Dear ,
My name is Dr. Moore, and I noticed on your AACOMAS application that you indicated your interest in LECOM (Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine) for your medical education. First of all, congratulations for your decision on medicine as a career, beginning the application process, and for completing the AACOMAS application; I know it can be daunting.
I encourage you to find out more about LECOM and our programs by visiting our web site at
www.lecom.edu . LECOM has five distinct learning pathways leading to the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree, which are taught here in our modern, well-equipped facilities. The website will also be a source of information about Erie, PA and the surrounding area. To my mind, this is the perfect place to gain your medical education: a small-town setting, with many activities available when you need them, but close enough to a bigger city for those times you really need to get away. The combined cost of tuition and living expenses is also among the lowest in the nation, and there are scholarships available that may lower the cost even further.
Here are a few facts about LECOM of which you may not be aware:
LECOM
…is the largest medical school in the country
…has the second lowest tuition among all private medical schools in the country
…has a 100% pass rate on the COMLEX I exam thus far this year (7/16/2012) (the USMLE equivalent exam for osteopathic students… WELL above the national average)
…has the nation's only three-year curriculum leading to the DO degree (the Primary Care Scholars Pathway, or the Accelerated PA Pathway)
…is the only osteopathic medical school in the country that owns its own teaching hospital
… has as a faculty member and associate, Carlo DiMarco, DO, who has been President of the American Osteopathic Association
In order to complete your application you will need to complete the secondary (supplemental) application in addition to the application you filled out for AACOMAS. It is not too late to do this; will take only 5 minutes, and does not require an additional essay. If you have not received a username and password from us to access the supplemental application, please let me know. Another note: you do not need to have your letters of recommendation in hand to complete and submit the secondary application; you may send them in at any time after being granted an interview using Interfolio, VirtualEvals or ground mail.
Feel free to contact me at any time through the contact information below if you have any questions. Again, congratulations on beginning the process, and best of luck to you.
Sincerely,
Dr. Moore
Dr. James K. Moore
Vice President of Institutional Development
Director of Recruitment
LECOM
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
1858 West Grandview Boulevard
Erie, PA 16509-1025
814-860-5160
[email protected]
for no essays though!
