
A Call for Mentors
As many of you know the Alumni Association encourages involvement, investment, and initiative. One of the ways alumni can become involved...
Alumni Association
Jul 25, 20191 min read
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Lavender Graduation 2019
In 1995 Ronni Sanlo, Ed.D, Director Emeritus of the UCLA Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center organized the first Lavender Graduation....
Alumni Association
Jun 27, 20191 min read
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SUNY Downstate Commencement 2019
On May 21st the Class of 2019 were no longer medical students, but doctors, who joined the ranks of many before them to become alumni of...
Alumni Association
Jun 27, 20191 min read
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Match Day 2019
The Alumni Association is very proud of the Class of 2019. Catch some of the excitement below!
Alumni Association
Mar 15, 20191 min read
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First Year Medical Students iPad Giveaway! 2018
On Monday, September 10, 2018, first-year College of Medicine students, MS1, lined up outside the Alumni Association office filled with...
Alumni Association
Sep 14, 20181 min read
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Student Profile: Eric Hirsch
Hometown: I grew up in Cedarhurst, a suburb just outside of New York City. Where did you complete your undergraduate education? What did...
Alumni Association
Sep 14, 20183 min read
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White Coat Ceremony 2018
The White Coat Ceremony began in 1993 at Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons. It was created by Dr. Arnold Gold and...
Alumni Association
Aug 15, 20181 min read
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Class Notes: August 2018
Herbert Freilich, MD ’56 is proud to announce that his grandson Michael Freilich is starting Downstate Medical School and will be...
Alumni Association
Aug 15, 20181 min read
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Student Profile: Aishat Bakare, COM’19
Hometown: Queens, New York Where did you complete your undergraduate education? What did you study? Johns Hopkins University. Public...
Alumni Association
Aug 15, 20182 min read
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A Call for LGBTQ Mentors
Every year during June, Pride Month is celebrated. It commemorates the Stonewall Riots of 1969, which were a response to the raid of...
Alumni Association
Jun 15, 20181 min read
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Student Profile: Akya Myrie
Hometown: I was delivered at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and grew up here in Canarsie, Brooklyn NY. I hope to serve as a physician here...
Alumni Association
Jun 15, 20183 min read
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Children of Alumni Information Session
COM – Save the Date (July 2018) Calling all Children of Alumni who are College Juniors, Senior, and College Graduates interested in...
Alumni Association
Jan 31, 20181 min read
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Notice for Medical Student Small Group Facilitators
Facilitators Needed for Medical Student Small Groups The Alumni Association has been approached by Andrew Adler MD ‘72, Associate...
Alumni Association
Jan 30, 20182 min read
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Alumni Today 2017 Edition
Note from the Executive Director, Eric T. Shoen-Ukre: Our 2017 Alumni Today magazine is arriving in mailboxes as we speak. We are...
Alumni Association
Dec 27, 20171 min read
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Winter Celebration 2017
On December 6, 2017 the Alumni Association hosted a Winter Celebration for the College of Medicine Alumni and the current medical...
Alumni Association
Dec 14, 20171 min read
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Student Profile – Malcolm Winkle
This month’s SUNY Downstate College of Medicine student profile is of Malcolm Winkle, class of 2018. Malcolm completed his undergraduate...
Alumni Association
Nov 6, 20172 min read
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First Year Student Profile – Ana Maria Lopez
This month’s special edition student profile is of first year medical student Ana Maria Lopez, class of 2021. In this profile she...
Alumni Association
Sep 8, 20171 min read
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First Year Medical Students iPad Giveaway! 2017
After much anticipation, first year Medical Students, MS1, came to the Alumni Association office filled will jubilation to pick up their...
Alumni Association
Aug 31, 20172 min read
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Class of 2017 Commencement Recap
The Class of 2017 Commencement of the College of Medicine, the School of Graduate Studies, and the School of Public Health of the SUNY...
Alumni Association
May 30, 20171 min read
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SUNY Downstate News March 2017
SUNY Downstate medical students excelled in the 2017 National Residency Match, passing the national average. Also, 71% of Graduates will...
Alumni Association
Apr 14, 20171 min read
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