SU Explores new Medical School

[CuseLegacy]

"SU's commitment to veterans dates back to the 1940s when it opened its doors to World War II veterans pursuing college education with financial support from the federal GI Bill. By 1947, SU's veteran enrollment was larger than any other school in the state and among the largest nationwide, Syverud wrote in an essay published last year by syracuse.com.

The proposed SU medical school would interact with its next-door neighbor, the Syracuse VA Medical Center, said Kevin Quinn, SU's senior vice president of public affairs.

SU also sees a medical school as a way to help achieve its goal of increasing research and attracting more research dollars. Over the past five years, SU has raised $55 million from corporations, government agencies, foundations and individuals to support its veterans initiatives.

Liz Liddy, interim vice chancellor and provost, said there is a lot of research under way at SU that can benefit veterans. SU faculty members, for example, are working on innovative materials for artificial joints and researching post-traumatic stress disorder.

Syverud said SU is determined to be the best university in the nation for veterans.

The med school idea also is being fueled in part by Cuomo's $1.5 billion Upstate Revitalization Initiative which SU hopes to tap if it moves forward with the medical school. Under that program, three Upstate regions will each get $500 million in state money over five years to invest in projects designed to generate jobs and make the regions more competitive in the global marketplace.

SU sees the proposed medical school as a potential Upstate Revitalization Initiative project."

 

[OrangeXtreme]

There go the rest of the Dome West parking lots.

 

[Alsacs]

I love this good job Chancellor Syverud. Another push towards getting Syracuse back into the AAU. We need research and medical school to push us back there. This is a great cause as well.

 

[sutomcat]

"SU's commitment to veterans dates back to the 1940s when it opened its doors to World War II veterans pursuing college education with financial support from the federal GI Bill. By 1947, SU's veteran enrollment was larger than any other school in the state and among the largest nationwide, Syverud wrote in an essay published last year by syracuse.com.

The proposed SU medical school would interact with its next-door neighbor, the Syracuse VA Medical Center, said Kevin Quinn, SU's senior vice president of public affairs.

SU also sees a medical school as a way to help achieve its goal of increasing research and attracting more research dollars. Over the past five years, SU has raised $55 million from corporations, government agencies, foundations and individuals to support its veterans initiatives.

Liz Liddy, interim vice chancellor and provost, said there is a lot of research under way at SU that can benefit veterans. SU faculty members, for example, are working on innovative materials for artificial joints and researching post-traumatic stress disorder.

Syverud said SU is determined to be the best university in the nation for veterans.

The med school idea also is being fueled in part by Cuomo's $1.5 billion Upstate Revitalization Initiative which SU hopes to tap if it moves forward with the medical school. Under that program, three Upstate regions will each get $500 million in state money over five years to invest in projects designed to generate jobs and make the regions more competitive in the global marketplace.

SU sees the proposed medical school as a potential Upstate Revitalization Initiative project."

I think this is a great move. I applaude the chancellor on trying to make it happen. A medical school should be one of the top priorities for the university. It will help make SU stronger in many ways.

Even if they build it where the Dome football/basketball parking lots are. Which they probably will...

 

[Toga]

Specialized medical school serving an area of need. Out of the box thinking.

 

[CuseLegacy]

I love the idea. My grandfather graduated from the medical school at Syracuse and my Dad was one of those vets who got his degree on the hill in the 40s.

 

[sutomcat]

I love the idea. My grandfather graduated from the medical school at Syracuse and my Dad was one of those vets who got his degree on the hill in the 40s.

Syracuse has a history of close ties with veterans. SU really worked hard to attract vets returning from WWII and their presence fueled strong growth in the university. We see ties today with the football program and the 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum.

It makes a lot of sense. Let's make it happen.

 

[HOFCeluck]

Why now? Why not 15 years ago?

 

[AZOrange]

Why now? Why not 15 years ago?

There's a saying in life...better late than never...

 

[HOFCeluck]

There's a saying in life...better late than never...

That's not entirely accurate, for selfish reasons.

 

[Rage4CUSE]

The veterans can never be showed to much love. They NEED this. I've heard several veterans tell me how HORRIBLE the VA office is. I also watched the Daily Show piece about how backed up the VA office is as well. It's just sad.

 

[stuckinbig11]

Does Upstate Med School still exist?

 

[HOFCeluck]

Does Upstate Med School still exist?

Yeah, they finished a huge expansion on the hospital, adding a Childrens Hospital about 8 yrs ago. Driving by on 81 it looks like they're adding on to the medical school now as well.

