Community is Our Campus LECOM and Millcreek Community Hospital (MCH) were among the winners at the inaugural Commitment to Erie Awards presented at the Erie Bayfront Convention Center. The health system members were the only education and health organizations to win this prestigious honor recognizing the best of Erie businesses and institutions. The Erie Times-News newspaper developed the awards to tell the stories of progress, commitment and hope in the way the people of Erie collectively go about business, earn their livelihoods, give back to the community and look after each other. LECOM and MCH leaders proudly show the Commitment to Erie Award. L-R Christine Kell, PhD, LECOM associate dean of pre-clinical education; Mary Eckert, President/CEO of MCH; Tyler Travis, executive director of the LECOM Medical Fitness and Wellness Center; and Dennis Styn, president of MAE. The newspaper also recognized the John M. and Silvia Ferretti Medical Fitness and Wellness Center as the top fitness center in the 2012 Erie’s Choice Awards.
LECOM Erie had its first fundraising event to support the Colby Foundation. The event was a 5K race held at Presque Isle State Park on Saturday September 29, 2012. The event supports the Colby Cassani Endowed Lectureship Series at LECOM. The Colby Foundation’s mission is to increase organ and tissue donation awareness to the national community. Many LECOM students and faculty participated in the run. CORE (Center for Organ Recovery and Education) was also on-hand to educate runners on organ and tissue donation. 30 lecom connection | DECEMBER 2012 | lecom.edu
The pharmacy Mentoring Club and the Sigma Sigma Phi Gamma chapter at LECOM Erie participated in the annual Millcreek Mall’s Trail of Treats on October 25th to educate children and their parents on poison prevention. The Trail of Treats provides a safe trick-or-treat environment to children of all ages. The two-night event is held each year by the Sarah A. Reed Childrens Center the week before Halloween.