School of Health Professions 2025-2026 Dean's Lecture Series
By Office of Communications & Marketing | Sep 1, 2025
6th Edition: "The Value of Interprofessional Education"
The SOHP Dean's Lecture Series is now starting its sixth year.
The purpose of the Lecture Series is to provide Downstate students with value added content in addition to what they are learning in their base curricula to position them to be leading thinkers and influencers in their disciplines. Although we believe Downstate offers the best education for aspiring healthcare professionals, the reality is that individuals do not have to come to Downstate to become the healthcare professional of their choice. This Lecture Series affords students at Downstate the opportunity to gain additional content exposure beyond their base curricula to give them a competitive edge compared to peer graduates in the same health professions from other institutions. For example, consider how valuable a Downstate educated RN or PT would be in their clinical practice when in addition to base competency in their respective disciplines, they also have knowledge of the "role of culture in healthcare" (topic from year-1 of the Lecture Series), they understand leadership skills beyond their discipline-specific expertise (topic from year-2), they understand how to use data-driven decision making to improve their clinical practices and programs (year-3 topic), they understand the advantages and limitations of telehealth (year-4 topic), and they have a working knowledge of disability to complement their competency in their base disciplines (year-5 topic).
ALL LECTURES WILL TAKE PLACE VIA TEAMS AT 5:00 PM
Lecture #1 - History
Wed, Sep 24
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM EDT
Online event
Meeting ID: 223 662 518 889 7
Passcode: YM6Z2TA7
Dates are subject to change.
Full Schedule
LECTURE #1 - HISTORY
September 24, 2025
Meeting ID: 223 662 518 889 7
Passcode: YM6Z2TA7
LECTURE #2 - INTERDISCIPLINARY VERSUS INTERPROFESSIONAL
October 29TH, 2025
Meeting ID: 261 837 544 274 4
Passcode: 93KD2NW3
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Lecture #3 BENEFITS VERSUS DOWNSIDES
November 19, 2025
Meeting ID: 221 457 915 104 1
Passcode: P28WV2FV
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Lecture #4 - COMPETENCIES INDIVIDUALS NEED
December 17, 2025
Meeting ID: 287 134 778 041 0
Passcode: GL2BM3WV
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Lecture #5 - IMPACT ON PROFESSIONAL IDENTITIES
January 28, 2026
Meeting ID: 231 555 750 479 6
Passcode: WJ3V54FC
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Lecture #6 - IMPACT ON HEALTHCARE OUTCOMES
February 25, 2026
Meeting ID: 286 493 433 039 6
Passcode: XK7VW97O
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Lecture #7 - GETTING STARTED
March 25, 2026
Meeting ID: 260 263 790 027 9
Passcode: TZ3K6GR9
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Lecture #8 - REAL LIFE EXEMPLARS IN HEALTHCARE
April 29, 2026
Meeting ID: 236 465 392 777 0
Passcode: SE9XP63I
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Lecture #9 - HOW TO MEASURE IT
May 27, 2026
MEETING ID: 275 445 269 397 7
PASSCODE: T25AV9OJ
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