Fall MD Breakfast
Our next Breakfast will be held on Saturday morning, September 29th, from 9-11 am at the Academy of Medicine, 1441 East Avenue. Dr. David Holmes, President of the Western NY chapter of CMDA, will be coming with a team from Buffalo to address the topic “To the Least of These.” David has been instrumental in advocating for improved medical care for the underserved in his community, most recently through the establishment of the Good Neighbors Health Care center.Please mark your calendars and RSVP using our Response page. Be sure to note change of location (click here for Directions...
Read MoreDr. Holmes Honored
Buffalo physician, David M. Holmes, MD, has been named New York State Family Physician of the Year by the State Academy of Family Physicians. He received the award during the Academy’s annual awards luncheon on June 9 at the Desmond Hotel in Albany during the Academy’s Congress of Delegates. Dr. Holmes was selected by the Education Commission of the Academy from among several family physicians nominated by patients and colleagues. Dr. Holmes’ biographical sketch included his personal mission statement: “The purpose of my life is to love and honor God and my family and...
Read MoreI Ask
A blood pressure check, I put my hand on her wrist to take a pulse, a small, hard rectangle protrudes from her skin I ask. She says, A bullet. I ask. She says, My husband shot me. She is a small woman, quiet, calm. Five times in the stomach. This bullet somehow wayward, wandered to her wrist. In the 50s, when I lived in Virginia, she says, I had to have part of my stomach taken out. They weren’t sure if I’d live. But I did. The poet, Mona Arif, recently graduated from the U of R School of Medicine and is currently a pediatrics resident at the University of Texas Southwestern...
Read MoreWelcoming New Students
On August 16th from 12:45 to 2:00 pm MCCF will have a booth at the Activities Fair in Flaun Atrium at the Medical School with more information about our group and plans for regular meetings. Our first student get-together will be on Sunday, August 19th at 4 pm in PBL #1 (Room 1-8405). We’ll have Subway sandwiches, drinks, and cookies. Come and bring a friend!
Read MoreDr. Brooks Wins Contest
Yesterday’s Democrat & Chronicle ran a story about our very own Dr. Walter Brooks that began: Walter S. Brooks has photographed the pyramids at Giza. He has captured tufts of low-hanging clouds sweeping across a snowcapped Mount McKinley and images from dozens, if not hundreds, of other exotic locations. But it was a picture of Rochester’s skyline that earned the dermatologist, with residence in Penfield and practice in Greece, first place in the hometown photo contest of Shutterfly, an online photo service… Click here to read the entire article.
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