11th Annual NYS Sexual Health Conference

Dr. Urban is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. She is also the Medical Director of the Center for Community Practice and the Monroe County Sexual Health Clinic. Dr. Urban is the Principal Investigator for the New York State Clinical Education Initiative Sexual Health Center of Excellence. Her research interests relate to sexual behavior, sexual risk reduction, HIV/STI prevention, and sexual health.

Dr. DiMarco is an infectious diseases physician and Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center. She provides clinical care within the URMC system and the Monroe County Sexual Health Clinic. Dr. DiMarco is faculty within the New York State Clinical Education Initiative Sexual Health Center of Excellence. Her work focuses on STIs, including HIV, and she leads the CDC-funded Northeast Track 2B Capacity Building Assistance Program for HIV Prevention at the University of Rochester Center for Community Practice.

Jessica VanScott is the Program Manager for the New York State Clinical Education Initiative Sexual Health Center of Excellence, housed at the University of Rochester Center for Community Practice. She supports program operations, communications, and outreach. For inquiries, please email Jessica_VanScott@urmc.rochester.edu.

Melinda Godfrey, MBA, FNP-C, is the Program Manager for the Congenital Syphilis Prevention Program. This NYS grant provides clinical education for medical providers regarding the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of syphilis in pregnant people, as well as the prevention of congenital syphilis. Her role involves monitoring educational requests, managing training and speaking engagements, collecting needs assessment data, and monthly reporting to NYS.