Study Calls Safety of Some Trauma Blood Transfusions into Question
New research by a University of Rochester Medicine team suggests that a certain type of blood transfusion is not nearly as safe as the medical establishment believes.
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SMD Welcomes Class of 2030 with White Coats and Cheers
Students donned their white coats Aug. 14 in a deeply meaningful and highly celebratory kickoff to their medical training.
Miracle Kids 2026: Luke Johnson
Dana Petrillo and Andrew Johnson knew their first child would need surgery immediately after birth.
Tap into Efficiency: Imprivata Transforms Workflows Across UR Medicine
Imagine starting your shift by entering your credentials just once, then seamlessly accessing workstations and clinical applications throughout the day. That's the power of Imprivata's SSO (single ...
Team Approach, Low-Cost Interventions Lead to Major Reduction in Opioid Prescriptions After Surgery
A novel team approach founded on a culture change among clinicians and doctor-patient communication successfully reduced post-surgical opioid use, a new study led by University of Rochester Medical ...
Richard Schulick Tapped to Serve as UR Medicine’s First-Ever Chief Clinical Officer
A seasoned healthcare executive and current director of the NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center and chair of Surgery at the University of Colorado, Schulick will join the University of ...
A Year of Wellbeing: A Q&A With Craig Rooney
The Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes Foundation recently designated URMC as a Wellbeing First Champion, recognizing our commitment to ensuring that the more than 5,000 clinicians credentialed across ...
Becker's Hospital Review Features URMC Wellbeing Fellowship
The Office of Wellbeing's new Wellbeing Fellowship program was featured in Becker's Hospital Review in March. Learn more about the program and why URMC looks at wellbeing as a team sport.
Dumping the Status Quo: Office of Wellbeing Offers Innovative Workshop Series
The exercise is simple but revealing. Write a letter to the status quo. Tell it you’re done, fed up, finished. Maybe it’s those 7 a.m. meetings, or maybe it’s feeling like you have to apologize for ...
Remembering Ray Mayewski: An Innovative CMO and a Doctors’ Doctor
Whatever the situation, whatever the challenge, Ray Mayewski maintained a simple maxim: If you’re unsure what to do, ask what would be best for the patients, and do it. It was an idea that Mayewski, ...
Struggling to Manage Uncertainty? Try These 6 Tips from the Office of Wellbeing
There's a lot of uncertainty around us - and that can often be anxiety-provoking. While it can feel very uncomfortable, it doesn't have to keep us from taking care of ourselves and one another, said ...
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.
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 ...