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, ...
Research Commentary: How Research Makes Us Ever Better By Emily Boynton Feb. 25, 2016 Research conducted at the University of Rochester Medical Center has led to the discovery of therapies that have saved countless lives. What many people may not realize is that research benefits ...
Patient Care What Frogs Can Teach Us About Tumors By Leslie Orr Feb. 2, 2016 Researchers at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry have developed a new model of cancer in frogs to study how tumors grow, spread, and manipulate immune cells. These ...
Research Dirk Bohmann to Lead Basic Science Research at URMC By Leslie Orr Jan. 11, 2016 Dirk Bohmann, Ph.D., an accomplished molecular biologist and scientific leader at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, has been appointed Senior Associate Dean for Basic ...
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 By Asking, “What’s the Worst Part of This?” Physicians Can Ease Suffering By Leslie Orr Dec. 22, 2015 When patients suffer, doctors tend to want to fix things and if they cannot many doctors then withdraw emotionally. But by turning toward the suffering, physicians can better help their patients and ...
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 ...
Research UR Scientist Wins Novo Nordisk Award to Develop Obesity Drug By Leslie Orr Nov. 11, 2015 University of Rochester Medical Center researcher Richard P. Phipps, Ph.D., won a top scientific award from the pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk, to collaborate on a new obesity therapy based on his ...
Education SMD Student David Paul Wins National Cadbury Award for Academic and Volunteer Achievements By Christine Roth Nov. 5, 2015 In honor of his stellar scientific achievements and community service, School of Medicine and Dentistry student David Paul (M.D. '16) will become the first-ever UR student to receive The William and ...
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 ...
