Danielle Hansen, D.O., Named Regional President of LECOM Health
Wednesday, 28 August 2024
Erie, Pa. (August 28, 2024) – LECOM Health President and CEO John M. Ferretti, D.O., announced today the appointment of Danielle Hansen, D.O., to Regional President of the organization. In this newly created role, Dr. Hansen will oversee Medical Associates of Erie, Millcreek Community Hospital, Corry Memorial Hospital, and LECOM Behavioral Health, inc... Read More »
Susan Calderbank, DMD Honored by Thiel College
Wednesday, 21 August 2024
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 »
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 »
Lieutenant Commander Chad E. Walls, D.O., M.C., U.S.N. – Paying Tribute to a True Leader
Sunday, 28 July 2024
The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) dims its collective lights as the College family takes heavy-hearted note of the loss of LCDR Chad E. Walls, D.O., M.C., U.S.N. Helen Keller once remarked that, “Life’s true happiness is attained through fidelity to a worthy purpose.” Indeed, Dr. Walls lived by that principle. His was a life... Read More »
U.S. News & World Report Recognizes LECOM Among 2024 Best Medical Schools
Friday, 26 July 2024
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) ranks 46th in the nation for the Most Graduates Practicing in Primary Care and 39th for Most Graduates Practicing in Rural Areas among 168 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 »
LECOM Shines at 17th Annual Health Disparities Conference
Thursday, 25 July 2024
The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) Primary Care Scholars Pathway (PCSP) Class of 2024 students, Katherine Dobosh and Jacob Oslosky, represented LECOM at the 17th Annual Health Disparities Conference at Xavier University in Louisiana. The poster presented by the LECOM team was entitled, Primary Care Scholars Pathway (PCSP) Graduate ... Read More »
LECOM School of Dental Medicine Receives Accolades
Tuesday, 23 July 2024
Administration and leadership at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) extends hearty congratulations to the LECOM School of Dental Medicine for being presented with the Outstanding Dental Partnership Award, and to Dr. Susan Calderbank for being named as the recipient of the Compassionate Leader Award presented by the Mission of Mercy Pi... Read More »
Natalie Nagib Presents Research at the American Academy of Osteopathy Convention
Wednesday, 17 July 2024
The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) congratulates LECOM second-year scholar, Natalie Nagib, for her poster presentation at the American Academy of Osteopathy Convention held in Colorado Springs, CO, from March 6-10, 2024. ... Read More »
Osteopathic Medicine Celebrates its Sesquicentennial Year
A full 150 years ago, on June 22, 1874, Dr. Andrew Taylor Still declared the founding of osteopathic medicine. Every day since that day, humanity has reaped the benefit of his meticulous study. In conjunction with the best of modern medicine, the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) unabashedly carries the torch of Dr. Still’s revolu... Read More »
Highlighting the LECOM School of Health Services Administration and its Graduates
The LECOM Doctor of Health Administration (DHA) Program was established in July of 2020 to prepare health professionals to become innovative leaders and problem solvers within the healthcare industry, blending the theoretical with the practical. The extensive DHA coursework is delivered during a 3-year period, and it provides students with the holist... Read More »
LECOM Alumna Appointed Maine Chief Medical Examiner
Monday, 15 July 2024
Recently, it has come to the attention of the Administration at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) that the multiple attainments of a 2005 LECOM graduate have been significantly noteworthy. The extending of accolades is one way in which LECOM recognizes skilled alumni who have distinguished themselves through accomplishments consonant... Read More »
LECOM Almuna, Brittney DiBella, D.O., Receives Prestigious Award
Friday, 12 July 2024
The fast pace and critical importance of an emergency room physician, one who is saving lives, is evidenced on a daily basis. It seems most fitting then, that the New York American College of Emergency Physicians recently honored the unsung heroes of healthcare at Mount Sinai South Nassau Hospital. Brittney DiBella, D.O., a Lake Erie College of Os... 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 »
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 »
