The State University of New York Upstate Medical University (SUNY Upstate and Upstate Medical University) is a public medical school in Syracuse, New York. Founded in 1834, Upstate is the 15th-oldest medical school in the United States and the only medical school in Central New York. The university is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. SUNY Upstate is an upper-division transfer and doctoral university with degree-granting programs in the Norton College of Medicine (NCOM), College of Health Professions (CHP), College of Graduate Studies (CoGS), and the College of Nursing. As one of 140 academic medical centers in the United States, the Upstate University Health System serves over 1.8 million people annually.