LECOM Bradenton is a branch campus of LECOM. Located in Lakewood Ranch, a master-planned community near the Florida Gulf Coast, LECOM Bradenton provides students with an affordable, high-quality education and offers the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine and five master’s degrees. LECOM is the nation’s largest medical college and the only academic health center among the osteopathic colleges. With Millcreek Community Hospital and Medical Associates of Erie, the College is the core of LECOM Health, an innovative medical education and healthcare system.
The mission of the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine is to prepare students to become osteopathic physicians, pharmacy practitioners, and dentists through programs of excellence in education, research, clinical care, and community service to enhance the quality of life through improved health for all humanity. Serving as a guiding light and cornerstone in medical education and true to the core principles of its founders, the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine has expanded its reach to include exceptional programs in graduate studies designed to provide scholars superlative education in the respective areas of study. The professional programs are dedicated to serve all students through innovative curriculum and the development of postdoctoral education and interprofessional experiences.
FacilitiesClosest City Sarasota and Tampa, Florida
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Facilities
LECOM has designed its campuses with the latest educational technology, where each and every detail lends itself to the mission of teaching students how to care for patients. Lecture halls use smart classroom technology, and smaller classrooms provide ideal environments for small group study sessions the lecture halls use smart classroom technology, and smaller classrooms provide ideal environments for the small group, problem-based learning meetings. The multipurpose labs and Standardized Patient Suite offers state-of-the-art teaching equipment for basic science and clinical studies.
Student Residence Options
LECOM does not provide campus housing. The college assists students in securing appropriate housing within a close walk or commute to campus.
Student Activities & Support Services
LECOM organizations and clubs provide our students with opportunities to explore residency and specialty programs and allow our students to engage in service activities throughout the community. As members our students enhance their leadership skills, network, and advocate for medical education and healthcare issues.
LECOM celebrates the oneness of humanity to foster meaningful discourse in an educational environment that supports a humble posture of learning that is systematic across all Institutional Programs. Steeped in mutual respect and trust for the diverse community we represent, our mission focuses on education and community service.
Accreditation & AffiliationCOM Accreditation Status Branch campus: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine is accredited by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA)
Also by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and by the Commission for Independent Education (CIE) of the Florida Department of Education. LECOM is a member of Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), a national advocate and institutional voice for self-regulation of academic quality through accreditation.
University Affiliation(s) LECOM Erie (main campus), LECOM at Seton Hill (additional location), LECOM at Elmira (additional location)
Student DemographicsTotal Medical School Enrollment
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LECOM Erie (main campus), LECOM at Seton Hill (additional location), LECOM at Elmira (additional location)
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine - Bradenton Campus - LECOM Bradenton
5000 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., Bradenton, Florida 34211
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LECOM Bradenton offers the Problem-Based Learning (PBL) pathway, which emphasizes self-directed study in small groups using a team approach through faculty–facilitated, patient-centered, case-based study. In years three and four, students complete clinical rotations at more than 90 hospitals and clinics throughout the United States, including regional clinical campuses in Pennsylvania, Florida, and New York.
Preparatory ProgramsMaster of Medical Science
Prerequisites/Academic Qualifications: Applicants must earn an undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited college/university. The Master of Medical Science program is a 10-month, non-thesis degree program that prepares individuals for health science careers. LECOM MMS students, who maintain a 3.2 cumulative GPA, pass all courses without remediation, adhere to professionalism standards, and meet MCAT requirements, are eligible to be interviewed early in spring for the LECOM College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Doctor of Health Care Administration (DHA)
The Doctor of Healthcare Administration (D.H.A.) program prepares health industry professionals to become innovative leaders and complex problem solvers. The degree program qualifies professionals to serve as college faculty members, preparing them to teach and perform interprofessional research focused on “the business of healthcare”.
Doctoral in Anatomy Education Program (DAE)
A shortage of Anatomy Educators with advanced degrees in the United States has led to an increasing need for qualified educators to teach anatomical sciences at the undergraduate or doctoral level. As senior PhD faculty members move into administrative roles or retire, and the number of osteopathic and allopathic medical schools and physician assistant and nurse practitioner programs increase, the demand for Anatomy Educators will continue to grow demonstrating a definite need for Doctoral level Anatomy Educators. Despite these needs, there is a shortage of programs providing such doctoral-level training in anatomy education with only three programs in North America. These programs will not be able to keep pace with the need for PhD Anatomists. With such a shortage of appropriately trained faculty, the need for effective teaching is stronger than ever. LECOM Erie is proud to recognize this need and offer a Doctoral in Anatomy Education Program (DAE).
