LECOM Presents: Heroes In Training

Host: Dr. Rachel Ogden, School of Pharmacy Dean

Guest: Dr. Joseph Yakum

Dr. Joseph Yakum is a LECOM graduate of the 2015 class of The School of Pharmacy. He has a degree in chemical engineering from Rutgers University and worked in that field until returning to school to be a pharmacist. He currently works as a pharmacovigilance specialist for Novartis and is a passionate advocate for both LECOM and the field of pharmacology. Joseph shares the many ways pharmacists can contribute to their industry and shares his path toward becoming one of the LECOM healthcare heroes.

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Host: Dr. Jamie Murphy, Student Affairs Director

Guest: Dr. Jennifer Anthone-Kloss

Dr. Anthone-Kloss is a 2020 LECOM Graduate who is completing her intern year prior to starting her Anesthesiology Residency program. Jennifer’s path to medical school was not only considered “non-traditional”, but truly career changing. After graduating with a degree in education, she taught science classes for a few years before deciding to pursue her dream of practicing medicine.

Jennifer used her skills and experience in the educational field to help with her with the immense task of processing the volumes of information that are included in the first two years of medical education.

After making this major life decision, she has not looked back. She discusses her challenges along the way and how her strong support system helped her to accomplish her goals along the path toward becoming one of the LECOM healthcare heroes.

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Host: Dr. Jamie Murphy, Student Affairs Director

Guest: Nailah Ochai

Nailah Ochai is a PhD student at LECOM. Nailah is a biology and chemistry graduate from Case Western Reserve University and is currently a graduate student at LECOM. Nailah shares her extensive insight into being a medical student and persevering through a doctorate program. She passionate about the sciences and shares her path toward becoming one of the LECOM healthcare heroes.

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Host: Dr. Randy Kulesza, Dean of the School of Graduate Studies

Guest: Yusra Mansour

Yusra Mansour is a PhD student at the LECOM School of Anatomy Education. Yusra is a biology graduate from the University of Toledo and is in her second year as a graduate student at LECOM. Yusra is passionate about anatomy and wants to be a lifelong student and educator. She is in the process of collecting data for her dissertation and shares her path toward becoming one of the LECOM healthcare heroes.

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Host: Dr. Jamie Murphy, Student Affairs Director

Guest: Dr. Erin Lowe

Dr. Erin Lowe is a 2016 LECOM graduate and currently works as a dermatologist in Connecticut. Erin was an actor from the age of 10 until the age of 24 before turning to the world of medicine. Erin attended Columbia University prior to LECOM and completed her residency in Florida. Erin is married with a daughter and shares her path toward becoming one of the LECOM healthcare heroes.

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Host: Dr. Jamie Murphy, Student Affairs Director

Guest: Ryan Zimmerman

Dr. Ryan Zimmerman is a fourth year medical student in the Biomedical Science Program. He has played a large part in student leadership during his time at LECOm and is currently going through the interview process for residency. He shares his journey toward medical school and his path to becoming one of the LECOM healthcare heroes.

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Host: Dr. Teri Runo, Program Director of Masters of Health Services Administration

Guest: Dr. Kassey James

Dr. Kassey James is a 2020 graduate of The School of Pharmacy and a 2020 MHSA graduate with the School of Health Services Administration. She credits her time management skills for accomplishing the two degrees simultaneously. Kassey is finishing up the first year of her fellowship, is working as a Medical Science Liaison, and shares her path toward becoming one of the LECOM healthcare heroes.

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Host: Dr. Rachel Ogden, School of Pharmacy Dean

Guest: Dr. Jaime Babiak

Dr. Jaime Babiak is a graduate of the 2010 class of The School of Pharmacy as well as the 2015 class of the School of Graduate Studies. She has a Master's Degree in Health Services Administration. While Jaime was at LECOM she was awarded the Dean's Award for demonstrating the character, moral, academic and ethical behavior expected as a professional pharmacist. Upon graduation she pursued community and in-patient hospital pharmacy work prior to entering the Long-term Care arena. Jaime has completed licensure requirements for nursing home administrator and currently holds the position of Director of Operations for the LECOM Institute for Successful Aging. She was the 2018 recipient of the LECOM Health Institute for Successful Aging leadership award. Jaime is married with two daughters and shares her path toward becoming one of the LECOM healthcare heroes.

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Hosts: Dr. Mathew Bateman- Dean; Dr. Katie Dinh- Assistant Dean of Curriculum and Assessment

Guests: Dr. Ana Monzin and Dr. Denis Monzin

Dr. Ana Monzin and Dr. Denis Monzin are alumni of the inaugural class of the LECOM School of Dental Medicine, graduating in 2016. Since graduation, they practice general dentistry and provide care to patients in the Sarasota Bradenton area. These two doctors met in dental school and shared their education journey to become dentists. In this podcast, we will hear from Dr. Ana and Dr. Denis of how their different backgrounds merged into one path toward becoming one of the LECOM healthcare heroes.


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The importance of well-trained, empathetic healthcare professionals is at on all time high.

The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic medicine (also known as LECOM) has been providing training for these very professionals since 1993 and desire for you as a potential student to know and understand the opportunities for that await you here at our institution. As a student here, you are a Hero in training, and poised to make a massive impact to the world around you.

As we begin this journey of telling the success stories of other LECOM students, we decided that it would be appropriate to introduce you to a few of the key administrators here at the college that would be working right along side you in your education for your chosen field.

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