The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine is meeting the challenges of 21st Century medical education by providing affordable, high-quality training for future physicians, pharmacists and dentists.

The college offers the doctor of osteopathic medicine, doctor of pharmacy, doctor of dental medicine and two master of science degrees.

The college has brought the highest level of medical education to the campus of Seton Hill University in Greensburg. Classes there for medical students use a highly innovative Problem-Based Learning (PBL) curriculum.

Like its campus in Bradenton, Fla., LECOM at Seton Hill offers only this small-group, case-based medical pathway. This learning curriculum is one of five, student-centered pathways available in Erie with the Lecture-Discussion and Independent Study Pathways as well as two, three-year medical degrees: Primary Care Scholars and Accelerated Physician Assistant pathways.

LECOM also offers a three-year pharmacy degree in Erie and a four-year pharmacy degree in Bradenton. The School of Dental Medicine opens summer 2012 in Bradenton.

As one of the fastest growing medical schools, LECOM is cited in a report to the Joseph A. Macy Foundation as an example for the growth of new medical colleges.

U.S. News & World Report ranks LECOM among the top 10 medical colleges for graduating primary care physicians.

The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine submitted this article.