The Buffalo Advantage

Buffalo skyline.

Buffalo offers a unique blend of opportunities for professional and personal growth. The communities within and around the metro area comprise a wide range of cultural perspectives that enrich learning and practice in health care fields.

With access to both rural and metropolitan environments, students and professionals can engage with a variety of patient populations with different health care challenges. The Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus places UB's medical school in proximity to Buffalo General Hospital, Oishei Children's Hospital, Kaleida Health and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. This access to cutting-edge care and resources allows for invaluable hands-on experiences and opportunities for advances in a rapidly evolving health care environment. 

Buffalo is known as the City of Good Neighbors, and the entire Western New York region has been growing because of the affordability, recreation opportunities and climate. Recent rankings place Buffalo high on the list of best places to live in America. Despite being considered the snow capital of the state, Buffalo is not even among the top 10 snowiest cities in New York! 

Partners

The diverse network of health care partners reflects an expansive range of clinical experiences and training opportunities, contributing to a rich and collaborative learning environment. These partners include leading hospitals, medical centers and research institutes, each playing a pivotal role in enhancing patient care and advancing medical education. 

Kaleida Health System

 is the largest health care provider in Western New York, serving the region’s eight counties with five hospitals and numerous other facilities and services.

  • Located on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus, Buffalo General Medical Center offers a wide spectrum of clinical inpatient and outpatient treatment programs.

  • The only freestanding children’s hospital in New York State, this regional center for specialized pediatric and women’s health care has achieved national recognition and is the access point for pediatric critical care as the region’s only Level I Pediatric Trauma Center.

  • Located in one of the area’s fastest growing suburbs, this 200-bed community hospital supports our training in anesthesiology, emergency medicine, general surgery, urology, obstetrics and gynecology and family practice.

  • Serving Buffalo's Northtown communities with a team of skilled health care professionals dedicated to providing quality, compassionate, personalized care for patients with a broad range of health needs.

Erie County Medical Center

  • This 550-bed medical center is one of the area’s leading health care providers. It serves as a regional center for trauma, burns, rehabilitation and cardiac care.

Great Lakes Health System

  • Great Lakes Health System is a not-for-profit, community-based corporation established in 2008 to provide a new model of health-care delivery for Western New York. The school is a major partner, along with the Kaleida Health System, Erie County Medical Center and the Visiting Nurses Association.

Veterans Affairs

  • The Buffalo VA Medical Center provides a wide range of inpatient and outpatient programs. It is the main referral center for cardiac surgery, cardiology and comprehensive cancer care for Western New York and northern Pennsylvania.

Catholic Health System

  • Buffalo’s first hospital and a Designated Stroke Center, Sisters of Charity Hospital is a Certified Cancer Center and a Bariatric Center of Excellence. It serves thousands of patients each year in its inpatient and outpatient facilities.

  • Kenmore Mercy serves the needs of Buffalo’s northern suburbs, offering the convenience of a community hospital, along with advanced technology. It was recently named a Designated Stroke Center and is one of the nation’s top hospitals for leadership performance improvement.

  • Mercy Hospital is a Center of Excellence for stroke and cardiac care. Its recently revamped emergency department serves as a model for emergency health care treatment.

  • This hospital primarily serves residents of the Buffalo suburb of Cheektowaga. The hospital offers the latest advanced technology for emergency medical care.

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

  • A National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. For more than a century, Roswell Park’s physician-scientists have made fundamental contributions to reduce the cancer burden and helped set national standards for cancer care, research and education.

HEALTHeLINK

  • A not-for-profit consortium of regional health care organizations, HEALTHeLINK aims to improve the delivery of care, enhance outcomes and control costs by enabling the secure and meaningful exchange of electronic clinical information.