Geneva Medical College

Geneva Medical College
Geneva Medical College – 1910 Commemoration Sketch
Other name
State University of New York Upstate Medical University (1950–Present)
Typeprivate
Active1834–1872
AffiliationEpiscopal Church
DeanEdward Cutbush, MD
Students596 (Total graduates)[1]
Location
Geneva
,
New York
,
United States

Geneva Medical College was founded on September 15, 1834, in Geneva, New York, as a separate department (college) of Geneva College, currently known as Hobart and William Smith Colleges.[2] In 1871, the medical school was transferred to Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York.[2]

In 1950, State University of New York (SUNY) moved to add a medical center in Syracuse and ultimately acquired the College of Medicine from Syracuse University as a part of Governor Thomas E. Dewey's vision for Upstate New York.[3]

For many years the college was known as "SUNY Upstate Medical Center," until 1986, when the name was changed to "SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse". The institution was renamed to State University of New York Upstate Medical University in 1999.

On December 22, 2021, the College of Medicine was renamed the Alan and Marlene Norton College of Medicine at SUNY Upstate in recognition of a $25 million estate gift made by Alan and Marlene Norton.[4][5] Alan Norton graduated from the College of Medicine in 1966 and then went on to complete his residency and fellowship training at the Wilmer Eye Institute of Johns Hopkins University and Massachusetts Eye and Ear.

  1. ^ Historical and statistical record of the University of the state of New York. Albany: Weed, Parsons & Company, 1885. 1885. p. 212. Retrieved June 15, 2010. cutbush.
  2. ^ a b "History of the College of Medicine". SUNY Upstate Medical Center. Retrieved 2010-06-04.
  3. ^ "College of Medicine Records A description of its records at the Syracuse University Archives". library.syr.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  4. ^ "SUNY Upstate's medical school receives record $25 million gift". syracuse. 2021-12-22. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  5. ^ "Upstate Medical University announces naming gift for the College of Medicine | Upstate News | SUNY Upstate Medical University". www.upstate.edu. Retrieved 2021-12-22.