Fall MD Breakfast

Our next Breakfast will be held on Saturday morning, October 17th, from 9-11 am at the Academy of Medicine, 1441 East Avenue. Dr. Hank Paszko will be sharing on the topic "Serving in Uncertain Times - Maintaining personal balance in a time when social and economic factors are pressing in on medical practice from all directions."

Hank is the Medical Director of Churchville-Chili Family Medicine. He did his undergraduate work as an English major at Columbia University and attended medical school at the University of Rochester where he received a Reader's Digest international fellowship to do medical work in Zambia, Africa during his last year. After graduation he did an additional year of post doctorate training in Orthopedic Surgery before completing his residency in Family Medicine. He recently received a Master of Arts in Theology from Northeastern Seminary and serves as Pastor of Faith Community Church in LeRoy. Hank has been married for over twenty years and has four children.

Please set the date aside, mark your calendars, and RSVP using our Response page. Be sure to note location (click here for Directions to the Academy of Medicine).

Importance of Being There

When an MCCF student meeting is scheduled it is almost never convenient to drop what you’re doing and attend. It is especially difficult when you find yourself wondering if the students really care or if the time you take away from your work can be justified.

Don’t underestimate the power of your presence...
Don’t forget the power of your influence...
Don’t forget the power of your witness...
Don’t forget the power of friendship and hospitality...
Don’t forget the power of your story...

So when you look at the clock or the calendar and notice another MCCF student meeting approaching, remember the importance of being there. In a disconnected, postmodern world, your commitment to humbly walk with students in their journey through medical or dental school may have a profound but an entirely unknown impact. Be encouraged, Jesus invested Himself in twelve students and they changed the world.

Click here to read the full essay, slightly modified from one written by Allan Harmer, ThM, CMDA Midwest Regional Director, and visit MCCF Now for updates about when URMC student activities are taking place.