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Syracuse Speakers Bureau
Syracuse VA Medical Center
800 Irving Avenue Syracuse, New York 13210
About the Medical Center
The Syracuse VA Medical Center is a tertiary
care facility located at the geographic center of
New York State. It is adjacent to State University
of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University
and Syracuse University. The Medical Center
provides acute medical and surgical services,
acute mental health, rehabilitative medicine, and
intensive care. It has a 50-bed community living center that
provides short-term transitional care.
The Medical Center offers a vast array of
outpatient specialty services, in addition to
primary care. They include emergency medicine,
cardiology, hematology/oncology, women’s health,
geriatric medicine, and behavioral health.
The research and development service at the
Syracuse VA supports a comprehensive medical
research program. Over 40 researchers are
investigating areas such as diabetes, drug
dependence, heart disease, cancer, bladder
disease, and telemedicine.
The Syracuse VA is academically affiliated
with SUNY Upstate Medical University. It
provides education to medical students, residents
and fellows. A long-standing educational
partnership exists with Syracuse University
where audiology, speech pathology and social
work students receive their field experience at
the VA.
Syracuse VA operates eight communitybased
outpatient clinics in: Massena, Watertown,
Oswego, Rome, Auburn, Cortland, Ithaca, and
Binghamton providing primary care and mental
health services to the veterans who live in the 18
counties of Central New York.
Contact Us for You Next Guest Speaker
Our medical professionals offer a wide range
of topics:
- Veterans Benefits
- Volunteerism
- Employment Opportunities
- Long Term Care
- Minority Veteran Outreach
- Home Based Hospital Care
- Post Traumatic Stress (PTSD)
- Women’s Health
- Diabetes
- Prostate Cancer
- Stroke
- Sleep Disorders
- Care for the Homeless
- Medical Research
- Emergency Medicine
- Patient Focused Care
- Information Systems
Syracuse VA can help make your next event a success!
It is Easy to Request a Speaker
Call us at least four weeks in advance of
the date of your event with the following
information:
- Date/time location of the event
- The composition of the audience
- Approximate number of individuals
attending
The Syracuse VA Speakers Bureau
is a free service!
CONTACT:
Gordon Sclar
Public Affairs Officer
Syracuse VA Medical Center
800 Irving Avenue Syracuse, New York 13210
(315) 425-4400, extension 54899
Syracuse VA Medical Center Speakers Bureau
There is a lot happening at the Syracuse VA
Medical Center (VAMC) and we would like to
share our Medical Center with you through our
Speakers Bureau Program. Our commitment to
caring for the veteran, education of personnel
in the health care profession, and quality management
enables us to offer a broad variety of
topics. The Syracuse VAMC Speakers Bureau
was established as a service to the community
in order to share our activities and expertise
with you. We will be pleased to provide you
with speakers for schools, civic and community
groups. Our topics can be tailored to fit your
special needs.
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| Reviewed/Updated Date: January 9 , 2008 |
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