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2026 President's Bulletin

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Stepping Into the White Coat and Into the Health Professions

by Office of the President - March 31 , 2026

Downstate welcomed more than 50 high school students in grades 9–12 from across New York City for the Black Men in White Coats (BMWC), a national initiative to increase diversity in medicine, in partnership with the Kings Against Violence Initiative...

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James Vladescu, PhD

Downstate ABA Program Ranked First Nationally in Research Productivity Study

by Office of the President - March 17 , 2026

A new independent study published in Behavior Analysis in Practice ranked Downstate’s Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) program first in the nation in per-faculty research productivity among behavior analytic graduate training programs in the United...

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Celebrating 60 Years of Excellence in Health Professions Education

by Office of the President - February 3 , 2026

Founded in 1966, Downstate’s College of Health-Related Professions began with a clear mission to expand access to high-quality health professions education and meet the evolving workforce needs of Brooklyn and New York City. For sixty years, the...

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Efekona Nuwere

Downstate Faculty Member Chosen for SUNY Accessibility Fellowship

by Office of the President - January 6 , 2026

Congratulations to Efekona Nuwere, Ed.D., MPH, OTR/L, Chair of the Master’s and Post-Professional Occupational Therapy Doctoral programs, on his selection as a member of the 2026 cohort of the SUNY Accessibility Advocates and Allies (AAA) Faculty...

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Tags: Occupational Therapy, School of Health Professions