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John C. Dickinson, M.D.

John C. Dickinson, M.D.

Family Medicine

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About Me

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 ...
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.

Faculty Appointments

Professor Emeritus - Department of Family Medicine (SMD)

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Residency, Family Medicine, Duke-Watts Family Medicine. 1976 - 1980

Internship, Family Medicine, Duke-Watts Family Medicine. 1975 - 1976

Education

MD | Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons. 1975

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 ...
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

Publications

Journal Articles

Future of Family Medicine Project Leadership Committee - The Future of Family Medicine: A Collaborative Project of the Family Medicine Community

Dickinson, JC.

Ann Fam Med. 2004; 2: S2-S32.

Task Force Report 4. Report of the Task Force on Marketing and Communications

Dickinson JC, Evans KL, Carter J, and Burke K.

Ann Fam Med. 2004; 2: S75-S87.

A screening approach to the surveillance of patients with diabetes for the presence of vision-threatening retinopathy.

Bresnick GH, Mukamel DB, Dickinson JC, Cole DR

Ophthalmology.. 2000 January 107 (1):19-24. Epub 1900 01 01.

A screening approach to the surveillance of diabetic patients for the presence of vision-threatening retinopathy.

Bresnick GH; Mukamel DB; Dickinson JC; Cole DR.

Ophthalmology. 2000; 107(1): 19-24.

The core content of a generalist curriculum for general internal medicine, family practice, and pediatrics.

Noble J, Bithoney W, MacDonald P, Thane M, Dickinson J, Guyatt G, Bauchner H, Hardt E, Heffernan J, Eskew A

Journal of general internal medicine.. 1994 April 9 (4 Suppl 1):S31-42. Epub 1900 01 01.

Who teaches neurology to the non-neurologist?

Griggs RC, Dickinson JC

Neurology.. 1992 April 42 (4):719-21. Epub 1900 01 01.

Significance of normal endometrial cells detected by cervical cytology.

Cherkis RC, Patten SF, Andrews TJ, Dickinson JC, Patten FW

Obstetrics and gynecology.. 1988 February 71 (2):242-4. Epub 1900 01 01.

Significance of atypical endometrial cells detected by cervical cytology.

Cherkis RC, Patten SF, Dickinson JC, Dekanich AS

Obstetrics and gynecology.. 1987 May 69 (5):786-9. Epub 1900 01 01.

Individual practice patterns: Do they exist?

Suchman AL, Dickinson JC, Oakes D:.

Clinical Research. 1987; 35: 363A.

Ten Years of Screening for Cancer in a Family Practice

Berner JS, Frame PS, Dickinson JC.

JFP. 1987; 23:3: 249-252.

From process to policy: a generic prescription for test over-utilization in the emergency department.

Dickinson JC

The Family practice research journal. 1987 7 (1):12-21. Epub 1900 01 01.

Comparisons of family physicians and internists. Process and outcome in adult patients at a community hospital.

Franks P, Dickinson JC

Medical care.. 1986 October 24 (10):941-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

A Study of high cost inpatients in Strong Memorial Hospital

J. William Gavett, Ph.D. & William Drucker, M.D., Dickinson, J., MD.

Rochester Area Hospital's Corporation:. 1986; .

Increasing Physician Compliance with Preventive Medicine Guidelines and Chart Use.

Mandel I, Franks P, Dickinson J.

J Fam Prac. 1985; 21(3): 223-224.

Second Opinion

Dickinson, J.

Clinical Practice Update. 1983; 2(20): 79.

Psychosocial Bias in the Diagnosis of Obesity.

Franks P, Culpepper L, and Dickinson J.

J Fam Prac. 1982; 14(4): 745-750.

Screening Guidelines in a Family Medicine Program: A Five Year Experience

Mandel I, Franks P, Dickinson J.

J Fam Prac. 1982; 14(5): 901-907.

Impact of Physician Education and Computer Feedback. No. 8:843 854, August 1981.

Dickinson JC, Warshaw GA, Gehlbach SH, et. al: Improving Hypertension Control: Impact of Physician Education and Computer Feedback. Medical Care XIX.

Medical Care XIX. 1981; 8: 843-854.

Teaching residents to read the medical literature.

Gehlbach SH, Bobula JA, Dickinson JC

Journal of medical education.. 1980 April 55 (4):362-5. Epub 1900 01 01.

Improving Hypertension Control: Impact of Physician Education and Computer Feedback.

Dickinson JC, Warshaw GA, and Gehlbach SH, et. al:.

Abstracted in Clinical Research. 1980; 28(2): 293A.

Process and Outcome: Lack of Correlation in a Primary Care Model

Dickinson JC and Gehlbach SH.

J Fam Pract. 1978; 7(3): 577-582.