Downstate Health09/09/2025 04:30:00 AMIn a trailblazing achievement, the Downstate Institutional Review Board (IRB) earned CARE-Q certification, becoming the first institution outside California to achieve this distinction since CARE-Q opened the process outside the University of California system. This milestone reflects Downstate’s leadership in advancing research protections and setting a new standard for excellence across SUNY and beyond.Office of the President/var/staging/oucampus/suny-downstate/downstate/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2025/09-09/care-q-certification.xmlDownstate Health