Education Assistant Dean to Reflect on Medical School Diversity By Christine Roth Apr. 4, 2016 University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry assistant dean for Medical Education and Student Affairs Brenda D. Lee, M.Ed., will reflect on her 39-year career in medical school education, ...
Education URMC GI Experts to Host 2nd Annual Advanced Endoscopy Nurses Course By Lori Barrette Feb. 18, 2016 Gastroenterology experts at the University of Rochester Medical Center will host the 2nd annual Advanced Endoscopy Nurses Course April 22 and 23, 2016, where participants will observe and discuss ...
Education SMD Continuing Medical Education Program Earns National Accreditation By Christine Roth Jan. 10, 2016 The School of Medicine and Dentistry has earned six-year accreditation with commendation from the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). The distinction recognizes the school ...
Education Medical Students Take Part in National Movement to Improve Racial Equity and Cultural Awareness By Christine Roth Dec. 14, 2015 More than 50 School of Medicine and Dentistry students, residents, and some faculty stood in a circle of solidarity in the Flaum atrium at midday on Dec. 10 and voiced their desire to end racial bias ...
Patient Care Trauma Experts Papadakos and Gestring Author Encyclopedia on Trauma Care By Christine Roth Nov. 2, 2015 Two of UR Medicine’s experts in trauma care can now say they wrote the book on it too. Peter Papadakos, M.D., director of UR Medicine’s Division of Critical Care, and Mark Gestring, M.D., director of ...
Education UR School of Nursing Extends Scholarships to Meet Region’s Health Care Needs By URMC Communications Oct. 26, 2015 The University of Rochester School of Nursing is offering 50 percent tuition support in scholarships for its Care Manager Education, RN-to-BS completion and Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse ...
Research Grant Will Explore the Health Consequences of Fracking By Mark Michaud Oct. 15, 2015 Elaine Hill, Ph.D., has received a $1.25 million Early Independence Award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) designed to boost researchers at the beginning of their careers. The grant will ...
Research Study: Extreme Preemies Have a Better Chance of Survival Today By Susanne Pallo Sep. 22, 2015 Extremely premature infants born between 23 and 28 weeks of pregnancy are more likely to survive and are healthier after birth today than they were 20 years ago.
Research GFCF Diets Found to be Ineffective for Children with Autism By URMC Communications Sep. 14, 2015 Gluten-free, casein-free diets have become popular complementary treatments for children with autism spectrum disorder, but a rigorous study at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) found ...
Community Fairport festival changes its name but keeps the fun By Rebecca Youmell Aug. 24, 2015 What has been known as The Fairport Music and Food Festival – a summer favorite that benefits patients and families at UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital – is going back to its roots of music ...