Research Physician’s Mindfulness Skills Can Improve Care for Patient and Provider By URMC Communications Apr. 26, 2012 Training physicians in mindfulness meditation and communication skills can improve the quality of primary care for both practitioners and their patients, University of Rochester Medical Center ...
Education U.S. Surgeon General Will Speak at School of Medicine Commencement By URMC Communications Apr. 17, 2012 Regina M. Benjamin, M.D., M.B.A., the 18th Surgeon General of the United States, will deliver the keynote address at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry commencement May 18.
Patient Care Free ACL Injury Prevention Event Offered by URMC By Karin Gaffney Christensen Apr. 1, 2012 Experts from the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation will offer a free community event April 22 to share information about ACL injuries.
Education Dr. Fantuzzo Appointed OMFS Chair By Karen Black Mar. 12, 2012 Joseph Fantuzzo, D.D.S., M.D., has been appointed chair of the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in the Eastman Institute for Oral Health at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
Research Rochester’s Medical School Rises on US News List By Teri D'Agostino Mar. 12, 2012 US News in the primary care schools category, the it was listed as the #15 best medical school.
Research Research Building Recognized for Green Design By Mark Michaud Mar. 1, 2012 The University of Rochester Medical Center’s Saunders Research Building has received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification in recognition of a design that promotes ...
Patient Care Collaborative ‘Rochester Model’ Gets Spotlight for Hypertension Program By Leslie White Jan. 30, 2012 The fast-moving effort led by business leaders, in partnership with healthcare organizations, to make the Finger Lakes region the healthiest community in the country serves as a model for action that ...
Research Rochester Scientist Leads National Fight against Lead By URMC Communications Jan. 12, 2012 When the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention needed a scientist to lead the panel charged with making recommendations regarding hazardous levels of lead in children, they turned to one of ...
Research “Couch Potato Pill” Might Stop Heat Stroke Too By Emily Boynton Jan. 8, 2012 In a new study published today in the journal Nature Medicine, scientists discovered what they believe is one of the first drugs to combat heat stroke. AICAR – an experimental therapy once dubbed the ...
Education Scientist Ned Ballatori Dies at Age 54 By URMC Communications Dec. 27, 2011 Nazzareno “Ned” Ballatori, Ph.D., of Brighton, a scientist who helped build the Environmental Medicine program at the University of Rochester Medical Center into an internationally acclaimed program, ...