Join SOMA as we look to host integrative medicine workshops open to all SOMA members throughout the semester. Dr. Hendryx has agreed to be in attendance for all workshops, and we have gained the support of Dr. Falk and other faculty to…
read moreDr. Karen Nichols, a board-certified Internist, first female President of the AOA, and one of the first DOs to serve as Chair for the ACGME, among numerous other accomplishments, will be giving a seminar on Leadership in Osteopathic Medicine. Seeing how osteopathic…
read moreAs MS1 students take Anatomy before moving into Core during first semester, SOMA students who are MS2s will provide a short review of the material and high yield topics and the opportunity to ask questions for the MS1 students to focus their studies over the weekend…
read moreWith the combined effort of SOMA member volunteers and the Pre-SOMA directors at LECOM we would like to host review night Q & A sessions for the MMS students here at our LECOM campus. Our efforts will be focused on mentoring and…
read moreSOMA will be selling the Small Equipment package for students for the History and Physical course. The small equipment package will include a Dejerine Reflex Hammer, 128 Tuning Fork, 512 Tuning Fork, Penlight, Pocket Eye Chart, Hospital Gown, Draping Sheet, and optional…
read moreDue to the success of the Patagonia sale on our campus last year, and after being approached by multiple students asking to have the sale again, LECOM Erie SOMA is looking to duplicate the Patagonia sale that took place last year. The…
read moreSOMA’s Opioid Task Force Director Sanjna Chetan has arranged for Dr. Kulesza to give a special lecture event to the club as well as any other interested LECOM students! He will be giving a talk on the mesolimbic pathway via Zoom. The…
read moreSOMA is looking to host a fundraiser at Rita’s Italian Ice on April 22, 2024 from 5:00-8:00 pm. Rita’s has agreed to give SOMA 15% of all sales made within this time window. We chose this day as it will occur after…
read moreSOMA will be handing out donuts from Krispy Kreme in the Vora Lounge- free to SOMA members and LECOM staff that stop by on the morning of April 17th paid for by SOMA. “DOnuts for DOs” will be a celebratory event in…
read moreSOMA’s Opioid Task Force will be hosting Dr. Richard Morgan, DO over Zoom to present on addiction in medicine. He will be discussing awareness of how the opioid pandemic can adversely affect anyone including physicians and the consequences of addiction. He will…
read moreSOMA students will lead review sessions to help guide students on study strategies as MMS students work through the rigor of LECOM curriculum. There was high attendance in the Fall Semester and MMS students have requested it again for the Spring. As…
read moreDue to the success of the Patagonia sale on our campus last year, and after being approached by multiple students asking to have the sale again, LECOM Erie SOMA is looking to duplicate the Patagonia sale that took place last year. The…
read moreSOMA is looking to gather a group to volunteer at Erie Zoo’s ZooBoo event. Students will volunteer in various positions and hand out treats to children and families attending said event. Students will fill out an application provided by Erie Zoo (https://www.eriezoo.org/uploads/2023-zooboo-final-application.pdf)….
read moreOn behalf of our Opioid Task Force, Mili Patel will be hosting a virtual naloxone training event that has been requested by many clubs on campus. Mili Patel, OMS-III who received her training certification through Overdose Lifeline Inc., will be hosting the…
read moreSOMA’s Director of Diversity, Porsche Lee, has coordinated an event to increase cultural awareness on campus through the love of food. Cultural clubs will be making various food dishes to share with the LECOM community to foster community and camaraderie while also…
read moreSOMA will be selling the Small Equipment package for students for the History and Physical course. The small equipment package will include a Dejerine Reflex Hammer, 128 Tuning Fork, 512 Tuning Fork, Penlight, Pocket Eye Chart, Hospital Gown, Draping Sheet, and optional…
read moreAs MS1 students take Anatomy before moving into Core during first semester, SOMA students who are MS2s will provide a short review of the material and high yield topics and the opportunity to ask questions for the MS1 students to focus their…
read moreSOMA students will lead review sessions to help guide students on study strategies as MMS students get acclamated to the rigor of LECOM curriculum. These sessions are requested by the MMS students. As MMS students work through Fall semester, SOMA students who…
read moreSOMA’s Opioid Task Force Co-Director, Heather Chafe has arranged for Dr. Kulesza to give a special lecture event to the club as well as any other interested LECOM students! He will be giving a talk on the mesolimbic pathway via Zoom. The…
read moreSOMA is putting together a food drive to support Second Harvest Food Bank. As the semester concludes, many students are packing up to move to rotation sites or cleaning out for the summer so we think this would be a great opportunity…
read moreOne of our officers volunteers on her own time at the US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants here in Erie and inquired about what we as an organization can do to assist them. One thing they expressed that they are in need…
read moreAs MMS students work through Spring semester, SOMA students who are OMS1s/OMS2s will host a short, virtual review of the material and high yield topics.
read moreSOMA students (primarily second-years) will lead review sessions to help guide first-year students on study strategies of high-yield topics for Basic and Clinical Neuroscience, especially neuroanatomy. These sessions have been requested by first-year students. As first-years work their way through the systems…
read moreSOMA will be handing out donuts from Mighty Fine Doughnuts and coffee from the LECOM cafe- free to students, faculty and staff that stop by the LECOM cafeteria the morning of March 30th paid for by SOMA and SAAO. “DOnuts for DOs”…
read moreIdea: SOMA’s OPTF will be hosting a Naloxone Training that will be lead by Mili Patel, the Opioid Task Force Director. The session will be a one-hour presentation that will discuss introduction to opioids, history of the opioid epidemic, and the current…
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