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LECOM Opens New School of Podiatric Medicine

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    LECOM Opens New School of Podiatric Medicine
    The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) announced it will open a new School of Podiatric Medicine (SPM). The LECOM-SPM Erie (PA) received approval from the accreditation agency, the Council on Podiatric Medical Education, to begin accepting students for the fall semester of 2023. The LECOM-SPM is the eleventh podiatric medical school in the United States. The four-year program will be located at LECOM's main campus in Erie, Pennsylvania and will offer a unique curricular collaboration with LECOM's College of Osteopathic Medicine.

    "There is a growing need for podiatric doctors throughout the United States and LECOM is committed to meeting this national healthcare need through the creation of this new school," said LECOM president and CEO John Ferretti, D.O. "LECOM is uniquely positioned to provide podiatric students the opportunity to be trained alongside medical students and receive extensive clinical learning within our regional academic health system."

    The LECOM School of Podiatric Medicine is the eleventh podiatric medical school in the United States.

    Podiatric students will receive much of the same training as osteopathic medical students while also receiving studies unique to the podiatric physician. This particular teaching opportunity will better prepare graduates for entrance into podiatric residency programs. The LECOM Erie campus is integrated with LECOM Health, an osteopathic academic health system, which provides students clinical learning opportunities in hospitals, long-term care facilities, and a range of specialized medical practices.

    LECOM also announced today that Dr. Ferretti has appointed Jason Lee, DPM, MSMEd, FACFAS to lead the podiatric school as dean. Dr. Lee is board certified by the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery and the American Board of Podiatric Medicine. He also serves as a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons. Dr. Lee has been affiliated with LECOM Health since 2012, and served as the Podiatry Residency Director for the health system since 2015. He also has appointments as Head of Podiatry and Chief of Podiatric Surgery at Millcreek Community Hospital. Dr. Lee earned his degree in podiatric medicine from Des Moines University College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery.

    Podiatric physicians are the leading providers of medical and surgical management of foot and ankle disorders. Many conditions seen by podiatric physicians are related to underlying diseases such as diabetes, peripheral vascular disease, obesity, and disorders of bones and joints. The LECOM-SPM curriculum is designed to educate students on these and many other chronic disease states as well as conditions associated with the aging process.

    The LECOM-SPM will soon be accepting applications for the fall of 2023. For additional information, visit lecom.edu, call 814-866-6641, or e-mail admissions1@lecom.edu.

    In 2023, the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) will celebrate its 30th anniversary. Founded in 1992, the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) has grown to become the largest medical school in the country. Enrollment in the College of Osteopathic Medicine, School of Pharmacy, School of Dental Medicine, School of Podiatric Medicine, School of Health Services Administration and Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences has surpassed 4,400 students at campuses in Erie and Greensburg, Pa., Bradenton, Fla., and Elmira,

    N.Y. LECOM consistently graduates more primary care physicians than any other U.S. medical college while maintaining one of the lowest tuitions of any private medical school in the country. The college is the core of one of the nation's only osteopathic academic health centers, LECOM Health, a highly innovative, multifaceted health care and education system. Today over 16,000 LECOM alumni are providing health care to patients across the U.S.
     

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