and expired medications from the public. Proper and safe disposal of the medications entail... Read More »
Annual Script Your Future Medication Adherence Challenge Places LECOM in the Vanguard for Third Consecutive Year
The National Consumers League (NCL) announced the winners of its Annual Team Challenge, an eight-week intercollegiate competition among health profession student teams and faculty intended to combat poor medication adherence in the United States. Nearly three-out-of-four patients do not take their medication as directed. The Challenge returns to phar... Read More »
LECOM Students to Receive Key Support from Buffalo and Cleveland Pro Sports Teams
Representatives from five professional sports teams visited the LECOM main campus on April 5, 2025 to collectively present $360,000 in scholarships to 69 deserving LECOM scholars. Front office personnel from the Buffalo Bills, Buffalo Sabres, Cleveland Browns, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Cleveland Guardians, along with an array of their mascots, joined th... Read More »
Introducing the Force of a New Age of Healthcare
LECOM Celebrates Commencement Ceremonies in Erie, PA and Bradenton, FL Dare to have a dream for dreamers make the miracles, dreamers right the wrongs, and dreamers shape the world. Sacrifice for your dreams for one will not gain from a dream too easily reached, and above all believe in yourself - for upon that your dream depends. Abundant dreams fi... Read More »
LECOM Medical Center and Behavioral Health Pavilion Opens New Emergency Department, Cardiac Cath Lab, Medical/Surgical Unit, and Intensive Care Unit
Physicians understand urgency. They train for urgent situations. They prepare for the worst case scenarios. Their minds - skilled, alert, and competently honed - comprehend the gravity of a moment. For those who find themselves in the epicenter of an emergency, state-of-the-art, first rate treatment and healthcare are essential. Advancing that very p... Read More »
U.S. News & World Report Recognizes LECOM Among 2025 Best Medical Schools
Tuesday, 6 May 2025
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) ranks 37th in the nation for the Most Graduates Practicing in Primary Care and 28th for Most Graduates Practicing in Rural Areas among 170 schools, according to the 2024 Best Medical Schools report by U.S. News & World Report. “LECOM’s consistent rankings on U.S. News and World Report’s Best... Read More »
Millcreek Hospital Renamed to LECOM Medical Center and Behavioral Health Pavilion
Monday, 24 February 2025
LECOM Health recently unveiled LECOM Medical Center and Behavioral Health Pavilion as the new name of its flagship hospital during a special ceremony that took place in the Atrium at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) in early February of 2025. Formerly known as Millcreek Community Hospital, LECOM Medical Center and Behavioral Health P... Read More »
Exceptionalism Rewarded – LECOM Receives 10-Year Accreditation for Medical School
More than three decades in the cultivation and advancement of academic exceptionalism define the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM). The road to our future always begins in our past; and as the years have taught us, the task ahead of us is never as great as the power behind us. It is with that surety that LECOM is proud to celebrate... Read More »
LECOM Health Corry Memorial Hospital Earns Key 2024 Performance Leadership Award
Tuesday, 21 January 2025
LECOM Health Corry Memorial Hospital announced recently that it has earned a 2024 Performance Leadership Award for Excellence in Patient Perspective. Compiled by the Chartis Center for Rural Health, the Performance Leadership Awards recognize top quartile performance among rural hospitals in Quality, Outcomes, and/or Patient Perspective. “Caring fo... Read More »
New Dean at LECOM School of Podiatric Medicine Puts Best Foot Forward
As the eleventh podiatric medical school in the United States, the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) School of Podiatric Medicine began offering a four-year program in July of 2023 at the LECOM main campus in Erie, Pennsylvania. The scholars undertake their education and training in state-of-the-art classrooms housed within the LECOM ... Read More »
