Class of 2016
Life is no Imitation for Actress, Erin Broderick - LECOM Class of 2016
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scar Wilde may have said it best, but New Fairfield, Connecticut native, Erin Broderick is living proof that art is no match for real life. Erin Broderick began acting as a small child; modeling for a short time when she was a four-year old and auditioning for acting roles by the time she had reached the age of 10. Her first television appearance came in the movie “Black Dog” with Patrick Swayze in 1998 when Erin was just 13. The next year, she won the role of Maureen Stabler daughter of Detective Elliott Stabler, on the hit TV series “Law and Order SVU”. Erin continued in the role of Maureen until 2007, appearing in 13 episodes. Her parents encouraged Erin to pursue a college degree and accordingly, she enrolled as a communications major at a college near
her Connecticut home. While continuing to act professionally, Erin took a position at a hospital to help defer the cost of commuting to New York City for auditions. The transformative experience caused her to re-evaluate her professional choices and to determine that acting was not as fulfilling as was a career in medicine. Her brother had enrolled at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine. Erin recalled that he would practice his osteopathic medical treatment lessons on her while relating to her the vital components of the complementary and integrative medicine that he was learning. Her interest was piqued. Erin enrolled in the post baccalaureate program at Columbia University in New York to prepare for medical school.
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As she began her search to formally undertake her medical studies, Erin concluded that osteopathic medical school was her first choice. She found LECOM immediately attractive for her medical studies because it is one of the most cost effective medical schools for out-of-state students. After visiting Erie, Erin found that she loved the area and she quickly located an apartment in close proximity to the school. Noting that the spacious duplex was much larger than her New York City apartment and about one-fourth the cost, Erin began her stay in the heart of the North Coast with exuberant anticipation. It is clear that while art may imitate life, the purposeful charge of one’s life mission has caused this young actress to define the true purpose of her life - the noble calling of medicine.