URMC Appoints Dynamic Wellbeing Leadership Team
Two passionate well-being advocates will lead the first institution-wide Wellbeing office, using their complementary skills and backgrounds to improve the work and study environment.
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URMC Bioethicist Lainie Ross Elected to National Academy of Medicine
An internationally renowned bioethicist who is building a bold new department at the University of Rochester Medical Center, Ross has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), an ...
Why You Need to Have This Dreaded Conversation with Your Doctor
Former President Jimmy Carter’s recent decision to enter hospice care spurred a national conversation about end-of-life issues—the kind of conversation more of us should be having with our doctors...
Judith Baumhauer to Serve as Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Baumhauer, a long-time faculty leader and tenured professor of Orthopaedics, will assume the role on Dec. 1. As senior associate dean, Baumhauer will oversee faculty appointments and reappointments, ...
Myths Busted: New Studies Show Telemedicine is Effective, Doesn’t Reduce Access to Care
Common concerns about telemedicine don’t hold up to scrutiny, a first-of-its-kind study highlighting telemedicine’s effectiveness concludes.
Miracle Kids 2021: Wyatt Robson
For Sarah Robson, the hardest and best moments of her son Wyatt’s 422-day hospitalization came within minutes of each other as the four-week-old’s health failed one night in 2018.
Super Gratitude for the Super Bowl: UR Medicine Thanks Staff, Faculty, Community in New Ad
Some will cheer for the Chiefs, some for the Buccaneers in Sunday’s Super Bowl. But everyone can cheer for the health care workers who have responded with unending dedication amid the COVID-19 ...
Ruth O’Regan Named Department of Medicine Chair
Ruth O’Regan, M.D., chief of Hematology, Medical Oncology and Palliative Care at the University of Wisconsin, has been named the next Charles A. Dewey Professor and Chair of Medicine at the ...
Michael J. Apostolakos to Serve as Chief Medical Officer of Strong Memorial and Highland Hospitals
Michael J. Apostolakos, M.D., who has led Strong Memorial Hospital’s adult critical care program for 20 years, is being named chief medical officer of both Strong and Highland.
Rotondo Chosen as President-Elect of Leading National Trauma Society
Michael F. Rotondo, M.D., F.A.C.S., Professor of Surgery and CEO of the University of Rochester’s Medical Faculty Group, was recently voted president-elect of The American Association for the Surgery ...