LECOM Commemorates World AIDS Day

The Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine commemorated World AIDS Day with a student designed AIDS quilt and a living Red Ribbon.   LECOM students made their own AIDS memorial quilt with the guidance of microbiology professor and associate dean Christine Kell, Ph.D. and Administrative Assistant to the President Helen McKenzie.  The student crafted panels offer hope for treating AIDS and help for those with the disease. 

More than 150 students wore red World AIDS day tee shirts to create a living red ribbon reflecting their support for the effort to eradicate AIDS.  The students also distributed small red ribbons in exchange for donations to the food bank.  Dr. Richard Ortoski coordinated the LECOM events with the Erie Health Department.

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