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SUNY Downstate Medical Center – College of Medicine (Brooklyn, NY)

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Program Overview

SUNY Downstate Medical Center – College of Medicine (Brooklyn, NY)

Secondary Deadline

January 4, 2027

Secondary Fee

$100

FAP Waiver

Yes

Casper Required

Screens Applications

Yes

Accepts Application Updates

Mission

The College of Medicine’s primary mission is to make high-quality education available to New York State’s next generation of health professionals. On a broader level, our work has the potential to influence the future of the medical profession and the network of social institutions that support the provision of health care. To do this, we must educate our students, preparing them to be competent and caring physicians in the scientific and social context in which they will work. Through basic and clinical research, we must advance the understanding of basic mechanisms underlying health and disease and develop new strategies for the prevention and treatment of illness. Lastly, we have the opportunity to serve as leaders of the health-related network in our community in order to foster quality health care for the residents of Brooklyn and neighboring boroughs.

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Vision

Describe what personal, urban experiences prepare you to live and study in New York City.

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Values

Will you be attending college full-time as of September 15? If no, please describe your activities for the period of September 15 to July 1

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Application Cycles

2026-2027

Application Cycle

All questions have a 250-word limit.

1. Please describe your activities for the period of September 15 to July 1: (no limit)

2. What will be your support system while in medical school? (Limit 150 words)

3. Describe what personal, urban experiences prepare you to live and study in New York City (Limit 150 words)

4. Why do believe you are a good fit for SUNY Downstate? (Limit 300 words)

5. What is your experience with diversity, health equity and social justice? (Limit 300 words)

2025-2026

Application Cycle

All questions have a 250-word limit.

1. Please describe your activities for the period of September 15 to July 1: (no limit)

2. What will be your support system while in medical school? (Limit 150 words)

3. Describe what personal, urban experiences prepare you to live and study in New York City (Limit 150 words)

4. Why do believe you are a good fit for SUNY Downstate? (Limit 300 words)

5. What is your experience with diversity, health equity and social justice? (Limit 300 words)

2024-2025

Application Cycle

All questions have a 250-word limit.

1. Are there any periods longer than 3 months, from the time you graduated from high school to now, when you were not employed full time or in college full-time? (no word count)

2. Will you be attending college full time as of September 15? If no, please describe your activities for the period of September 15 to July 1. (no word count)

3. What will be your support system while in medical school? (Limit 150 words)

4. Describe what personal, urban experiences prepare you to live and study in New York City. (Limit 150 words)

5. If you had a completed application to the College of Medicine in a prior application cycle, please highlight any changes since your previous application in a list with dates.

If this question does not apply to you, enter “not applicable” in the text box below. (Limit 150 words)

6. Why do believe you are a good fit for SUNY Downstate? (Limit 300 words)

7. What is your experience with diversity, health equity and social justice? (Limit 300 words)

2023-2024

Application Cycle

All questions have a 250-word limit.

1. Will you be attending college full-time as of September 15? If no, please describe your activities for the period of September 15 to July 1. (no word count)

2. What will be your support system while in medical school? (150 words)

3. Describe what personal, urban experiences prepare you to live and study in New York City. (150 words)

4. If you had a completed application to the College of Medicine in a prior application cycle, please highlight any changes since your previous application in a list with dates. If this question does not apply to you, enter “not applicable” in the text box below. (150 words)

5. Why do you believe you are a good fit for SUNY Downstate? (300 words)

6. What is your experience with diversity, health equity and social justice? (300 words)

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