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John C. Dickinson, M.D.

Contact Information

Phone Numbers

Office: (585) 279-4600

Fax: (585) 279-4605

URMFGA member of the University of Rochester Medical Faculty Group

groupAn Accountable Health Partner

assignmentNot Accepting New Patients

Faculty Appointments

Patient Care Setting

Family Medicine

Biography

Jay Dickinson, MD, completed his MD at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1975. He then migrated south to Duke University for Family Practice residency training, followed by fellowships in both primary care research and medical education. Upon arrival in Rochester in 1980, he focused most of his energies on our medical student training program and on his research interests in how physicians deal with uncertainty.

He was appointed the Department's first full-time Chair in May of 1989 and served in that role through 2002. He also served as President of the national organization of department leaders and chaired one of six task forces for the Future of Family Medicine Project. He now serves the department as senior clinician, teacher, and administrative consultant.

When not attending to Departmental affairs, he can often be found on one of the area's excellent trout streams, in his basement woodworking shop, or reading Latin-American literature.

Research

Jay Dickinson, MD, completed his MD at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1975. He then migrated south to Duke University for Family Practice residency training, followed by fellowships in both primary care research and medical education. Upon arrival in Rochester in 1980, he focused most of his energies on our medical student training program and on his research interests in how physicians deal with uncertainty.

He was appointed the Department's first full-time Chair in May of 1989 and served in that role through 2002. He also served as President of the national organization of department leaders and chaired one of six task forces for the Future of Family Medicine Project. He now serves the department as senior clinician, teacher, and administrative consultant.

When not attending to Departmental affairs, he can often be found on one of the area's excellent trout streams, in his basement woodworking shop, or reading Latin-American literature

Credentials

Education

1975
MD | Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons

Post-doctoral Training & Residency

07/01/1976 - 06/30/1980
Residency in Family Medicine at Duke-Watts Family Medicine

07/01/1975 - 06/30/1976
Internship in Family Medicine at Duke-Watts Family Medicine

Publications

Journal Articles

2004
Dickinson, JC. "Future of Family Medicine Project Leadership Committee - The Future of Family Medicine: A Collaborative Project of the Family Medicine Community" . Ann Fam Med. 2004; 2: S2-S32.

2004
Dickinson JC, Evans KL, Carter J, and Burke K. "Task Force Report 4. Report of the Task Force on Marketing and Communications" . Ann Fam Med. 2004; 2: S75-S87.

1/2000
Bresnick GH, Mukamel DB, Dickinson JC, Cole DR. "A screening approach to the surveillance of patients with diabetes for the presence of vision-threatening retinopathy." Ophthalmology.. 2000 Jan; 107(1):19-24.

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