UR Medicine

One of the nation's leading academic medical centers, the University of Rochester Medical Center forms the centerpiece of the University of Rochester's health research, teaching and patient care missions. Over the past five years, URMC has garnered more than $1.18 billion in biomedical research, landing the UR School of Medicine and Dentistry in the top 26th percentile of U.S. medical centers in federal research funding. URMC's flagship facility, Strong Memorial Hospital, is designated by the New York State Department of Health as a Level One regional trauma and burn center. It is home to nationally renowned clinical care and research, including Upstate New York's only cardiac and liver transplant programs, the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience, Golisano Children's Hospital of Rochester, and the Wilmot Cancer Institute, upstate's premier cancer center providing comprehensive cancer care with expertise in precision medicine, complex cancers and clinical trials. With a solid reputation for quality, Strong Memorial offers some of the top clinical programs in the nation as recognized by US News & World Report, and has earned the National Research Corp. "Consumer Choice Award" each year since the honor's inception in 1996.