Mercyhurst Prep Agreement

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) and Mercyhurst Preparatory School (MPS) have established an educational partnership, the first between LECOM and a high school.  The two schools are working together to develop educational programs that encourage MPS graduates to pursue programs in the health professions. 

LECOM has pledged a significant contribution to MPS as student scholarship money for the encouragement of students who study science and who will continue their studies to become physicians or pharmacists.  LECOM will partner with MPS to develop educational programs that will challenge the students’ science skills and prepare them for health professions.   

With MPS, LECOM hopes to expand a pharmacy technician program that introduces high school students to community pharmacy and opens the door to jobs with local drugstores.  LECOM intends to reintroduce a summer high school medical education program with the assistance of MPS.  The summer program will show students how physicians diagnose patient cases and allow teams of students to study their own patient cases.

One of the goals of Mercyhurst Prep’s $3 million Call to Lead Capital Campaign is to raise $50,000 + for renovation of science laboratories  This transformation will make better use of the space and put the school on the cutting edge of curriculum innovations.

This cooperative affiliation encourages Mercyhurst Prep students to investigate and experience classes in the sciences as well as pursue careers in health professions.

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