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8:00am - 9:00am
Department of Medicine Grand Rounds
TITLE:
Dr. William & Dr. Kathryn Kern Lecture in Primary Care:
Bending the Cost Curve: How Primary Care Will Save Civilization
SPEAKER'S:
Robert McCann, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Professor of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry
Chief of Medicine at Highland Hospital
University of Rochester Medical Center
Biosketch:
Robert McCann, M.D., is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and
Dentistry, and is Chief of Medicine at Highland Hospital, and acting Division Head of Geriatrics for the
University of Rochester Medical Center. Dr. McCann is Board certified in Internal Medicine, Palliative Care
and Geriatrics and is a leader in the field of Geriatrics.
Betty Rabinowitz, M.D.
Professor of Clinical Medicine
Medical Director for the Center of Primary Care
University of Rochester Medical Center
Biosketch:
Betty Rabinowitz, M.D., is a Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University of Rochester and a practicing
General Internist. Since 2010 she has been the Medical Director for the Center of Primary Care. In her role
her focus has been on transforming the URMC Primary Care Network practices into highly functioning
Patient Centered Medical Homes, providing patients with the highest quality of care in a compassionate,
efficient and cost effective manner.
Wallace Johnson M.D.
Ralph W. Prince Professor of Medicine
Associate Chair for Primary Care, Department of Medicine
Director of the University of Rochester's Center for Primary Care
University of Rochester Medical Center
Biosketch:
Wallace Johnson, M.D., the Ralph W. Prince Professor of Medicine, is Associate Chair for Primary Care in the
Department of Medicine and Director of the University of Rochester's Center for Primary Care. He currently
chairs the Council of the Medical Staff at Strong and is a member of the boards of directors of the Genesee
Valley Medical Foundation, the Monroe County Medical Society and the Visiting Nurse Service
Educational Objectives:
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| Location: | Class of 1962 Auditorium, Kornberg Medical Research Building |
Posted by: Mary Lou Beagan, Medicine, 29-Mar-13 5:18pm ET
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