Upstate Medical University

United in expertise, compassion and hope...

Be a part of Central New York’s only teaching hospital, where cutting edge, life-saving medicine & treatments make impactful changes in the lives of those we serve.

Patient Care

We are committed to delivering exceptional, patient-centered healthcare with a focus on compassionate and personalized treatment.

Patient Care

Emergency Care

As the region's only level-one trauma center, our emergency facility offers state-of-the-art technology to care for critically ill or injured.

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Educating Tomorrow's Leaders

SUNY Upstate is one of 140 academic medical centers, and the only one in Central New York. We are an upper-division transfer and graduate school preparing students for promising medical careers.

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Becoming a Student

Learn more about our undergraduate and graduate medical degree programs at SUNY Upstate Medical University, where we’re educating the next generation of healthcare professionals.

Prospective Students

Available Programs

Every time that I've had a passion, there's been somebody at Upstate who has been willing to help me manifest it.

Hannah Connolly, MD/PhD '24
Norton College of Medicine

Join Our Team

In 2021, Upstate Medical University was first named to the Forbes list of America’s best large employers.

By earning this award, Upstate joins the ranks only two dozen universities in the nation and joins such large organizations as Ikea, Apple and NASA among the honorees.

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Forbes 2023: America's Best Large Employers

We're in Good Company

Upstate Medical University was named to the Forbes list of America's best large employers.

We are the region's only Level I trauma center, Magnet recognized, and a Forbes Best Large Employer.

Careers in Nursing

Researching the Cures of Tomorrow

Creating a world-class research enterprise that supports biomedical research innovation, development and entrepreneurship, improving the health and well-being of the world’s people while training the next generation of scientific innovators.

Upstate Research

Clinical Trials

Core Research Facilities

Upstate researcher awarded federal grant to develop 3D-model for glaucoma

Preethi S. Ganapathy, MD, PhD, assistant professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences was awarded a grant to develop a model of optic nerve head cells that could help overcome a hurdle researchers face while studying glaucoma, the second leading cause of blindness.

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8 Upstate faculty members named as 2025 Gold Standard Award winners

The awards recognize faculty for “work exemplifying the missions of Upstate,...

Upstate's Anatomical Gift Program to hold memorial service April 26

More than 200 individuals who have donated their bodies to medical education...

Economic Impact

SUNY Upstate is the largest employer in Onondaga County. In addition to our 11,000 employees, we support an additional 7,362 employees through household spending and business with vendors.

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