Department News

Inhaled Steroid Studied as Potential COVID-19 Treatment
1/19/22
A national study led by Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences emergency medicine physicians has found that patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 who are treated with an inhaled steroid are significantly less likely to require emergency department care or hospitalization due to COVID-19 than those treated with placebo.
22 Faculty Members Join 7 Medical School Departments
12/7/21
Twenty-two faculty members with a variety of clinical and research experience — representing seven medical school departments — have joined the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences over the past several months.
McCormack Testifies About MATTERS Before Assembly
12/2/21
Robert F. McCormack, MD, professor and chair of emergency medicine, testified before the New York State Assembly about New York MATTERS (Medication for Addiction Treatment & Electronic Referrals), a successful program developed by Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences emergency medicine physicians to expedite access to care for people with substance use disorder.
Identifying Kids at Risk for Post-Concussion Symptoms
11/12/21
Researchers at the University at Buffalo Concussion Management Clinic have developed a decision rule using a brief, standardized physical exam for sport-related concussive brain injuries in children and adolescents that can readily identify who is at risk for persistent post-concussion symptoms (PPCS).
SUNY Clinical Leadership Academy Sessions Underway
10/18/21
Twelve Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences physicians have been selected to participate in the first SUNY Clinical Leadership Academy.
Trio Honored for Excellence in Graduate Medical Education
10/8/21
Graduate Medical Education Awards of Excellence have been presented to the physician who directs the emergency medicine residency program and the administrator of the residency programs in internal medicine and internal medicine-preventive medicine.
Record 163 Posters Presented at Celebration of Scholarship
9/20/21
Four medical residents, three medical students and one postdoctoral associate earned honors for outstanding poster presentations at the Office of Graduate Medical Education’s third annual Celebration of Scholarship.
Talented Medical Teachers Honored With Siegel Awards
4/29/21
Fourteen Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences teachers, five residents, four medical students and three staff members received 2021 Louis A. and Ruth Siegel Awards or honorable mentions for excellence in teaching.
Clinical Study Aims to Identify Best COVID-19 Treatments
4/16/21
Vaccinations may be dominating the headlines, but clinicians are well aware that an effective treatment for COVID-19 — especially for patients who don’t require hospitalization — is still sorely needed.
43 New Faculty Members Join 12 Departments
2/3/21
Forty-three faculty members with a variety of clinical and research experience — representing 12 medical school departments — have joined the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences over the past several months.

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