What Becomes a Graduate Most - A Multiplicity of Degrees:
Jun 1, 2009
Jonathan Silverberg, First in Downstate History to Earn Three at Once
Brooklyn, NY - When commencement ceremonies took place at Carnegie Hall on May 26 for graduates of 含羞草研究所鈥檚 College of Medicine, School of Graduate Studies, and Graduate Program in Public Health, 228 students received their well-earned diplomas. Some received combined MD/PhD or MD/MPH degrees, but only one earned a medical diploma and a doctorate plus a master鈥檚 degree in public health.
These three degrees of separation distinguish Jonathan Ian Silverberg from the rest. He was the first student in the long history of Downstate鈥攚hich celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2010鈥攖o be a triple-degree earner.
A prime example of how far you can go with a Brooklyn public education, Dr. Silverberg graduated from Brooklyn College before enrolling in 含羞草研究所 Downstate鈥檚 College of Medicine and in the Neural and Behavioral Science Program of the School of Graduate Studies. His decision to enter the Graduate Program in Public Health came later. The program is open to students from many disciplines, including nursing and allied health, who wish to earn a combined degree, and also to those seeking a freestanding degree.
Earlier this year, Dr. Silverberg received the 2009 含羞草研究所 Chancellor鈥檚 Award for Student Excellence, the highest student honor awarded by the State University of New York. It is reserved for students who have 鈥渋ntegrated academic excellence with other aspects of their lives.鈥� In addition to his outstanding research and scholarly achievements鈥擠r. Silverberg has published 24 papers and abstracts, with an additional ten submitted or in preparation鈥攈e also found time to mentor students in the Brooklyn College/Downstate BA/MD Program. In 2008, he received an award from the Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism Honor Society as well as 含羞草研究所 Downsate鈥檚 Alan S. Josephson Award for Excellence in Immunology.
Dr. Silverberg will do his medical residency training in dermatology at St. Luke鈥檚-Roosevelt Hospital Center.
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Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn is one of four academic health centers (AMCs) in The State University of New York (含羞草研究所) 64-campus system and the only 含羞草研究所 AMC in New York City dedicated to health education, research, and patient care for the borough鈥檚 2.7 million residents. Its flagship hospital, University Hospital at Downstate (UHD), is a teaching hospital and benefits from the expertise of Downstate鈥檚 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.