The School of Medicine and Dentistry (SMD) is an accredited medical school and school for advanced dental education,[1] with graduate education programs in biomedical, biological and health sciences. The facilities of the school are located in the URMC complex and the adjoining Arthur Kornberg Medical Research Building with research facilities. Dental education and patient facilities are located within the URMC complex and the Eastman Institute for Oral Health.
| Type | Private medical school |
|---|---|
| Established | 1925 |
Parent institution | University of Rochester |
| Affiliation | University of Rochester Medical Center, Strong Memorial Hospital, Eastman Institute for Oral Health |
| Dean | David C. Linehan |
| Students | 400 medical students, 750 graduate/post-doctoral, and 775 residents/fellows |
| Location | , , United States |
| Website | www |
SMD has ranked in the top 35 graduate schools by U.S. News & World Report several times.[2] In 2023, the medical school's class size was 105, the mean GPA was 3.82 and mean MCAT score was 516.[3] SMD also received a full six-year accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education for its 26 residency programs at Strong Memorial Hospital in 2005.[4][5] The medical school opened in 1925, and its first class graduated in 1929.[6]
Faculty
edit- George Packer Berry (Prof. 1932–1949), later dean of Harvard Medical School[7][8]
- Henrik Dam (Prof. 1942–1945), Nobel laureate (1943, physiology or medicine)[9]
- George L. Engel, psychiatrist and creator of biopsychosocial model[10]
- Paul Fiset, microbiologist and developer of the Q fever vaccine[11]
- Lisa Kitko, nurse scientist and academic administrator[12]
- Kenneth Ouriel, vascular surgeon and researcher[13]
- George Hoyt Whipple (Prof. 1914–1976), Nobel laureate (1934, physiology or medicine)[9]
Alumni
edit- Jason Diamond, plastic surgeon[14]
- Seymour I. Schwartz, prolific surgeon, author of Schwartz's Principles of Surgery
- Mary Calderone, physician and public health advocate who was an instrumental figure in the advancement of reproductive rights and sex education in the United States.[15]
- Bernadette Drummond, professor of dentistry in New Zealand and the UK[16]
- Arthur Kornberg, molecular biologist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1959 for his discovery of "the mechanisms in the biological synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)." Severo Ochoa of New York University was a co-recipient of the award.[9]
- Richard Locksley, medical doctor, professor and researcher of infectious diseases at the University of California, San Francisco[17][18]
- William Masters, sexologist[19]
- Philip Pizzo, David and Susan Heckerman Professor and Professor of Microbiology and Immunology and former Dean of the Stanford University School of Medicine[20]
- Renée Richards, former professional tennis player[21]
- Eric Topol, Scripps Health Chief Academic Officer, cardiologist[22][23]
- Warren Zapol, director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Anesthesia Center for Critical Care Research[24]
- Donald Henderson, physician and epidemiologist who headed the smallpox eradication campaign[25]
References
edit- ^ "Dentistry". URMC. Retrieved 2010-03-06.
- ^ "UR Schools of Nursing, Medicine Move Up in U.S. News Rankings". URMC Newsroom. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ "Our People - MD Admissions - Medical Education - Education - University of Rochester Medical Center". www.urmc.rochester.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-27.
- ^ ACGME: Strong Memorial Hospital of the University of Rochester
- ^ "A Gold Star for Graduate Medical Education". 24 June 2005. Archived from the original on 3 September 2006.
- ^ "History". University of Rochester Medical Center. Archived from the original on 2009-12-28. Retrieved 2010-03-06.
- ^ "George P. Berry, M.D." American Association of Immunologists.
- ^ Altman, Lawrence K. (1986-10-09). "GEORGE P. BERRY, 87, IS DEAD; BACTERIOLOGIST AND EDUCATOR". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ a b c Lahman, Sean. "Eight UR alums, 5 faculty members have won Nobel Prize". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ "27 Nov 1999, Page 11 - Democrat and Chronicle at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ Saxon, Wolfgang (March 8, 2001). "Dr. Paul Fiset, 78, Microbiologist And Developer of Q Fever Vaccine". New York Times. p. C-17.
- ^ "Lisa Kitko, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN | Faculty & Staff Directory | University of Rochester School of Nursing". son.rochester.edu. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
- ^ "16 Apr 1987, 41 - The San Francisco Examiner at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ "Dr. Diamond performed Teigen's procedure". Revelist.com. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ "Mary Steichen Calderone". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ "Bernadette Kathleen Drummond, Head, Associate Professor - eMedEvents". www.emedevents.com. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ "3 Sep 1972, 77 - Hartford Courant at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ Leslie, Mitch (2019-03-28). "Closing in on a century-old mystery, scientists are figuring out what the body's 'tuft cells' do". Science. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ "William Masters". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ "Philip Pizzo, MD". Stanford Distinguished Careers Institute.
- ^ Lichtenstein, Grace (1983-04-03). "Dr. Raskind And Ms. Richards". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ "Taking healthy living to heart". Crain's Cleveland Business. 2004-03-15. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ "UK variant hunters lead global race to stay ahead of COVID-19". wcnc.com. March 28, 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ "16 Nov 1975, Page 55 - Clarion-Ledger at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ Breman, Joel (October 2016). "Donald Ainslie Henderson (1928–2016)". Nature. 538 (7623): 42–42. doi:10.1038/538042a. ISSN 1476-4687.