Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) is a private, non-profit graduate school of medicine, dentistry and pharmacy with a main campus located on 53 acres in Erie, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1992, LECOM has two branch campuses in Greensburg, Pennsylvania and Bradenton, Florida. LECOM confers degrees in osteopathic medicine (D.O.), pharmacy (PharmD), and dentistry (DMD). LECOM also offers two Master of Science degrees, a Post-Baccalaureate Program, and one of the few accelerated three-year pharmacy programs in the country. It is also one of 2 pharmacy schools in the country with a distance education program.

The medical school at LECOM is the largest in the United States. LECOM is currently ranked 57th in primary care by the U.S World and News Report. LECOM is a member of the LECOM Health system.

LECOM is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association’s Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation.

History

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine was founded in 1992. The first courses began in 1993, and the inaugural class of students graduated in 1997. In 2002, the school of pharmacy opened.