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Alumni Association - College of Medicine

Avenues for Giving

Alumni support is of utmost importance to our medical students. With the average student debt of our graduates exceeding $110,000 tuition scholarship assistance is our #1 priority. Other student programs we support include: Research Fellowships, Mentoring Programs, the Health Care in Developing Countries Elective, the White Coat Ceremony and student publications.

All gifts are welcome.

Please call the Executive Director, Jill Ditchik at 718-270-2075 or e-mail her at alumni@downstate.edu if you have any questions or would like any additional information.

» Methods of Giving to the Alumni Fund of the Alumni Association — College of Medicine

Listed below are various options for making a gift:

Outright Gifts

  • Cash/Checks/Credit Card
  • Stocks/Bonds/Mutual Funds
  • Wire Transfer
  • IRA Transfer

Planned Gifts

  • Wills and Bequests
  • Gifts of Life Insurance
  • Gifts of Retirement Plan Assets

Pledges/Campaign

  • Annual Gift Campaign
  • Alumni Scholarship
  • Class Gifts
  • Over 150 Named Funds

Leadership Societies

We ask you to consider joining one of the Societies named in honor of individuals who have contributed to the rich history of the school. Your contribution will ensure that the College of Medicine will continue to be a Center of Excellence and a vibrant setting for a talented and diverse student body.

Join a Leadership Society

  • the Premier Leadership Society with a gift of $25,000 or more
  • the Millennium Council with a gift of $10,000—24,999
  • the Skene Society with a gift of $7,500—9,999
  • the Flint Society with a gift of $5,000—7,499
  • the Dock Society with a gift of $3,000—4,999
  • the Kountz Society with a gift of $1,000—2,999
  • the Squire Society with a gift of $500—999
  • the Benefactor Society with a gift of $100-499
  • You may also contribute a gift under $100 and join the Patron Society

*When Giving Back please make note of the Society fund name.

Alumni Scholarship Campaign

The Alumni Fund is undertaking a special fundraising effort for student scholarships.  A $1,000 gift entitles you to name a seat in the alumni auditorium with a plaque on the seat and on the honor wall.

Please join us in raising funds for this important Alumni Scholarship Campaign.
Please make a donation »


Class Gifts

Class Funds are earmarked for any of the student programs supported by the Alumni Association.

The following classes have established class funds:

  • Class of 1947
  • Class of 1948
  • Class of 1950
  • Class of 1953
  • Class of 1954
  • Class of 1958
  • Class of 1959
  • Class of 1961
  • Class of 1964
  • Class of 1968
  • Class of 1969
  • Class of 1970
  • Class of 1972
  • Class of 1973
  • Class of 1974
  • Class of 1975
  • Class of 1978
  • Class of 1979
  • Class of 1980
  • Class of 1984
  • Class of 1986
  • Class of 1989
  • Class of 1994
  • Class of 1995


List of Grants

Grants distributed by the Alumni Fund, Alumni Association - College of Medicine For the 2007-2008 academic year.

$140,800 Tuition Scholarships - 53 students
$80,000 Summer Research Fellowships - 25 students
$32,250 Health Care in Developing Countries - 21 students
$20,000 MD/PhD Program - Summer Research - 10 students
$9,500 White Coat Ceremony for first year students
$9,000 Mentoring Program for 222 students and faculty
$8,500 Conferences for Medical Students
$8,000 Admissions Luncheons
$7,000 Match Day and Graduation Activities for Class of 2008
$6,000 Student Run Health Clinic
$5,000 Student Mentoring in Brooklyn (Prism For Youth)
$3,500 Alpha Omega Alpha Activities
$3,500 Transition to Clerkship Luncheon
$3,200 Student and Resident Service Awards
$2,500 Commencement Dinner
$2,500 Student Poetry Booklet
$1,500 American College of Surgeons Meeting
$1,500 Faculty Student Association
$1,400 Student Clinician Ceremony
$1,000 Physical Diagnosis Student Transportation
$1,000 Student Yearbook
$840 Daniel Hale William Society Activities
$500 New England Journal CPC
$500 Silent Auction Book Scholarship
$250 Anatomical Donor Ceremony
$2000 Other Programs
$351,740 Total

If you would like to contribute towards your class please make a donation »