John Carlton Dickinson, MD

John C. Dickinson, MD, is a family physician in Rushville, New York, with a long career in both community practice and academic family medicine. He earned his medical degree from Columbia University in 1975, then completed family practice residency training at Duke University followed by fellowships in primary care research and medical education, according to his public profile.

After moving to Rochester in 1980, Dr. Dickinson became a significant figure in family medicine education. The University of Rochester notes that he was named the inaugural chair of its Department of Family Medicine in 1989, a role he held through 2002. Public profiles also describe his work in medical student training and his interest in how physicians manage clinical uncertainty.