How She Dropped Her Extreme Fear of Dentists By URochester Medicine Communications Jan. 7, 2019 Mae Jenkins' lifelong fear of dentists led to painful, infected teeth. A dentist on Eastman Dental's SMILEmobile changed all that.
Dr. Tsigarida Named Program Director for Periodontics By URochester Medicine Communications Jan. 2, 2019 Dr. Alexandra Tsigarida has been named Program Director of the Periodontics Program. Dr. Jack Caton, who remains chair of the department, previously served as Program Director.
Research Surgery Simulation Program Garners International Recognition By Mark Michaud Nov. 14, 2018 University of Rochester Medical Center urologist Ahmed Ghazi, M.D., has been awarded first place at the Falling Walls Lab Finale in Berlin, Germany. His presentation was selected from among 100 ...
Research Paving the Way with a Preceptorship By URochester Medicine Communications Nov. 8, 2018 Moustafa Youssef always knew he wanted to be a doctor. As a young child, he listened wide eyed to his father’s stories of being a physician and the rewards of helping so many people.
Education 'They Not Only Saved Him, They Saved Me' By Ivy Burruto Nov. 1, 2018 For years, Barbara Simms has helped aspiring doctors sharpen their diagnostic abilities by portraying patients suffering from a wide spectrum of ailments and disorders. But it wasn’t until she found ...
Patient Care Taubman To Serve Another Five-Year Term as Dean of School of Medicine and Dentistry By Leslie White Oct. 9, 2018 University of Rochester President Richard Feldman has announced the appointment of Mark B. Taubman, M.D., to a new term as dean of the School of Medicine and Dentistry, effective July 1, 2019. ...
Introducing the 2018 Graser Fellow By URochester Medicine Communications Oct. 3, 2018 Dr. Ali Aljumah from Kuwait City, Kuwait, was named this year's Eastman Dental's Graser Implant Fellow.
Research Roswell Park and URMC to Create $19 Million Research Program Focused on Flavored Tobacco By Susanne Pallo Sep. 21, 2018 The grant will unite teams from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center and the University of Rochester Medical Center in an effort to better document and understand one of the fastest-growing ...
Education Picking Peas to Patient Care By Patrick Broadwater Sep. 18, 2018 In early 1952, three nursing students from the University of Rochester were selected for an overseas trip to assist Europe with its massive post-war rehabilitation. Sponsored by the National Student ...
Education Small Beginnings, Expanding Ripples: The APNN Journey By Patrick Broadwater Sep. 18, 2018 From the very moment it was announced, there was tremendous pressure on the Accelerated Program for Non-Nurses (APNN) to succeed. Faced with a significant budget deficit and increased competition ...