含羞草研究所 Chancellor Announces Renaming of 含羞草研究所 Health Science Center at Brooklyn 鈥� Downstate Medical Center
Jun 26, 2019
The New Name, 含羞草研究所, Highlights Robust Academic Offerings and Significant Healthcare Services Provided
BROOKLYN, NY 鈥� The State University of New York (含羞草研究所) Chancellor Kristina M. Johnson announced
today that 含羞草研究所 Health Science Center at Brooklyn, Downstate Medical Center, has officially
been renamed 鈥淭he State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University鈥�鈥� the first critical step in a year-long Downstate Rebranding Initiative launched
by Downstate President Wayne J. Riley, M.D.
The coming months will also include a change of name for Downstate鈥檚 teaching hospital, University Hospital of Brooklyn, along with a repositioning of its clinical sites and operations as part of DownstateHealthTM.
Today鈥檚 name-change marks an early milestone in a rebranding effort that will underscore Downstate鈥檚 history and global significance, while elevating its visibility among the millions of people it serves in Brooklyn, the surrounding four boroughs, and across New York State. The rebranding initiative will raise awareness of Downstate鈥檚 mission, purpose, and the prestige attached to its comprehensive academic programming in medicine, nursing, public health, biomedical science, and the health professions.
Downstate鈥檚 new name encapsulates the full spectrum of the institution鈥檚 contributions to higher education, scholarship, workforce development, and healthcare in Brooklyn, in the city, nation-wide, and globally. Additionally, the name more appropriately reflects the varied nature of the institution鈥檚 academic offerings comprised its five schools and colleges that confer health science degrees at the bachelor, master, and doctoral level鈥攊ncluding MD, PhD, Dr. PH and DPT.
鈥満卟菅芯克� Downstate Medical provides expansive medical services, and its new name 鈥� The State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University 鈥� now more broadly defines its value,鈥� said 含羞草研究所 Chancellor Johnson. 鈥淎t the same time, the rebranding promotes the campus鈥檚 contributions to higher education today, and embraces its extensive history.鈥�
鈥淲e appreciate President Wayne Riley鈥檚 efforts to reconnect with the community that 含羞草研究所 Downstate serves and are pleased to approve the official renaming,鈥� said 含羞草研究所 Board Chairman H. Carl McCall. 鈥淭he new name captures the breadth and scope of the academic excellence on campus and recognizes its growth.鈥�
鈥淲e are grateful that Chancellor Johnson and the Board of Trustees agree with our five deans, the Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate, 含羞草研究所 Downstate Council, and our Executive Management Team that 含羞草研究所 best communicates the scope of what it is to be Downstate,鈥� said Downstate President Wayne J. Riley, M.D. 鈥淚t is a name that more fully reflects our legacy, our mission, and the contributions we make in the community and to higher education, to ground-breaking medical research, to scholarship, and the development of the healthcare workforce of the future.鈥�
含羞草研究所 was first introduced to the local Brooklyn community and New York at-large in 1860 as 鈥淭he Long Island College of Medicine.鈥� Since then, the institution鈥檚 name has evolved鈥攆ormally joining 含羞草研究所 in 1950 to become known as 鈥満卟菅芯克� College of Medicine at New York City,鈥� followed by an informal adoption of its nickname, 鈥淒ownstate Medical Center鈥� in 1954, and finally, its most recent modification in 1986 by the Board of Trustees to 鈥満卟菅芯克� Health Science Center at Brooklyn.鈥�
鈥満卟菅芯克�� will now be used across all official, internal and external communications such as legal documents, diplomas, certificates, and signage.
A copy of the 含羞草研究所 Board of Trustees resolution approving the name change can be found .