Department News

As the only physician at an Antarctic research station, Shawn Vainio, MD ’03, was a one-man medical team. He recounted his decades of wilderness medicine experience at a UB Global Health Grand Rounds talk.

Several Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences faculty members were honored by the Medical Society of the County of Erie (MSCE) during its Save a Life! Gala Oct. 10 at the Buffalo Convention Center.

Thirty-five faculty members representing 10 departments have joined the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences during the past few months.

Elizabeth Johnson, a fourth-year medical student at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, is one of only 30 people in the country selected to participate in a year-long program aimed at creating future leaders in the field of family medicine.

The new Global Health Scholars Track (GHST) is an avenue for medical students in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences to learn how to participate in sustainable global health projects in an ethical and responsible manner.

The Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences celebrated scientific achievements and outstanding service and teaching contributions during its 2024 Faculty and Staff Recognition Awards event.

This spring, during their spring break, Jacobs School medical students traveled to rural areas in Belize to train 100 farmers and villagers in lifesaving Stop the Bleed techniques. 

Three residents, a fellow and two generalist scholars received honors for outstanding poster presentations at the 26th Annual Graduate Medical Education Research Day.

UB’s Richard Sarkin Medical Emeritus Faculty Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) celebrated its 20th anniversary during the 2024 induction of Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences medical students, residents, fellows and faculty.

The American Heart Association-funded project will assess the successes and challenges of three different food-prescription programs for WNY seniors.

Admirable traits among educators were highlighted as the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences community gathered April 10 to honor the winners of the 2024 Louis A. and Ruth Siegel Awards for Excellence in Teaching.

Jacobs School students are working to educate providers — and fellow classmates — about the medical and psychological consequences of female genital cutting (FGC).

Eighteen 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.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the completion of the massive, larger-than-life-sized “Celebration of Diversity” mural in the atrium of the Jacobs School.

Ninety-five original research projects from aspiring physician-scientists were on display at the 2024 Medical Student Research Forum at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

Eleven faculty members with a variety of clinical and research experience — representing 8 medical school departments — have joined the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences over the past several months.

BUFFALO, N.Y. – To enhance primary care offerings in Western New York, UBMD Physicians’ Group has launched UBMD Primary Care, which combines UBMD Family Medicine and the Division of Internal Medicine-Pediatrics of UBMD Internal Medicine.

Funding to support interdisciplinary research into older patients’ journey throughout health care system

Thirty-two 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.