BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The U.S. Surgeon General declared gun violence a public health crisis in the United States in June of last year. In response to this -- as well as the Tops mass shooting -- the Jacobs School of Medicine at the University at Buffalo hosted a conference Saturday focused on reducing firearm-related deaths through public health initiatives.

The "Remembrance Conference" brought together healthcare professionals, students, educators and community members to explore the physician’s role in preventing gun violence. Now in its third year, the event was co-founded by Dr. Allison Brashear, dean of UB’s Jacobs School of Medicine, and Dr. Aron Sousa, dean of Michigan State University’s College of Human Medicine.

Both leaders were motivated to act following mass shootings that

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