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Matches Made in Medicine: SMD Grads Learn Where They ’re Headed Next
On Match Day 2018, 100 soon-to-be physicians from the UR School of Medicine and Dentistry excitedly found out where they ’re headed for the next three-to-seven years of their residency training. Twenty-one students will stay at URMC, 18 will complete their training elsewhere in New York State, and the remaining are headed to 23 states and the District of Columbia. (Source: University of Rochester Medical Center Press Releases)
Source: University of Rochester Medical Center Press Releases - March 17, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: University of Rochester Medical Center Source Type: news

Leading National Organization Honors Quill with Lifetime Achievement Award
The American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine presented Timothy E. Quill, M.D., with its highest honor, the Lifetime Achievement Award, today at its Annual Assembly in Boston. An internationally recognized pioneer in palliative care and end-of-life decision making, Quill was founding director of the University of Rochester Medical Center ’s Palliative Care Program. He is a professor of Medicine, Psychiatry, Medical Humanities and Nursing at the University of Rochester Medical Center and currently serves as Acting Director of the URMC Paul M. Schyve Center for Bioethics. (Source: University of Rochester Medical ...
Source: University of Rochester Medical Center Press Releases - March 16, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: University of Rochester Medical Center Source Type: news

Karen Davis Tapped as Chief Nursing Executive
Karen K. Davis, PhD, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, a nursing leader with 30 years of experience at Johns Hopkins Health System, has been selected as Associate Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive (CNE) with nursing oversight responsibilities for Strong Memorial Hospital, Highland Hospital, and affiliated UR Medicine hospitals. (Source: University of Rochester Medical Center Press Releases)
Source: University of Rochester Medical Center Press Releases - March 14, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: University of Rochester Medical Center Source Type: news

Medical Students Meet Their Matches March 16
On Friday, March 16, at precisely 12 noon, 102 students from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry will open envelopes to learn where they ’re headed for their residencies as determined by the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP). The event will take place in the Class of ’62 auditorium. (Source: University of Rochester Medical Center Press Releases)
Source: University of Rochester Medical Center Press Releases - March 14, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: University of Rochester Medical Center Source Type: news

Highland Hospital ’s 12th Annual Gala is April 14
Highland Hospital ’s 2018 Gala will be held Saturday, April 14 at 6 p.m. at the Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center. Funds raised through the gala will support the technological and equipment upgrades needed to modernize Highland’s Special Care Nursery in the Family Maternity Center. (Source: University of Rochester Medical Center Press Releases)
Source: University of Rochester Medical Center Press Releases - March 13, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: University of Rochester Medical Center Source Type: news

UR Medicine Leads U.S. in Minimally Invasive Surgery for Newest LVAD Heart Pump
UR Medicine cardiac surgeons recently introduced a minimally invasive approach to implanting the newest heart pump available for people with congestive heart failure. This is believed to be the first in the nation, and potentially a game-changer for patients. (Source: University of Rochester Medical Center Press Releases)
Source: University of Rochester Medical Center Press Releases - March 13, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: University of Rochester Medical Center Source Type: news

Ninth Annual CARE After Cancer Event is April 19
Enjoy an evening of fun while supporting cancer survivors at the ninth annual C.A.R.E. Fundraising Event and Silent Auction sponsored by UR Medicine ’s Strong Fertility Center, 7 -9 p.m. on Thursday, April 19 at Oak Hill Country Club. The event benefits patients of the fertility center’s Childbearing After Recovery (C.A.R.E.), a program that helps young people diagnosed with cancer preserve their fertility before they begin cancer treatments . (Source: University of Rochester Medical Center Press Releases)
Source: University of Rochester Medical Center Press Releases - March 10, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: University of Rochester Medical Center Source Type: news

Biological Sex Tweaks Nervous System Networks, Plays Role in Shaping Behavior
New research published today in the journal Current Biology demonstrates how biological sex can modify communication between nerve cells and generate different responses in males and females to the same stimulus. The findings could new shed light on the genetic underpinnings of sex differences in neural development, behavior, and susceptibility to diseases. (Source: University of Rochester Medical Center Press Releases)
Source: University of Rochester Medical Center Press Releases - March 9, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: University of Rochester Medical Center Source Type: news

St. James Mercy Hospital Is Now UR Medicine Affiliate
Leaders from UR Medicine and St. James Mercy Hospital board finalized an affiliation agreement between the two organizations. St. James is the sixth to join UR Medicine's network of inpatient hospitals. (Source: University of Rochester Medical Center Press Releases)
Source: University of Rochester Medical Center Press Releases - March 7, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: University of Rochester Medical Center Source Type: news

Inaugural Wilmot Distinguished Professor, Director of Translational Research to Join Wilmot Cancer Institute
Paula M. Vertino, Ph.D., will focus on building collaboration among scientists and clinicians to advance laboratory discoveries into technologies or treatments in the clinic. (Source: University of Rochester Medical Center Press Releases)
Source: University of Rochester Medical Center Press Releases - March 7, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: University of Rochester Medical Center Source Type: news

Elizabeth R. McAnarney, M.D., Named Distinguished University Professor
Elizabeth R. “Lissa” McAnarney, M.D., Professor and Chair Emerita of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC), has been named a Distinguished University Professor — the highest title that the university bestows on its faculty. (Source: University of Rochester Medical Center Press Releases)
Source: University of Rochester Medical Center Press Releases - March 5, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: University of Rochester Medical Center Source Type: news

URMC Investigating New Parkinson's Drug
The University of Rochester Medical Center Clinical Trials Coordination Center (CTCC) has been tapped to help lead a clinical trial for a potential new treatment for Parkinson ’s disease. The study will evaluate nilotinib, a drug currently used to treat leukemia that has shown promise in early studies in people with Parkinson’s disease. (Source: University of Rochester Medical Center Press Releases)
Source: University of Rochester Medical Center Press Releases - March 1, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: University of Rochester Medical Center Source Type: news

Maquat Wins Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences
Lynne E. Maquat, Ph.D., the J. Lowell Orbison Endowed Chair and Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, is the recipient of the 2018 Wiley Prize in Biomedical Sciences. The award honors scientists who challenge accepted thinking and work tirelessly to open new fields of research and understanding in the biomedical sciences. (Source: University of Rochester Medical Center Press Releases)
Source: University of Rochester Medical Center Press Releases - February 22, 2018 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: University of Rochester Medical Center Source Type: news