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 »
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 »
LECOM Scholar Named National Student Researcher of the Year Finalist
Saturday, 20 July 2024
The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) Bradenton has named fourth-year scholar, Dylan Thibaut, as its 2024 Student Researcher of the Year. The College award comes in proud acknowledgment of Dylan Thibaut’s onward success as a 2024 National Student Researcher of the Year Award Finalist, receiving an Honorable Mention, from American As... Read More »
Osteopathic Medicine Celebrates its Sesquicentennial
Wednesday, 17 July 2024
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 »
LECOM School of Dental Medicine Expands and Upgrades Simulation Lab
Tuesday, 9 July 2024
The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) has upgraded and expanded the School of Dental Medicine’s Simulation (SIM) Lab at their campus in Bradenton, Florida. LECOM invested $2.5 million in the project to accommodate the dental school’s increasing class size and to equip students with the latest technology for learning. In total, the... Read More »
Florida Osteopathic Medical Association Distinguished Service Award – Robert J. George, D.O.
Monday, 8 July 2024
The American historian, Henry Adam, said, “a teacher affects eternity, for he can never tell where his influence stops.” The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) places exceptionally high value upon its educational goals; stressing the importance of preparing students to become osteopathic medical professionals through programs of ex... Read More »