The Center-wide Faculty Development Initiative is an interdisciplinary collaborative effort to improve health care education at Downstate, to enhance students and faculty satisfaction and to catalyze educational dialogue.
Founded in 2007 by the deans of all of Downstate's colleges and their designees with strong library support the initiative has created several successful interdisciplinary educational events. There are numerous ongoing projects that aim at fulfilling its vision and mission.
This website will provide a tool for identifying educational resources, announcing relevant events, and to create a forum for information exchange.