Public medical school in Brooklyn offering medicine, nursing, public health, and health professions degrees.
SUNY Downstate comprises five schools: College of Medicine, School of Public Health, College of Nursing, School of Health Professions, and School of Graduate Studies. The institution offers Bachelor's, Master's, MD, PhD, DPH, and DPT degrees. The College of Medicine provides multiple pathways including joint degree programs (MD/PhD, MD/MPH) and specialized tracks in Medical Education, Clinical Neuroscience, and Global Health. The university operates a major research complex and biotechnology facilities.
The College of Medicine is located at 450 Clarkson Avenue in Brooklyn, with preclinical learning at the Health Sciences Education Building (395 Lenox Road). Clinical training occurs across multiple affiliated hospitals including SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn Veterans Administration Hospital, Lenox Hill Hospital, North Shore University Hospital, Staten Island University Hospital, and New York Methodist Hospital.
The 2018 entering class averaged an undergraduate GPA of 3.74 and MCAT score of 514. The medical school received 5,390 applications for 203 first-year spots in that cycle. Students participate in clubs and organizations spanning human rights, music, ethics, specialty interests, and global health. The institution operates the Anne Kastor Brooklyn Free Clinic, a student-run facility serving uninsured populations.
In 2015, SUNY Downstate students matched to nearly 18% of all offered EM/IM combined residency positions, with 26 additional students matching to emergency medicine programs at institutions including UCLA and University of Pittsburgh. The university maintains chapters of Sigma Xi (since 1969) and Alpha Omega Alpha honor societies.