Curriculum
The College of Medicine curriculum integrates the basic and clinical sciences—with basic science courses teaching the clinical implications of the material—and provides clinical experience starting in the first semester.
The curriculum also addresses the humanistic aspects of medicine, including its ethical, legal and social implications. Throughout their four years at Upstate, students acquire the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to become competent, caring physicians.
All College of Medicine students spend their first two years on the Upstate campus in Syracuse. At the start of the third year, one-quarter of the class moves to the Binghamton Clinical Campus. The rest of the class remains in Syracuse, and completes clinical education at SUNY Upstate Medical University and its clinical affiliates. Students learn the same skills at both campuses, but the ambiance is different.
Much of the clinical training in Syracuse takes place in a tertiary care setting, the special focus of a university hospital. In Binghamton, most of the training occurs in a community-based setting that is more akin to the environment in which most physicians will practice later on. Applicants indicate their campus preference within two weeks of the admissions interview, and are assigned to a clinical campus upon acceptance to the College of Medicine.
Dear Students & Faculty:
Your ideas, concerns
and opinions about our curriculum are of great interest to me, and I want to hear about them from you. Please provide examples of how we can improve our curriculum as well as examples of where you feel we are doing a good job. All email messages will be confidential. If you choose to provide your name/contact information, you will receive a timely response from me.
Thank you for your interest in our curriculum, and I look forward to hearing from you.
Lynn Cleary, MD
Senior Associate Dean for Education
Vice President for Academic Affairs