Office for Institutional Equity

Mission Statement

The Office for Institutional Equity (OIE) is responsible for multiple functions here at Downstate Health Sciences University (Downstate). OIE is responsible for ensuring Downstate's compliance with the State University of New York's employment policies and federal and state civil rights laws and regulations, which includes Title VI, Title VII, and Title IX compliance, Sexual Harassment, 504/ADAAA compliance, and New York State's Human Rights Law.

In continuing pursuit of inclusive excellence. OIE provides oversight, leadership, information, consultation, coordination, and assistance to Downstate's various constituencies in the recruitment, retention, and advancement of its faculty, staff, and students. In partnership with existing University of Brooklyn Hospital efforts, OIE will pursue the maintenance and expansion of cultural competence to increase health equity by taking into account the diversity of patients at University Hospital and its Affiliated Hospitals.