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November 18, 2025 President's Bulletin

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Dr Riley

A Message from President Riley

by Office of the President - November 18 , 2025

As we begin a new academic year, I am pleased to welcome our returning students, faculty, and staff and warmly welcome the new students joining each of our colleges at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University (Downstate).

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Downstate’s Global Health Scholars Release Major Text on International Healthcare Systems

by Office of the President - November 18 , 2025

Downstate’s School of Public Health strengthened its global footprint with the release of Health and Healthcare Systems: A Global View, published by Springer on October 31, 2025. Five faculty members contributed chapters examining health systems...

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Tags: School of Public Health

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Downstate Charts a Responsible Path for AI in Medicine

by Office of the President - November 18 , 2025

Enitza George, M.D., MBA, MSAI, Chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine and Chief Population Health Officer, was an invited panelist at Becker’s Hospital Review’s national webinar, “Proactive, Personalized, Preventive: Redefining...

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Tags: Family Medicine

Vanessa Vales-Lewis

Full Circle: From Downstate Baby to SOHP Assistant Dean

by Office of the President - November 18 , 2025

Some stories truly come full circle. For Vanessa Vales-Lewis, Ph.D., M.Phil., that circle begins and ends at Downstate. Born at University Hospital at Downstate and growing up in Brooklyn, she discovered her passion for science education through...

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Tags: Faculty / Staff, School of Health Professions

Office of the President Riley and Lashawn Peña

First-Gen. First-Class. Fellowship Winner.

by Office of the President - November 18 , 2025

We proudly congratulate Lashawn Peña, a fourth-year student in Downstate’s College of Medicine and MPH candidate at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, on receiving the 2025 William and Charlotte Cadbury Award, the highest honor presented...

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Brooklyn Health Equity Survey

Downstate Launches Brooklyn Health Equity Index Survey

by Office of the President - November 18 , 2025

Downstate took a significant step toward achieving fair and inclusive healthcare in Brooklyn with the launch of the Brooklyn Health Equity Index (BKHI), a new survey tool designed to understand better and address racial and cultural differences in...

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STAR Program Expands Global Reach in HIV Research

by Office of the President - November 18 , 2025

Downstate’s STAR Program is extending its impact far beyond Brooklyn, partnering with communities in Eastern Europe and Central Asia to help strengthen public health systems where HIV continues to grow.

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Strengthening the Nursing Workforce for a Changing Healthcare Landscape

by Office of the President - November 18 , 2025

Under the leadership of Dean Lori Escallier, Ph.D., RN, CPNP-PC, FAAN, Downstate’s College of Nursing is expanding its faculty at a time when nursing schools nationwide face educator shortages.

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Shout Outs

Shout Outs

by Office of the President - November 18 , 2025

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In Case You Missed it

In Case You Missed It

by Office of the President - November 18 , 2025

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