News Archives of March 2013

Upstate is the only facility in Central New York to be listed by the Lung Cancer Alliance as among the nation’s “experienced sites” in offering a comprehensive Lung Cancer Screening Program.

Nurse advocate provides one-on-one nursing care for patients, meets with patients' families and reviews charts and coordinates care.

Upstate is one of only 18 sites in the country taking part in study of biomarkers, may hold clues to the presence of colon cancer before symptoms show.

Cancer survivors told their stories in a ceremony to mark the installation of the final steel and cheered as the beams rose against the blue March sky.

American Cancer Society honors the residence hall for being the first smoke-free high rise in Upstate New York.

David Duggan, MD, has been named dean of the College of Medicine, and Rosemary Rochford, PhD, has been named vice president for research.

Research activity, clinical care, the opportunity to work with students and the beauty of Central New York are featured in video.

Upstate New York Poison Center managed 80,000 calls in 2011. This year’s observance focuses on medication safety practices.

Upstate Medical University's fourth-year College of Medicine students learned where they will spend their first year of training, known as residency, in their chosen specialty. Established in 1952 by the National Resident Matching Program, Match Day provides an orderly and fair way to match applicants with available positions.

Forty-two percent will stay in New York for their residency program.