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Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine company history timeline

1992

The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) was established as the 16th college of osteopathic medicine in the nation with its receipt of a Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Charter in December 1992.

1993

On August 9, 1993, the first students of the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine began their journey to their Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Degree via the Learning-Discussion Pathway.

1996

Additionally, a tradition began in 1996 when the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine held its first ever white coat ceremony, which heralds the students’ migration from the classroom to clinical education.

Also in 1996, LECOM opened its medical research facility.

1997

With the graduation of the LECOM inaugural class of 37 students on May 24, 1997, the College received full accreditation from the American Osteopathic Association.

2000

In 2000, the projected future enrollment possible for LECOM was 1,000 students.

2001

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania approved the LECOM School of Pharmacy in May 2001.

2002

In 2002, the LECOM School of Pharmacy opened.

2004

In 2004, LECOM opened a branch campus in Bradenton, Florida.

2005

LECOM’s first 76 School of Pharmacy graduates received their Doctor of Pharmacy degrees in June 2005.

2007

In 2007, Lake Erie COM was the first US medical school to re-introduce a three-year medical school program, after the other 3 year programs in the nation had closed.

2008

Four years after the opening of LECOM’s Bradenton campus, its first 135 students graduated with their Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Degrees in June 2008.

2009

The vision of LECOM continued in 2009, with the extension of LECOM Erie to the campus of the private liberal arts institution of Seton Hill University in Greensburg, Pennsylvania.

2011

With the acquisition of the neighboring LORD Corporation property in 2011, the College is expansively situated along West Grandview Boulevard where a park-like, 53-acre campus boasts an excellent view of Lake Erie.

With the enrollment of the Bradenton Class of 2011, LECOM became the largest medical college in the nation and the only medical school in the country to offer a complete program in Problem-Based Learning.

2014

Ever vigilant to marking innovative trends in education, LECOM added two Distance Education Pathways in 2014.

2015

Since that time, LECOM has granted the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree to almost 4,900 graduates as of 2015.

The first class of the Masters in Health Services Administration (MHSA) program graduated in 2015 and are sought after to fill key leadership roles in the administration of hospitals, clinical practices, and in other health care facilities.

2016

Thus, as the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine met the new year, 2016 began with multiple LECOM acquisitions, including Corry Memorial Hospital, LECOM at Presque Isle Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, and the Visiting Nurses Association of Erie County.

2018

The MHSA program was ranked #6 in the nation by BestColleges.com in 2018.

The Masters of Science in Biomedical Ethics (MSBE) degree was launched in 2018 to meet an unmet need for formally trained Ethicists ready to address the most complex moral and ethical healthcare issues of our time.

The LECOM School of Health Services Administration was also created in 2018 to provide a center of excellence from which current and future LECOM healthcare business and compliance programs can be developed.

By 2018, the Foundations had approved over $240 million in support of 381 organizations and 1,419 programs – impacting tens of thousands of lives.

2020

In 2020, LECOM plans to open a new medical school campus in Elmira, New York.

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