The Department of Psychiatry at University of Rochester Medical Center has had a long and distinguished history since John Romano and George Engel founded the Department in 1945. Our department is the birthplace of the "Biopsychosocial Model of Medical Illness" that serves as the cornerstone of education and training of students and trainees across the field of psychiatry. With the biopsychosocial model as the core organizing principle, we strive together to develop the Rochester model of psychiatry as the international leader in clinical care, community service, education, and research in psychiatry. Our aims are as follows:
Mission
Provide high-quality, compassionate behavioral healthcare in the Finger Lakes community, powered by our world-class researchers, teachers, and clinicians.
Vision
As a Department of permeable boundaries across missions, disciplines, and care settings, we strive to be an innovative model of academic psychiatry providing team-based, humanistic care driven by cutting-edge science and education excellence.
Values
Upholding the spirit of the biopsychosocial model, collaboration, communication, complementarity, competence, and compassion are foundational values for how we work together to advocate and support our vulnerable patients through our clinical care, education, and research.