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Issue 5

Coordinator Appreciation Week

The People Who Keep GME Moving

by Office of Communications & Marketing - August 14 , 2026

Graduate Medical Education put its people and its future in focus during a week that paired appreciation with professional development.

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Tags: Graduate Medical Education, Residency Program Coordinator Forum

Summer Reset Challenge

Six Weeks to Reset, Recharge, and Move!

by Office of Communications & Marketing - August 14 , 2026

The Employee Assistance Program recently completed its six-week Summer Reset Challenge, bringing Downstate employees together for weekly Cardio and Zumba sessions. Led by EAP Manager Magda Alliancin, Ed.D., CEAP, the program gave colleagues a chance...

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Tags: Employee Assistance Program

Michael H. Augenbraun, MD

When a Tick Bite Becomes Something More

by Office of Communications & Marketing - August 14 , 2026

Ticks are an increasingly familiar concern in New York, but some of the illnesses they carry remain unfamiliar. Slate recently spoke with Downstate infectious disease expert Michael Augenbraun, M.D., for a story examining Bourbon virus, a rare tick-borne...

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Tags: Infectious Diseases

Get Ready

Get READY: Skills That Matter When Seconds Count

by Office of Communications & Marketing - August 14 , 2026

As part of its 60th anniversary, the School of Health Professions is launching Downstate READY, a new initiative that provides Downstate employees with practical emergency response skills they can use at work, at home, and in the community.

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Tags: Occupational Therapy, School of Health Professions

Researchers

Downstate Researchers Find Their Voice

by Office of Communications & Marketing - August 14 , 2026

SUNY is expanding its partnership with the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science, giving faculty and researchers across the SUNY system more opportunities to strengthen their communication, leadership, and engagement skills. The expansion includes...

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Tags: Research

photo of two women

Two New Faculty Members, Two Paths to SOHP

by Office of Communications & Marketing - August 14 , 2026

As the School of Health Professions (SOHP) celebrates its 60th anniversary, the arrival of two new faculty members offers a fitting link between the School’s history and its future. One returns to the place where her career began. The other brings...

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Tags: Faculty / Staff, School of Health Professions