State University of New York Upstate Medical University

State University of New York Upstate Medical University

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Motto	Crescat scientia vita excolatur (Latin: Let knowledge grow from more to more; and so be human life enriched)
Type	Public
Established	1834
Endowment	US $1.2 billion
President	David Smith, M.D.
Academic staff	403
Location	Syracuse , NY , USA
Campus	Urban, 120 acres (2.4 km²)
Colors	blue and white
Website	www.upstate.edu

The State University of New York Upstate Medical University is a State University of New York university of health sciences in the University Hill district of Syracuse, New York, USA. It includes the College of Medicine, College of Nursing, College of Health Professions, and College of Graduate Studies.

History

The present-day university's earliest predecessor was Geneva Medical College founded 1834 as part of Geneva College, today known as Hobart College. The new medical college was located in Geneva, New York, and became the first college to grant a full M.D. to a woman, Elizabeth Blackwell in 1849. In 1871 the college was disbanded and its assets donated to the recently-founded Syracuse University, which subsequently founded a medical college.

In 1950 Syracuse University sold the college to the State University of New York (SUNY), where it remains today. After carrying the names "SUNY Upstate Medical Center" (initially) and "SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse" (1986), the institution was renamed to its present name in 1999.

Notable alums and professors

Weiskotten Hall, College of Medicine

• Maxwell Mozell, Ph.D. - Distinguished Service Professor of Clinical Olfactory Research Institute and Chemosensory
• Frederick Parker, M.D. - Professor of Cardiac Surgery, Chairman of the Department of Surgery
• Robert Rohner, M.D. - Professor of Pathology, Philip Armstrong Award Winner
• Elinor Spring-Mills, Ph.D - Distinguished Service Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Graduate of Harvard Medical School
• Irwin M. Weiner, M.D. - Professor of Renal Physiology, architect of the SUNY Graduate Research Initiative
• William J. Williams, M.D. - Professor of Clinical Medicine, author of the Williams Manual of Hematology
• David P. Schenkein, M.D. - Vice President Clinical Hematology/Oncology at Genentech Inc. (San Francisco, CA); Former Vice President of Oncology Clinical Development at Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc. and developer of cancer drug Velcade
• Joe Dervay, M.D. - NASA Flight Surgeon

References

• v.d. Luft, Eric (2005). SUNY Upstate Medical University: A Pictorial History. North Syracuse, New York: Gegensatz

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