SUNY Downstate Medical Center

Description:
Formally known as The State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn but better known to our patients and Brooklyn neighbors as SUNY Downstate Medical Center we are older than the Brooklyn Bridge. We trace our roots back to 1860 when a school of medicine was founded at the Long Island College Hospital. The new college's faculty revolutionized medical education in this country by bringing the teaching of medicine to the hospital bedside, thus rejecting the idea that physicians should be trained exclusively in university lecture halls.

Today, SUNY Downstate is one of the nations leading urban medical centers. SUNY Downstate comprises a College of Medicine, College of Health Related Professions, College of Nursing, School of Graduate Studies, School of Public Health, and University Hospital of Brooklyn.

Mission:
• To provide outstanding education of physicians, scientists, nurses and other healthcare professionals.
• To advance knowledge through cutting edge research and translate it into practice.
• To care for and improve the lives of our globally diverse communities.
• To foster an environment that embraces cultural diversity.

Vision:
SUNY Downstate will be nationally recognized for improving people's lives by providing excellent education for healthcare professionals, advancing research in biomedical science, health care and public health, and delivering the highest quality, patient-centered care.