 

[Fly Rodder]

The veterans can never be showed to much love. They NEED this. I've heard several veterans tell me how HORRIBLE the VA office is. I also watched the Daily Show piece about how backed up the VA office is as well. It's just sad.

You know, the VA gets on by a lot of people and I don't agree with all of it. I'm an active-duty veteran and many moons (a little over a decade now) ago when I was attending school on the hill, I found a lump in my neck. I went to the VA in December and they did some immediate bloodwork and poking and prodding. They scheduled me for a biopsy in January and based on the results (benign, but growing) I had an appointment the first week of March. I was in and out in 24 hours and paid nothing out of pocket (since I was a broke student on the GI-Bill, I was eligible for free-ish medical care). I had a fantastic (all things considered) experience with the VA and would go back in a minute. I've spent time at other hospitals for other things, but that was a very good experience.

 

[stuckinbig11]

Yeah, they finished a huge expansion on the hospital, adding a Childrens Hospital about 8 yrs ago. Driving by on 81 it looks like they're adding on to the medical school now as well.

so, a second med school in Syracuse?

 

[HOFCeluck]

so, a second med school in Syracuse?

There's a need for doctors right now, and it's only going to get worse.

 

[Cusefan0307]

Why did we sell the medical school(upstate) to New York to begin with? I know it happened in the 50's so not sure if anyone here would know the facts of it.

 

[ReaganTime]

Perhaps collaborating with and expanding the current medical school in Syracuse would be a wiser plan. The shortage of doctors relates almost exclusively to primary care docs. Is this new school going to mandate that all grads work as pcp's at the va?

 

[sutomcat]

Why did we sell the medical school(upstate) to New York to begin with? I know it happened in the 50's so not sure if anyone here would know the facts of it.

Linkage

 

[Toga]

Perhaps collaborating with and expanding the current medical school in Syracuse would be a wiser plan. The shortage of doctors relates almost exclusively to primary care docs. Is this new school going to mandate that all grads work as pcp's at the va?

VAs also need specialists. Lack of specialists a significant piece of the "delays" in receiving care (although I'd love to see how those delays compare to the population at large).

 

[ReaganTime]

VAs also need specialists. Lack of specialists a significant piece of the "delays" in receiving care (although I'd love to see how those delays compare to the population at large).

As a specialist at a vamc and outside of it, we see patients far sooner through the va system. Part of the issue w specialist delays is a trickle down from pcp shortage. There are basic levels of care that a primary could provide rather than refer everything to a specialist. Because the primary docs are so overrun, this patient burden gets shifted to the specialist. At least a third of our clinic is filled w non surgical patients w issues that often don't require specialist care.

 

[HOFCeluck]

Perhaps collaborating with and expanding the current medical school in Syracuse would be a wiser plan. The shortage of doctors relates almost exclusively to primary care docs. Is this new school going to mandate that all grads work as pcp's at the va?

http://www.aaos-annualmeeting-presskit.org/2009/Clinical_2.html

Orthopaedic Surgeons are facing a shortage as the baby boomers age and the ned for joint replacements skyrockets.

 

[ReaganTime]

http://www.aaos-annualmeeting-presskit.org/2009/Clinical_2.html

Orthopaedic Surgeons are facing a shortage as the baby boomers age and the ned for joint replacements skyrockets.

That misses the point. The shortages are not specific to the va and the surgical specially shortages are nearly always furthered by individual surgical academies (ensures high demand). Why wouldn't any physician or physician extender shortage be remedied through an already existing system. The fact that there is such limited collaboration between upstate and su is the problem.

 

[reedny]

There's a need for doctors right now, and it's only going to get worse.

There's a need for doctors right now, and it's only going to get worse.

There may be a need, but one medical school right near another one? I think that raises some questions about duplication .. unless Syverud's trying to build a vet school .. in which case, why would SU build a VA facility instead of the federal government? That can't be right.

I think what he's talking about is a research institute devoted to TBI's, restorative therapies and surgeries, joint replacement research, etc.. , instead of a "medical school devoted to vets"(?).

 

[HOFCeluck]

There may be a need, but one medical school right near another one? I think that raises some questions about duplication .. unless Syverud's trying to build a vet hospital .. in which case, why would SU build a VA facility instead of the federal government? That can't be right.

I think what he's talking about is a research institute devoted to TBI's, restorative therapies and surgeries, joint replacement research, etc.. , instead of a "medical school devoted to vets"(?).

The article seemed to make it clear that this propos was for a medcal school t train doctos to work at VA's

I have no idea about duplication. I know that there are five medical schools in Philadelphia and eight (at least) in the NY metropolitan area. Obviously denser pops and not literally next door to one another.