I 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.
Read More2007 CCHF Conference
Providing Distinctively Christian CareMay 31 – June 3, 2007North Park University, Chicago, IL Download Conference Logistics Download Conference Brochure Download Conference Registration Form
Read MoreSpring MD Breakfast
Our Spring MCCF MD Breakfast will be held on Saturday morning, May 5th, from 9-11 am at the Meliora Faculty Club on the River Campus. Dr. Chet Fox, a faculty member at UB with years of experience as a family physician, will share with us about “Praying with Patients: Tips, Tricks, and Traps.” Please mark your calendars and sign up now.
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