University of Rochester Family Medicine Residency Program

07/15/2025

Thank you to Claire Moynihan, CNM, MS for support of the Family Medicine Residents at the Highland Family Maternity Center.
They were chosen by the Family Medicine residents to receive the Obstetrics Teaching award.
The Department of Family Medicine has established an award that is given on an annual basis. This award is granted by the Family Medicine residents to the clinician who best exemplifies these qualities: excellence in clinical judgment and patient care, excellence in clinical teaching, excellence in relating to and respecting the Family Medicine residents and their ideals. This award is intended to value and recognize those individuals who have made significant contributions to the Family Medicine Residency Program.

07/15/2025

Thank you Dr. Allison Guarin for all you have done for the family medicine residents!
Dr. Guarin was selected by the Family Medicine residents to receive the Obstetrics and Gynecology Resident Teaching award.
“This award will go to an OB/GYN resident who has made significant contributions to the education of Family Medicine residents and fellows. This person demonstrates exceptional teaching and communication skills, and is a role model for Family Medicine-OB/GYN collaboration.”

07/14/2025

Shout out to recent graduate Kalyani Sonarikar on receiving the Jacob Holler Annual Resident Award.
This award was established by the Highland Hospital Board of Directors in 1983 and is presented annually to a Highland Hospital Resident, selected by his/her peers (Internal Medicine, Family Medicine and Med-Peds Residents) , who best demonstrates the qualities of Dr. Holler. These qualities include deep and caring concern, kindness, integrity, understanding, good humor and, above all, inspired teaching and dedication to resident medical education. Dr. Holler faithfully served Highland in a variety of leadership positions from 1950 to 1982. These included Director of Medical Education (1950-1982), Chief of Medicine (1956 - 1969), Director of Clinical Services (1969 - 1982) and Director of the Clinical Laboratories (1950 - 1979).
Dr. Sonarikar was also chosen by the Family Medicine faculty to receive the STFM Resident Teacher Award! https://www.stfm.org/awardsscholarships/awards/stfmresidentteacheraward/overview/ from a faculty member: "Dr. Sonarikar is a born teacher...She is such a great, caring, detail-oriented teacher who is patient and meets the learner where they are..."

07/11/2025

Congratulations to Dr. Carlos Diaz-Balzac, who was chosen by the Family Medicine, Internal Medicine and Med-Peds Residents to receive the Highland Medicine Teaching award.
Over the past decades, Highland Hospital has evolved into a core internal medicine teaching site for UR Residents. UR Faculty based at HH serve in a full range of clinical educational roles, including morning report facilitation, noon didactics and as team attendings. Each year one extraordinary faculty member is chosen to receive the Highland Medicine Teaching Award. Thank you Dr. Diaz-Balzac! Of note, last year Dr. Diaz-Balzac received the Family Medicine Community Teaching Award!

07/09/2025

We'd like to congratulate Dr. Tim Smilnak on receiving the Lovejoy Preceptor Award at the recent R3 graduation banquet.
The Lovejoy Preceptor Award is chosen by all the family medicine residents and is awarded to an outstanding academic or community faculty preceptor at Highland Family Medicine who demonstrates the qualities of Dr. Frank Lovejoy. These qualities include dedication to residency education, inspired teaching and a deep compassion for patients and residents.

07/08/2025

Congratulations and Thank you to Sandy Wang on receiving the annual Family Medicine Community Teaching Award. The award recognizes the teaching contributions of community physicians who teach residents on a regular basis.

07/08/2025

The Spring 2025 Honduras Trip Report is available:https://sanjosepartners.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/TripReport20250522Final.pdf

03/21/2025

Welcome to the University of Rochester/Highland Hospital Family Medicine Residency Class of 2028!

02/03/2025

Ronald Epstein, MD, class of 1987, was cited in a recent New York Times Article. Ron is a Professor of Family Medicine, Oncology & Medicine and co-directs the Center for Communication and Disparities Research and Mindful Practice Programs at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry.

Some oncologists suggest that, for certain early cancers not at risk of spreading, the term “cancer” should be avoided.

02/03/2025

Colleen T. Fogarty, MD, MSc, class of 1995, spoke with News10NBC about Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). She shared tips on how to spot it, what sets it off, what helps, and when to see a professional. Colleen is Chair of the URMC Department of Family Medicine and a a practitioner at Highland Family Medicine.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — As the darkest days of winter fade, many people still grapple with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). News10NBC’s Hailie Higgins spoke with Dr. Colleen Fogarty at Highland Hospital to understand this type of depression.SAD is more than just the “winter blues.” Dr. Fogarty e...

02/02/2025

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Mike Hudson, class of 2020, on induction into AOA as Volunteer Clinical Faculty Inductee! An Assistant Professor of Clinical Family Medicine, Mike runs Regional Health Reach, a federally qualified health center that provides medical care to people experiencing homelessness in Rochester. https://events.rochester.edu/event/aoa-class-of-2025-lecture-and-induction-ceremony

12/01/2024

Most recent Fall 2024 issue of NYSAFP Family Doctor: https://www.nysafp.org/category/family-doctor-a-journal-of-the-nysafp/ now available online.

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