Alumni and Student News

Creative destruction

When Eric Topol, M.D., (M ’79) wrote his address for the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry’s Class of 2011 commencement ceremonies, he intended to title his speech “The Creative Destruction of Medicine.” Read more »

Q&A with John T. Hansen, Ph.D.

John T. Hansen, Ph.D., the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry’s associate dean for admissions since 1996, has seen thousands of applicants to the School over the years and he knows what they want. A professor in the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy and a former chair of the department, Hansen maintains a special interest in the role of anatomy in medical education. Read the Q&A session »

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Students take medicine and care out of the hospital into the streets

Emma Lo, a third-year student at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, has spent a lot of time in city parks, under bridges and wandering city streets, settings not usually recommended for students.

Street medicine

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