LECOM students receive national recognition for community service

By Nick Williams
nwilliams@bradenton.com

For the fifth consecutive year, the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine has been named to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for its volunteer work in the community.

LECOM medical and pharmacy students attending the Bradenton and Erie, Pennsylvania location volunteered over 30,000 community service hours during the 2010-2011 academic year. The students participated in service projects with Habitat for Humanity, YMCA Healthy Kids Day and the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life.

Locally, LECOM students have been involved in after school tutoring at the Florida Sheriff's Youth Ranch in Parrish.

In other news, LECOM and the State College of Florida have signed an articulation agreement for the LECOM Doctor of Pharmacy program. The Early Acceptance Program calls for LECOM to reserve five slots for SCF students who complete an undergraduate or associate degree, including or in addition to required higher-level math and science courses. Thirty-three of the 60 prerequisite credit hours required must be in the math and sciences to apply to the LECOM pharmacy program.