SUNY Upstate Medical University

Hiring organization · Based in Syracuse, NY

Before you choose a unit

Ask the unit manager

How often is overtime required? Who covers a short shift? Can I meet my preceptor or shadow the team?

The city

Living in Syracuse, NY

Anchored by Crouse and Upstate University Hospital on Hospital Hill, Syracuse balances academic medicine with an easy commute. Off shift, trade Armory Square’s restored brick taprooms for Westcott’s bohemian porch culture and quick Finger Lakes escapes—all sustained by a cost of living about 4% below the national average.

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Metro price level · Syracuse area: 4% below the national average; BEA index 95.7 (100 = national)
Median gross rent: $1,039/mo; rent and tenant-paid utilities
Median household income: $47,819/yr; all local households, not nurse pay

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024

The reality check

Before you decide

Weighing a first job here?

The license clock and the job hunt run at once, and new-grad windows do the deciding. Residency commitments carry fine print worth reading before you sign.

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