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| 12/05/25 |
| Letter from the Chair |
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At last week’s URMC Federal Policy Impacts: Health System webinar, URMC CEO David Linehan, MD, shared an anecdote that resonated with me. In November, Tait Shanafelt, MD, an international thought leader in physician wellbeing, visited URMC and was struck by how happy and helpful our employees are. We don't just give directions; we walk visitors to their destination.
That made me think of the myriad ways I see each of you going above and beyond for patients and one another every day through acts big and small. On the tail of Thanksgiving, I want to express how grateful and proud I am of this team and our culture of respect, appreciation, and kindness.
But I understand that what's on the surface doesn't tell the whole story. We’ve been buffeted by blow after blow from external stressors beyond our control. Just as we regained our footing after the pandemic, we’ve had to prepare to weather the coming fiscal headwinds.
As University and Medical Center leaders analyze the recent Employee Engagement Survey results to learn how we can improve system-wide wellbeing, I am committed to supporting any necessary changes that will make your work life better. In the meantime, if you are struggling, please take advantage of the resources offered by the DOM Wellness team and the URMC Office of Wellbeing.
Be well,
Ruth O'Regan, MD
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| Medical Students Honor DOM Faculty, Residents |
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| Several DOM residents and faculty members were honored by medical students for excellence in teaching at this year's Medical Student Achievement Awards. Join us in congratulating them on LinkedIn! |
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| National Acclaim for Heart Attack Care |
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| The American College of Cardiology awarded three-year reaccreditation to Strong Memorial Hospital’s Chest Pain Center. Andrew Mathias, MD, of Cardiology, attributed the program’s success to “tremendous collaboration from many teams across the institution.” |
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Wellness Shame Survey: Shame is an important factor impacting wellbeing, patient engagement, and team communication. The DOM Office of Engagement and Enrichment and Patricia Luck, MBChB, of Health Humanities and Bioethics, are asking faculty, APPs, and trainees to take this four-minute survey to help them understand how shame impacts our workforce’s wellbeing.
Geriatric Medicine Community-Wide Grand Rounds:
The Importance of Team Science When Building a Research Program: In this Translational Science Grand Rounds on Thursday, December 11, Nicole Wilson, PhD, MD, of the University of Oklahoma, will argue that building functionally diverse teams is the key to creating a successful research program, particularly for busy clinicians.
URMC Federal Policy Impacts: Education and Research Webinar: Register now to learn how recent federal policy changes impact URMC education and research on Friday, December 12, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Moderated by URMC CEO David Linehan, MD, the webinar will include University VP for Research Steve Dewhurst, PhD, SMD Vice Dean for Education Sarah Peyre, EdD, School of Nursing Dean Lisa Kitko, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN, and Eastman Institute for Oral Health Director Eli Eliav, DMD, PhD.
Dean’s Teaching Fellowship: Early and mid-career basic science and clinical faculty can apply for this two-year fellowship to enhance skills in educational research, curricular design, assessment, and teaching methods. Apply by Thursday, January 8.
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| Jim White, MD, PhD, of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, and his wife, April Luehmann, returned to his alma mater to give a talk and watch the home opener football game. While walking on campus Friday night for pre-game festivities, April captured Jim dancing with Brutus, The Ohio State Buckeyes’ beloved mascot. |
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Honor: Rahul Gosain, MD, of Hematology and Oncology, was among this year’s 40 Under 40 honored by the Rochester Business Journal. Gosain says his most significant professional accomplishments have been providing cancer care close to home and co-founding his “Oncology Brothers” podcast with his brother.
In the News: M. Patricia Rivera, MD, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine chief, was part of a discussion on lung cancer screening on WXXI’s Connections with Evan Dawson earlier this week.
In the News: Vera Gorbunova, PhD, of Geriatrics & Aging, recently joined Science Friday to discuss what we can learn about human aging from other long-lived species, like bowhead whales.
In the News: Robert Fortuna, MD, MPH, of Primary Care, spoke with Spectrum News about his recent study outlining how the UR Medicine Primary Care network more than doubled its lung cancer screening rates.
Publication: Ashley Jenkins, MD, MSc, of Hospital Medicine, was the lead author of “National Landscape of Pediatric and Adult Inpatient Sickle Cell Disease Care” in Blood Advances alongside Matthew McIntosh, MD, of Transitional Care Medicine, and Robert LaGros, MD, MPH, of Hospital Medicine.
Publication: Vera Gorbunova, PhD, and Andrei Seluanov, PhD, of Geriatrics and Aging, authored “Unlocking Rejuvenating Potential of Mesenchymal Progenitor Cells” in Cell.
Publication: Keith Nehrke, PhD, of Nephrology, coauthored “Tau Clearance Reverses Touch Neuron Dysfunction in Both Young and Aged C. elegans” in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.
Publication: Suma Prakash, MD, of Nephrology, was the lead author of “Understanding the Kidney Replacement Therapy Decision-Making Process” in BMC Nephrology, alongside Matthew Taylor, MD, and Erika Drury, MD, of Nephrology, and and Thu Le, MD, former chief of Nephrology.
Publication: Irfan Rahman, PhD, of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, authored “Genetic ablation of p16 leads to pulmonary remodeling, pro-senescence response, and immune modulation in mice exposed to low-dose, Sub-chronic, environmental tobacco smoke” in Inhalation Toxicology.
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