Department Social Events
Intern Orientation
Welcoming Reception at Highland Family Medicine*
Indian buffet lunch at Rochester's premier Indian restaurant
Rochester Redwings Baseball Game and fireworks at Frontier Field*
Field day and cookout in the country
Pool party at a faculty member's home*
Year-Long
R2/R3 Orientation to prepare for life beyond internship
Intern summer cookout at the Program Director's house*
Fall Mini-Retreat, an animated but casual brainstorming afternoon at a neighborhood coffee house for residents to critique their residecy experience and make suggestions to residency administration (for residents and chiefs only)
Holiday Party for adult staff and families*
Holday Children's Party for staff and their children*
Polar Plunge, the Program Director and other hearty folks wearing lab coats jump into icy Lake Ontario in Winter to raise money for charity*
Winter Fun Day planned by the chiefs*
Spring Retreat, a relaxed day to review the curriculum and the residency experience and to plan for the following year (residents, chiefs, faculty, and administration)
End-of-Year
Graduation Luncheon awards and farewells at Highland Hospital*
Graduation Banquet diplomas, diversion, dinner, and dancing at a premier banquet facility*
Spouses, significant others, and other family members are invited to those events marked with an asterisk (*).
