Did you know? SUNY Downstate Ed.

Institutional Info

100

What neighborhood is SUNY Downstate located in?

East Flatbush

200

How many schools are there in SUNY Downstate?

5

300

Who is the President of SUNY Downstate?

Wayne J. Riley 

400

List one of the emblems on the SUNY Downstate logo.

Rod of Asclepius, Book, and Nitric Oxide molecule 

500

How old is Downstate?

164 years old

Programs & Admissions

100

Name one component of the selection process.

Application or Interviews

200

Name three programs that Downstate offers, except the MD program. 

PA, OT, PT,  Diagnostics Medical Imaging, ASN, Health Informatics, Family NP, Women's Health NP.

300

How many students will the SPRINTER program accept this year?

20

400

How many students will the EME program accept this year?

15

500

What is the required MCAT score for students in the EME program?

500

Public Health

100

Name a governmental public health assistance program.

SNAP, WIC, Medicare, FairFares, etc.

200

List three public health issues.

Food insecurity, housing, healthcare access and affordability, gun violence, intimate partner violence, etc.

300

List three social determinants of health.

Neighborhood and built environment, social and community context, Education, health care access, and economic stability.

400

What is the difference between health equity and health equality?

Health equity means meeting a person's unique needs to achieve optimal health. Health equality means providing equal resources to all people, regardless of their level of need.

500

What office is the central hub for unifying and coordinating pathway program initiatives at SUNY Downstate?

Office for Institutional Equity 

Achievements & Recognition

100

Downstate is the only hospital in Brooklyn that offers transplant surgery for what organ?

Kidney

200

What percentage of medical students got matched into residency last year?

98%

300

What letter grade for health equity did Downstate receive for the 2024-2025 Lown Institute Hospitals Index for Social Responsibility?

A

400

Downstate was awarded the Nobel Prize in what field?

Medicine or Physiology

500

In what year was Downstate awarded the Nobel Prize?

1988

Webinar Event

100

What date is the first session of the 2024 webinar?

October 18th 

200

What date is the second session of the 2024 webinar?

October 22

300

What email address do you send your questions to?

[e-mail]

400

Do you follow the suny_downstate_dear Instagram? 

You will win a special prize if you do!!

500

What must you do to participate in the webinar?

Register