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Erie College of Medicine - Weekly SGA Newsletter

Week of April 10th, 2023

Announcements

Building a career in Psychiatry: An evening with Dr. Jafry, M.D.

Interested in Psychiatry as a career? What better than attending a Zoom meeting with a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist with experience of over 15 years. Dr. Asmat Jafry runs her own private practice in Naperville, Illinois. She has insight into what the job entails and will integrate her personal experiences into answering any questions students have in regards to the …

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Building a career in Psychiatry: An evening with Dr. Jafry, M.D.

Upcoming Events

Special Lecture Event on the Mesolimbic Pathyway by Dr. Kulesza

SOMA'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 purpose of this lecture is to help students understand the widespread and important effects of opioids on the …

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Actors for Mass Casualty Drill

We would like to give our members the opportunity to participate as actors in a mock Mass casualty Drill hosted by the Saint Vincent Residency program. This drill will be multi-disciplinary and multi-agency involving physicians, RN staff, pre-hospital responders, administration, radiology, and many more healthcare professionals. It will give our members the chance to interact with healthcare providers within the …

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A "Convo" about Convocation

SAAO is planning on hosting an event with the students and faculty who attended this year's American Academy of Osteopathy convocation in Colorado Springs, CO. This event will be an opportunity for the students who attended convocation to practice their newly learned OMT skills and also provide students a setting to ask questions about convocation. The goal is that after …

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AAMSA-LECOM: Eid Celebration

During the Islamic month called Ramadan, Muslims fast from dawn to sunset for 30 days and end with a celebration called Eid ul Fitr. AMMSA-LECOM would like to invite you all to our Eid Celebration on April 28th at 7:00 PM at the Hammocks at Millcreek (4554 Hammocks Dr. Erie, PA 16506). We hope this event helps educate the campus …

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Volunteer Opportunities

Erie Cancer Wellness Center Donation Drive

Oncology Club presents our annual Donation Drive for the Erie Cancer Wellness Center from April 3-17! We will be surprising them with all the items on their current wishlist. Please sign up to donate using the attached spreadsheet in the email that was sent out and drop your items off in front of the security office. Every donation is worth volunteer …

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Wellness

Mind | Body | Spirit

Question of the Week

Resources

Dr. Melanie Dunbar, LECOM Director of Behavioral Health
mdunbar@lecom.edu
(814) 866-8160

Crisis Services
1330 West 26th St.
(814) 456-2014

Crime Victim Center of Erie County
(Rape Crisis)
125 West 18th St.
(814) 455-9414

SafeNET
(Domestic Abuse)
1702 French St.
(814) 454-8161
Drug and Alcohol Services

Millcreek
Community Hospital
5515 Peach St.
(814) 864-4031

Stairways Behavioral Health Gage House
2919 State St.
(814) 464-8438
Mental Health Services

Catholic Charities
329 West 10th St.
(814) 456-2091

Millcreek
Community Hospital
5515 Peach St.
(814) 864-4031

Safe Harbor
Behavioral Health
1330 West 26th St.
(814) 459-9300

Stairways
Behavioral Health
2910 State St.
(814) 453-5806
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