Patient Care Former Lakeside Practices, Spencerport Urgent Care Become URMC Strong West on Monday By Karin Gaffney Christensen Jul. 11, 2013 URMC on Monday morning will officially acquire the Lakeside Health System’s clinical practices and Spencerport urgent care, transferring the entities over to Strong Memorial’s Hospital’s license.
Research Trash-Talking Among Doctors Busts Teamwork By URMC Communications Jul. 11, 2013 “This guy’s an idiot!” Comments like that, coming from one doctor in reference to another, are unprofessional and not so rare -- and they undermine patient trust, according to a URMC study ...
Research Cardiovascular Research Institute Hosts International Conference on Gene Expression By URMC Communications Jul. 9, 2013 Researchers from URMC’s Aab Cardiovascular Research Institute (CVRI) are hosting the International MADS Box Conference, a two-day meeting of world-renowned experts who will share their latest ...
Community URMC, YMCA Offer Free Health Talks for Community By Karin Gaffney Christensen Jul. 8, 2013 The University of Rochester Medical Center’s Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation and the Eastside Family YMCA are offering free prevention and wellness talks to the community this summer.
Education Alumni News: Answers on Ice By URMC Communications Jul. 8, 2013 Last November, when Warren M. Zapol (M '66) appeared as a witness before a U.S. House Congressional Science committee hearing on the country's Antarctic Research Program, he didn't wait for lawmakers ...
Education New Leaders for New Times, Part 2 By URMC Communications Jul. 8, 2013 Biostatistician Robert L. Strawderman III, Sc.D., is about to get his hands dirty. Harvard-trained, the former Cornell University scholar is no longer spending his days theorizing about study design ...
Education New Leaders For New Times, Part 1 By URMC Communications Jul. 8, 2013 On a clear day, the view from the top floor of the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center stretches well beyond the City of Rochester, and that is where Director Jonathan W. Friedberg, M.D., M.M. Sc. & ...
Education Team Players By URMC Communications Jul. 8, 2013 Extensive changes in health care and rapidly developing technology require new and creative approaches to teaching and training. To accomplish this, the University of Rochester Medical Center has ...
Education Chin-To Fong By URMC Communications Jul. 8, 2013 "In Dr. Fong, we found someone good, honorable, wise, insightful, and someone who knew each of us individually and had traveled through life with us as a mentor,"Weymann said. Many of Fong's patients ...
Patient Care Bike Rodeos Educate Kids on Safety and Road Rules By Rebecca Youmell Jul. 7, 2013 Kohl's Pedal Patrol, a program created by Golisano Children's Hospital and Kohl's Cares, works with Rochester's Injury Free Coalition for Kids to provide youth with bike rodeos throughout the summer. ...