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

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I have had many opportunities to become involved in research, present findings at professional conferences, develop [assessment and treatment] protocols, and have gained valuable experience on the clinical side working with individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders.

Keelie Hotchkiss, Behavior Analysis Studies MS '23
College of Health Professions

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 2025: 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.

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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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Upstate researchers help uncover how exercise protects the brain in Alzheimer’s disease

Study published in Nature Neuroscience sheds light on cell-specific responses to...

Upstate dean dashes for a cause, donates $765 in groceries to Upstate's Paley’s Pantry

Dr. Lawrence Chin races through Tops Market to support students facing food...

Upstate’s Mobile Mammography Van hits major milestone: 5,000 mammograms provided

Upstate Cancer Center earns national accreditation for excellence in rectal cancer care

The accreditation is from the American College of Surgeons.

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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