SUNY Downstate Medical Students Excel in 2017 National Residency Match
Mar 21, 2017
71 Percent of Graduates to Train in New York State; Downstate Surpasses National Average
Brooklyn, NY – Fourth-year students at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University’s College of Medicine had a strong showing on Match Day on March 17, the annual event at which future physicians learn where they will spend the next three to seven years receiving advanced medical training.
A total of 190 SUNY Downstate students – 99.5 percent of the graduating class – secured a residency slot through the National Resident Matching Program for 2017. The national average for United States allopathic medical schools was 94.3 %.
Residents of New York State will benefit from the students educated at SUNY Downstate. Seventy-one percent of Downstate’s graduating medical students – a total of 134 graduates – have committed to pursuing their residency in New York State, with 91 students remaining in New York City. Twenty-seven students will train at Downstate.
Forty-four percent of the class matched to the primary care specialties. Including obstetrics/gynecology, that number rises to 47 percent. Students matched to programs at Yale, Columbia, Weill-Cornell, Einstein, Mount Sinai, Hofstra Northwell, Maimonides, and NYU, among others.
For more information about Match Day 2017 at SUNY Downstate, please visit: Match Day. For information regarding the National
Resident Matching Program, please see: http://www.nrmp.org/press-release-2017-nrmp-main-residency-match-the-largest-match-on-record/ .
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About SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn is one of four academic health centers (AMCs) in The State University of New York (SUNY) 64-campus system and the only SUNY AMC in New York City dedicated to health education, research, and patient care for the borough’s 2.7 million residents. Its flagship hospital, University Hospital at Downstate (UHD), is a teaching hospital and benefits from the expertise of Downstate’s exceptional medical school and world-class academic center research facilities. With a staff of over 800 physicians representing 53 specialties and subspecialties, Downstate offers comprehensive healthcare services to the community.
UHD provides high-risk neonatal and infant services, pediatric nephrology, and dialysis for kidney diseases and is the only kidney transplantation program in Brooklyn. Beyond its clinical expertise, Downstate houses a range of esteemed educational institutions, including its College of Medicine, College of Nursing, School of Health Professions, School of Graduate Studies, and School of Public Health. Downstate fosters innovation through its multifaceted biotechnology initiative, the Biotechnology Incubator and BioBAT, which support early-stage and more mature biotech companies.