Taking the Long Route
After years of service and motherhood, medical student Kathy Burke '28 is finally pursuing the dream she never let go.
When Kathy Burke '28 walks into a room, she rarely looks rattled. That calm has served her well in a lot of places: inside military aircraft hangers, in classrooms full of kindergarteners, during emergency calls with Manlius Fire Department and now at age 46, in the lecture hall and hospital corridors of medical school. Read more>>
Medicine With a Mission
Service abroad shapes Keziah Crossley's approach to healing, equity, and care.
On a sunbaked church courtyard in rural El Salvador, children kicked a worn soccer ball back and forth during a midday break at a mobile medical clinic. Keziah Crossley '28 noticed almost immediately that one boy lagged behind the others. Read more>>
From Exam Room to Newsroom
Medical students learn to communicate like journalists to improve commuity heatlh literacy
When Matthew Infarinato '26 opened the Rome Daily Sentinel one morning, his name was printed in bold just beneath the headline: "My Blood Pressure Is High, But I Feel Fine! Should I Go to the Emergency Department?" Read more>>
Call of the Wilderness
Nate Barott '26 looks to combine his passion for emergency medicine with his love for the outdoors.
Nate Barott '26 has never met an outdoor adventure he didn't like. He's an avid proponent of self powered endurance sports, including running, skiing, snowshoeing and cycling across road, gravel, and mountainous terrain. Read more>>
Intentionally Involved
Nicholas Brennan balances cutting-edge research and medical study with student leadership to benefit his campus community.
It's been a big year for Nicholas Brennan. An MD/PhD candidate, Brennan is in his seventh year at Upstate, currently completing his doctorate in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. His dissertation investigates a novel, bioenergetic independent mechanism of mitochondria induced muscle atrophy during aging. Read more>>
Unanswered Questions
William Borchert '25 wants to contribute to the how and why in medicine.
For William Borchert '25, the thrill in life is the pursuit of the unanswered question. "I've always had a lot of intellectual curiosity about why and how things happen," he says. Take his approach to his current pathology elective. "Often in pathology it's about diagnosing a cancer. But I'm interested in what's around the cancer. What potentially caused it?..." Read more>>
Active Learning
A mock tumor board, designed by medical student Jacquelyn Knapp '24, provides a multidisciplinary learning experience on medical collaboration and decision making.
One patient had adenocarcinoma. Another was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma. Because the cases were not straightforward, they were brought to the tumor board, where the radiation oncologist, medical oncologist, surgical oncologist, radiologist, pathologist and respiratory therapist could sit together... Read more>>
Conquering the Downhill Battle
As an adaptive ski instructor, Dan DeNoble helps those with intellectual and physical disabilities overcome obstacles and find joy on the slopes.
For more than 25 years, the Arise and Ski program in Syracuse has made skiing accessible for people with physical and developmental challenges, pairing experienced ski volunteers with those needing assistance. Fourth-year medical student Dan DeNoble '24 has volunteered with the program for more than a decade... Read more>>
Charting Her Own Course
Hannah Connolly wants to impact Health Inequities by changing the way medical students learn.
The road to becoming a physician is long, and one that most students seek to expedite rather than expand on. But Hannah Connolly '24 has never let the lack of an established path stop her... Read more>>
External Support
Upstate MD/PHD Students receive prestigious fellowships to forward their doctoral research.
In any academic environment, external grants are vital to funding research. For graduate students, the ability to secure their own funding-through a grant or fellowship-can signify a student's promise as an independent scientist... Read more>>