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Message: [QUOTE="Ottoble, post: 1445818, member: 2539"] [URL]http://archives.syr.edu/collections/schools/sua_medicine.htm#d0e137[/URL] [URL]http://www.upstate.edu/com/about/history.php[/URL] History of the SUNY Upstate Medical University, Formerly the Syracuse University College of Medicine. SU had one of the oldest medical schools in the country and one of the few Medical Colleges considered highly respected in the early 1900s. The programs and systems developed by Dean Weiskotten were used as one of the models for much of the grading and training procedures that modernized the education of medical professionals in this country during the course of the 20th century. In 1947 SUCM was tapped with Grants for early research into the study of Cancer. Sold to SUNY by SU in 1950. I believe this one of our biggest mistakes as a university, though our hand may have been forced by Governor Dewey tapping Syracuse as the location for Upstate prior to the sale, and threatening the viability of SUCM as a private school considering the prospect battling a state funded opponent across the street. I expected upstate might get fired up over this, and I'll bet SU was pretty fired up for the same reason about 66 years ago when the state decided it was going to open up a medical school in Syracuse even through there was already one at SU. [URL]http://www.syracuse.com/health/index.ssf/2015/08/suny_upstate_tells_su_theres_not_enough_room_in_town_for_two_medical_schools.html[/URL] A Veterans Care Medical School addresses a need in this country and is an interesting idea. I do wonder if this school is a long term 80 year need in this country, given our current growth in drone warfare and avoidance of boots on the ground war, though unfortunately I expect history will continue to repeat itself and the need will remain. I agree with Tipphill I've long believed SU should try to create a solid "one university" style partnership with Upstate and ESF since they are already so close by and have a current ongoing partnerships (ESF class exchanges as we all know & SUNY/SU Masters in Public Health Degree in Maxwell). Beyond this I've thought consideration into running SU similar to a Land Grant style private university similar to how Cornell is run, where some schools in the university are "State" and others "Private" but all receive a Syracuse University Diploma, is warranted for several reasons. These reasons include, improving academic quality and offerings, having resources to stay on the cutting edge of medical and green engineering, combined efforts in competing for greater research dollars and better professors, expanding enrollment of high quality students, expanding the alumni base, consolidating services, as well as controlling administration, facilities and tuition costs. [/QUOTE]

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