Club Description
The Pediatrics Club is dedicated to promoting child health and well-being through community outreach, education, and advocacy. We organize fundraising and volunteer events across Erie County and surrounding areas, providing opportunities for members to engage with local pediatric populations. Additionally, we host guest speakers, including pediatricians and specialists, to offer insight into careers in pediatric medicine and current issues in child healthcare. Through these initiatives, we aim to make a meaningful impact while fostering a passion for pediatrics among our members.
Officers
President: Carolyn Vargheese
VP: Lauren Bell
Treasurer: Elizabeth Seefeldt
Secretary: Sarah Azzi
Social Media Coordinator: Roshni Kohli
Club Advisor: Dr. Colleen Cole-Jeffrey
News & Events
- Join the LECOM Pediatrics Club for a virtual guest speaker event with Dr. Renee Reynolds, Clinical Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at the State University of New York at Buffalo. Dr. Reynolds specializes in congenital neurosurgical conditions, brain tumors, and the surgical management…
- The Pediatrics Club will be hosting a guest speaker event featuring neonatologist Dr. Bernice Duesler, MD. She will be discussing her paths into the field of neonatology and will answer questions following her talk. The event will be held over Zoom on…
- We have an upcoming Volunteer opportunity at the McKeen Elementary science fair! At the event, you can work with the elementary students at one of the four educational tables we will have set up there. We will have many educational and fun…
- Hi, students! Peds Club and Women’s Health and Medical Society are partnering up to offer students embroidered LECOM sweatshirts. These will make great holiday gifts for family and friends. We will be offering two sweatshirt options, a collegiate-esque, hem-ribbed Champion crewneck…