News Archives of October 2008

Degree program merges expertise from both campuses to respond to public health workforce shortages across New York.

Sale of holiday greeting cards designed by patients and families benefit University Hospital's pediatric cancer center; campaign has raised more than $75,000 since 1994.

SUNY Upstate will highlight various careers, including cardiovascular perfusion, medical imagining sciences, respiratory care and cardiorespiratory sciences, among others.

The building is named for Sarah Loguen, M.D., who became one of the first African-American women physicians when she earned her medical degree from what is now SUNY Upstate's College of Medicine.

The university is considering the creation of new educational programs in nursing to address significant shortages among healthcare providers in areas like Watertown.

Fredrik F. Broekhuizen, MD, a consultant for the World Health Organization (WHO), will deliver the E. Gregory Keating Global Health Lecture Oct. 27 at 4:30 p.m. in the Medical Alumni Auditorium of Weiskotten Hall, 766 Irving Ave., Syracuse, on the campus of SUNY Upstate Medical University. Broekhuizen will present “Medical Care in Low Resource Settings: [...]

Reflecting an initiative to strengthen New York's response to the ongoing shortage of healthcare professionals, SUNY Upstate has recorded its largest enrollment increase in more than a decade.

Award recognizes hospital's commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of stroke care by ensuring that stroke patients receive outstanding treatment.

In "A Second Set of Hands," families lead readers on a rollercoaster of emotions often beginning with a difficult diagnosis, but all find spiritual strength to shoulder the concern for an ill child.