Doctoral Program in Medical Microbiology Education (DME)
The Doctoral Program in Medical Microbiology Education (DME) is designed to prepare students to become teaching faculty at the undergraduate and graduate level. With the increasing number of new allopathic and osteopathic medical schools and other advanced medical degree programs, such as physician assistant and nurse practitioner programs, opening in the United States, a larger number of teaching faculty will be needed. Most new graduates of doctoral microbiology and/or immunology programs are well versed in their specific area of research, and have a detailed background and experience in laboratory techniques and analysis of data; however, these programs do not emphasize the breadth of teaching in medical microbiology. The DME will address this need by focusing on the educational aspects of medical microbiology in a variety of curricula.
Doctoral Program in Pharmacy Education (DPE)
The Doctoral Program in Pharmacy Education (DPE) features an innovative curriculum designed to train students in pharmaceutical and clinical sciences, pedagogical principles, and scholarship of teaching and learning. Students will complete laboratory-based, lecture-based, and online coursework in pharmaceutics, pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, pharmacotherapeutics, drug information, and educational theory; as well as teaching practicums, journal clubs, and educational research. Graduates will be adept in delivery of pharmaceutical and clinical sciences content utilizing a variety of curricular techniques.
Doctoral Program in Medical Education (DME)
The DME program is produce educator-scholar leaders in health professions education. It functions as an extension of the LECOM MSMEd Program to offer students additional training to more deeply explore medical education topics through coursework, practicums, and dissertation-level research. Graduates are highly knowledgeable and skillful medical education specialists who are well equipped to produce innovative research in medical education and improve the educational training of health care providers. The proposed program will provide graduate-level instruction in educational practice, educational research methodology and analysis, and administrative leadership. Students are required to complete online coursework, teaching practicums, and conduct original research in the field of medical education in the form of a written and publicly-defended dissertation.
DO/MPH*
The LECOM Masters in Public Health program (45 credit hours) is grounded in foundational public health knowledge. This includes administrative skills critical to improving and enhancing the health, healthcare, and well-being of individuals, families, and communities in North America by applying the philosophy of osteopathic medicine that seeks to treat the whole person mind, body and spirit. Delivered concurrently via on-line distance education in medical student’s third and fourth years.
DO/MHSA*
The LECOM Masters in Health Services Administration program (50 credit hours) provides students with the skills required to plan, direct, and lead medical and health service organizations as administrators in hospital or other acute and subacute healthcare facilities, public healthcare organizations, pharmacies and private practice groups. The knowledge gained from the MHSA program is essential for fiscal, planning and managerial work in healthcare organizations and the establishment and management of clinical practices. Delivered concurrently via on-line distance education in medical student’s third and fourth years.
DO/MSMEd*
The MSMEd program is for current medical, pharmacy, and dental students, transitional rotating interns, off-cycle graduates, and international medical graduates who desire to strengthen their applications for residency by having a thesis-based research project, designated research mentor, and additional skill sets centered around helping healthcare providers and patients learn. Also, students will learn a unique set of skills to support success in residency.
DO/MS MCT*
The LECOM Master of Science in Medical Cannabinoid Therapeutics (MS MCT): The MS MCT program is delivered on-line and designed to prepare health professionals to contribute to population-based, culturally appropriate, and innovative approaches concerning the rapidly expanding medical cannabinoid therapeutic industry. The program builds upon foundational osteopathic principles and competencies focused on whole person care, mind, body, and spirit. The curriculum centers around the evolving medical cannabis policies, organizational management, environmental and occupational health, social and behavioral implications, pharmacokinetics, vertically integrated business systems, macro-economic, governing laws and regulations and ethical impacts. Students will also gain an understanding of the basic chemistry and efficacy of the current medical cannabinoid pharmacological industry. The MS MCT curriculum consists of 45 credits. There are 11 core courses, 16-week experiential discovery course completed through executive interviews and analysis (6 credits) and a 16-week master’s thesis or capstone project course (6 credits). Special focus on production, packaging, and dispensary delivery systems business structures of the Medical Cannabinoid industry within the United States and the world.
* Masters programs available through distance education. See lecom.edu for details
