MD, 1975, Columbia University of Physicians and Surgeons

BA, 1971, Amherst College

John C. Dickinson, MD

Professor of Family Medicine
Medical Director, Rushville Community Health Center

Contact Information:
University of Rochester Medical Center
Department of Family Medicine
Highland Family Medicine Center
777 South Clinton Avenue, Box HH37
Rochester, NY 14620

Email:
john_dickinson@urmc.rochester.edu

Additional Education:
Fellowship, Kellogg Faculty Development, Duke University, North Carolina, 1979-1980

Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar, University of North Carolina, 1977-1979

Family Medicine Residency, Duke-Watts Family Medicine Program, Duke University, Durham, NC, 1975-1978

Overview

Jay Dickinson, MD, completed his MD at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1975. He then migrated south to Duke University for Family Practice residency training, followed by fellowships in both primary care research and medical education. Upon arrival in Rochester in 1980, he focused most of his energies on our medical student training program and on his research interests in how physicians deal with uncertainty.

He was appointed the Department's first full-time Chair in May of 1989 and served in that role through 2002. He also served as President of the national organization of department leaders and chaired one of six task forces for the Future of Family Medicine Project. He now serves the department as senior clinician, teacher, and administrative consultant.

When not attending to Departmental affairs, he can often be found on one of the area's excellent trout streams, in his basement woodworking shop, or reading Latin-American literature.

Recent Publications

Click to see publications by Dr. Dickinson indexed in the National Library of Medicine's PubMed database.