Your Single Source for Orthopaedic Medicine. When pain or stiffness in your bones or joints make even the simplest tasks hard to do, it's time to seek medical help. The University of Rochester Medical Center¿s mission is to use education, science, and technology to improve health¿transforming the patient experience with fresh ideas and approaches steeped in disciplined science, and delivered by health care professionals who innovate, take intelligent risks, and care about the lives they touch.