The LECOM Class of 2015 ONE out of FIFTY
30,000 HOURS
TWO out of THREE
One out of 50 medical school graduates across the United States came from the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine this year.
During their four years, LECOM medical and pharmacy students volunteered more than 30,000 hours of community service.
Two out of three LECOM medical school graduates become primary care physicians helping to alleviate the shortage of family doctors, pediatricians, and internal medicine specialists.*
*According to US News and World Report
The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) congratulates the Class of 2015 and the 869 Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (DO), Doctors of Pharmacy (PharmD), and Master’s Degree graduates who comprise the largest graduating class in the history of LECOM. They join the more than 6000 LECOM alumni who advance the betterment of health care in communities throughout Pennsylvania, Florida, and across the nation. In northwestern Pennsylvania, 245 medical graduates and 193 pharmacy alumni have remained in the area. In Bradenton and Sarasota, 104 pharmacy alumni and 55 medical graduates have chosen the Florida Gulf Coast as their home. Upon graduation, LECOM DO graduates continue into internships and residency programs and as they further their post-graduate medical training at hospitals throughout the country, 30% continue their training in Pennsylvania and Florida. Two-thirds of LECOM DO graduates become primary care physicians; and according to U.S. News and World Report - Best Medical Schools, LECOM ranks fourth for graduating the greatest percentage of primary care physicians. Because more physicians are graduated from LECOM than from any other college in the country, the total number of primary care physicians from each LECOM graduating class leads the nation.