George L. Engel Memorial Lectureship
Sponsored by Medical Alumni Relations
Special points of interest:
- Dr. Engel was born in New York City and graduated from Dartmouth College and Johns Hopkins University Medical School.
- He came to the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in 1946.
- Drs. Engel and Romano are credited with the biopyschosocial model of teaching still used today at the University at Rochester.
Past Lecturers
- 2002 - Philip A. Pizzo, M.D. '70 - Dean of the Stanford University School of Medicine
- 2003 - Deborah German, M.D., R '79 - President and CEO, Saint Thomas Hospital and Vice President and Chief Academic Office of Saint Thomas Health Services
- 2004 - Jordan Cohen, M.D. - President, Association of American Medical Colleges
- 2005 - Craig Smith, M.D. (R ’82)
- 2006 - Elizabeth McAnarney, M.D. - Professor and Chair Emerita, University of Rochester Medical Center Department of Pediatrics-Adolescent Medicine
$100,000 Challenge Issued by Alumnus
John S. R. Deacon, M.D. '70 has issued a challenge for all alumni. Dr. Deacon will match every $2 given with $1 up to $100,000. Dr. Deacon and George D'Angelo, M.D. '51 are chairing the committee for the George L. Engel Memorial Lecture. The fund will be invested. As the endowed fund grows, the Engel lectureship will become a symposium with a panel of speakers each year. The chairs envision doing a live webcast of the program in future years. An endowment of $300,000 will generate enough income each year to sustain such a substantial undertaking. According to Dr. Deacon, " George Engel was always interested in using film and tapes for teaching purposes. We think he would be thrilled to know that his lecture could be seen around the world."
