About Us

The Department of Family & Community Medicine at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is committed to teaching and promoting the specialty of family medicine, caring for the community, and supporting our institution by:

• Providing comprehensive, high quality, culturally-sensitive primary health care.
• Educating physicians, residents, students and other health care professionals.
  Providing a compatible environment for the practice of family medicine.
• Conducting research for the benefit of health care professionals, patients, and families.
• Initiating scholarly and enriching activities within the department.

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