SUNY Downstate Medical Center

Economic

With 8,000 employees, Downstate is the fourth largest employer in Brooklyn.

60% of Downstate's workforce resides in Brooklyn; of our nurses, 75% are Brooklyn residents. Downstate's estimated economic impact is over $2 billion. For every dollar invested in Downstate, $12 are returned to the local economy.

Leader in Biotechnology

Downstate is leading efforts to bring biotechnology industry to Brooklyn and New York City.

• Advanced Biotechnology Incubator and Park
• BioBAT at the Brooklyn Army Terminal

Social Impact

75 community outreach programs

Community Service Program links students to community programs

Center for Community Health Promotion and Wellness - free screenings, health lectures

Pipeline programs science enrichment programs for students interested in health careers

Affordable Access to Medical Education

• 55% of all students are minorities.
• 41% are Brooklyn residents; 70% New York City residents.
• Age range is 20 to 64 years old.
• 75% receive financial aid.

Serving New York State's Health Education Needs

Leader in Physician Education:

• More New York City physicians have trained at Downstate than at any other medical school.
• In some specialties, Downstate has trained more than half the borough's physicians.
• First among New York State medical schools in the number of minority students and eighth nationally.
• Eighth in the number of graduates who hold faculty appointments at American medical schools – ahead of Johns Hopkins, NYU, UCSF, Cornell, and Yale.
• Eleventh in the number of sitting chairs at American medical schools.
• Fourth nationally - only behind the 3 Historically Black Medical Colleges - in the number of minority faculty on staff.
• 66% increase in applicants in the last 6 years (from 3,250 to 5,351) compared to an increase in the national applicant pool of only 17%.
• In the top decile in the nation in terms of the number of graduates who match each year – in 2012, 99% of Downstate students matched compared to 95% nationally.
• First among all schools in New York State in the number of under-represented students.

Leader in Nursing Education:

• College of Nursing grant awards total $1.6 million.
• Accelerated BS in Nursing Program designated by HRSA as a "Best Practice" model - one of only 7 programs nationwide
• Nursing Dean Daisy Cruz Richman, EdD, is one of 6 deans appointed to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing's National Task Force that is revising core competencies for the baccalaureate nursing degree.

Leader in Health Professions Education:

• Only college in Brooklyn offering the MS degree in Medical Informatics
• Only college in the tri-state area offering the BS degree in Sonography
• Only public college in NYC offering a combined BS/DPT in Physical Therapy
• First midwifery education program in the US accredited by the American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM) to accept students with backgrounds other than nursing.
  

Leader in Graduate Studies:

• PhD degrees in Cell Biology and Neural and Behavioral Science
• MS and PhD degrees in Biomedical Engineering offered jointly with Polytechnic University

Leader in Public Health:

• First public School of Public Health in New York City

Centers and Major Laboratories:

• Brooklyn Center for Health Disparities
• Northeast Terrorism Preparedness, Training, Education, and Research Center
• Center for Cardiovascular Muscle Research
• Cancer Research Focus Group
• Center for Treatment and Study of Endometriosis
• Henri Begleiter Neurodynamics Laboratory (Genetics of Alcoholism)
• HIV Center
• Alzheimer's Disease Research Program
• Center for Biomedical Imaging
• Center for Drug Delivery
• Center for Neurorobotics and Neuroengineering
• Largest concentration of scientists in the country studying memory disorders.
• December 2006 - Recognized in Science magazine for a “Top Ten Science Breakthrough of the Year.”
• Birthplace of MRI - first human studies performed at SUNY Downstate

Technologies Developed and Available for Licensure:

John Chapin - “Roborat” Technology, Homeland Security
Helen Durkin - Allergen Suppressing Therapies
Elizabeth Kornecki - Drugs for Cardiovascular Disorders
Seth Manoach - Pelvic Splint for Trauma
Josef Michl - Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis
Alexsandr Pekar - Endotracheal Tube Introducer
Todd Sacktor - Drug Screen to Treat Neurological Disorders
Henri Tiedge - Early State Breast Cancer Diagnosis