Intelligent.com Ranks LECOM’s Master’s in Health Service Administration Program Among the Best in U.S. for 2025
Friday, 15 November 2024
Intelligent.com, a widely respected source for higher education rankings and research, has raised LECOM’s ranking for Best Online Master’s in Health Services Degree Programs from #5 in 2021 to #3 in 2025. The first MHSA class of 11 students graduated in June 2015. As of June 2024, the MHSA program has matriculated a total of ten cohorts resulting ... Read More »
LECOM President John M. Ferretti, D.O. and James Lin, D.O. Named Pennsylvania City & State Magazine Healthcare Trailblazers
Winston Churchill explained that, "Leading means having a very clear sense of one's own identity, of one's values, and of that which one seeks to achieve." Churchill further noted that, "Education is the key to any future worth having." John M. Ferretti, D.O., President and CEO of the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM), unabashedly ref... Read More »
LECOM Professor Receives AOA Research Award
Santiago Lorenzo, Ph.D., MS, MSMedEd, Associate Professor of Physiology and Director of Problem-Based Learning at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM Bradenton) recently received the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) 2024 Journal of Osteopathic Medicine Innovations Research Award. The honor highlights an article documenting outcome... Read More »
LECOM Scholars Present Research at Florida Medical Association Annual Meeting
Tuesday, 8 October 2024
LECOM medical scholars from the Bradenton, Florida Campus put forth a noticeable presence at the David A. Paulus, M.D. Poster Symposium during the Annual Meeting of Florida Medical Association (FMA) in Orlando, Florida, August 2-4, 2024. Several key posters were presented by LECOM students. A photo array highlights a few of the event offerings. ... Read More »
LECOM is Combating Physician Shortage with New Regional Campus
The Sunday, August 11, 2024 Edition of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch featured the new LECOM-Mercy Hospital Jefferson Regional Campus. The article emphasized the multiple strengths that set the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) apart from other medical schools. Mercy and LECOM are mission-centered organizations; with LECOM providing a m... Read More »
LECOM-Bradenton Scholar Wins Prestigious Poster Award at Florida Medical Association Annual Meeting
The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) congratulates fourth-year medical school scholar, Nicolette Casarcia, on her recent victorious poster presentation during the David A. Paulus, M.D. Poster Symposium at the Annual Meeting of Florida Medical Association (FMA) in Orlando, Florida held from August 2-4, 2024. Nicolette’s poster entit... Read More »
Advancing Medical Education through Innovative Simulation Methods
Dr. Rami Ahmed, a 2005 Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine - Seton Hill (LECOM - Seton Hill) graduate is a Professor of Emergency Medicine, Simulation Division Chief, and Director of Simulation in the Interprofessional Practice and Education Center at the MGH Institute of Health Professions. The Cleveland, Ohio native began his journey at John ... Read More »
LECOM Leader Receives Raymond J. Saloom, DO, FACOFP Memorial Award
The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) has long espoused the tenet that a great leader's courage to fulfill his vision is derived from passion and committed to purposeful results. That closely held belief once again was evidenced in early August 2024, as LECOM Regional Dean, Richard A. Ortoski, D.O. received recognition at the highest... Read More »
Remembering Mom – LECOM Leader Champions Purposeful Mission to Treat Cancer Patient
Losing one’s mother to cancer is a life-changing event. The difficult journey of seeing her undergo a transformation from the mom she was to how she was when she died creates memories that follow one for the rest of one’s life - they also motivated one LECOM leader to make a profound difference for others. In 1987, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic ... Read More »
LECOM Alumnus Named Chief Operating Officer for St. John’s Riverside
Tuesday, 10 September 2024
Dr. Michael DiGiorno, a well-recognized and highly esteemed member of the St. John's Riverside Hospital medical staff, has been appointed as the Chief Operating Officer for the Hospital. This appointment marks a significant milestone for the hospital as Dr. DiGiorno is the first physician to hold the key leadership position at St. John's Riversi... Read More »
