Multicultural Affairs

Margaret Tandoh, MD Assistant Dean

Nakeia Chambers Director

OFFICE OF MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS Margaret Tandoh, MD, Assistant Dean Nakeia Chambers, MS Ed., Director Location: Room 0217, Weiskotten Hall Phone: 315 464-5433 Fax: 315 464-5431

FYI, other multicultural
campus activities —

Faculty and Staff
Association for
Diversity

Office of Diversity and
Affirmative Action

also see...

Student Organizations

SUNY Upstate Medical University (Upstate), traces its origins to 1834 when New York City medical educators founded the nation’s 25th medical school in the upstate community of Geneva, New York. The school gained distinction in 1849 by awarding an M.D. degree to Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman in the United States to become a physician. In 1876 Sarah Loguen Fraser, an African American female, was awarded the M.D. degree, a bold act for the time. This demonstrates the institution’s commitment to the disenfranchised early in its history.

The school became a state operated medical school in 1950, enabling the school to offer a relatively inexpensive medical education for the economically disadvantaged population.

The mission of this office is to assist all students, especially students of color and those from diverse backgrounds, in their educational and personal transition and development at Upstate. The office provides academic and personal advising as well as referral to other campus services. Staff members in Multicultural Affairs coordinate diversity and cultural sensitivity training via curriculum infusion, skill development workshops and leadership opportunities to assist in the university-wide appreciation for multiculturalism and diversity.

We hope you will find the information provided in our website valuable in helping you explore your future career in the health care professions. If you have further questions or if we can be of any assistance, please contact our office.