A study on the effectiveness of US Food and Drug Administration medication reporting policies has generated a new debate on the effectiveness of the FDA policies. The prestigious Archives of Internal Medicine just published an article written by Abby Powers, Pharm. D. and Elliott Cook, Pharm. D. of the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine School of Pharmacy. Since the article was released...
A full slate of activities is planned at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine during the week of May 23 leading up to Commencement. Medical and pharmacy students from the Class of 2011 will attend separate luncheon and award ceremonies, receive their caps and gowns, and pose for group pictures with their classmates. Interested media are invited to attend the following events. School of...
As potential medical students learn more about becoming an osteopathic physician (DO), they are increasing their applications to osteopathic medical colleges. As of mid-January, with three months left to apply for the 2011 entering medical student class, the number of applicants to the nation’s 26 colleges of osteopathic medicine already has surpassed last year’s cycle-end total. More than 13,500...
Mike Smiley, vice president of PAPA Advertising, weighs in on the basics for social media marketing and public relations. ERIE, PA, November 4, 2010 – The landscape of public relations and marketing is becoming increasingly populated with social media outlets. Facebook, Twitter, and Foursquare have become more than just past-times; social media venues present significant opportunities for...
School of Pharmacy and College of Medicine students receive white coats at Bayfront Convention Center Erie, PA – Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine medical and pharmacy students marked their transition from classroom study to clinical education at Erie’s Bayfront Convention Center on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010, as students received their white coats – symbols of trust between doctor and...
BRADENTON – The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) Bradenton medical and pharmacy students mark the transition from classroom study to clinical education when they receive their white coats – symbols of trust between doctor and patient, of compassion, and of the purity of a medical professional’s purpose. Two ceremonies take place on Saturday, January 30, 2010 at the Harvest Centre...
Erie, PA – A new report detailing the expansion of medical schools in the past decade cites the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine as a model for the growth of new medical schools. The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation recently released “New and Developing Medical Schools: Motivating Factors, Major Challenges, Planning Strategies,” written by Michael E. Whitcomb, M.D., from the George Washington...
The largest crowd in the 16-year history of the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Student Scholarship Auction participated in an evening of festivities on Friday, Nov. 13, at the Erie Bayfront Convention Center.
Medical students to begin clinical rotations in January, with new family practice residency program to follow in July
LECOM Students and Staff Oversee Clinic