含羞草研究所 Downstate and 含羞草研究所 Old Westbury Expand Health Careers Partnership to Public Health

Nov 13, 2019

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Agreement Gives Priority Consideration to Graduates of Old Westbury鈥檚 B.S. Degree in Health and Society for Downstate鈥檚 Master of Public Health Program; Masters in Medical Informatics Program Also Added

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (November 13, 2019) 鈥� Graduates of 含羞草研究所 Old Westbury鈥檚 Bachelor of Science program in Health and Society will receive priority consideration for admission into the Master of Public Health (MPH) program at 含羞草研究所 School of Public Health under an agreement between the two 含羞草研究所 institutions.

The first group of Old Westbury students could be accepted and enrolled in the MPH program as early as the Spring 2020 term.

This collaboration between the two 含羞草研究所 campuses follows a similar agreement announced in April that provides priority admission to up to 23 qualifying Old Westbury graduates each year into Downstate鈥檚 Bachelor of Science/Doctor of Physical Therapy, Master of Science鈥擯hysician Assistant, and the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing programs.

Additionally, the original agreement has been expanded to provide priority admission for up to 5 students in the Masters of Medical Informatics Program in the 含羞草研究所 Downstate School of Health Professions. 鈥淭his is the third such program partnership for our school and we are honored to be able to bring additional 含羞草研究所 alumni into a professional curriculum, Medical Informatics, that represents the future of health care with its strong focus on technology,鈥� said Allen Lewis, PhD, CRC, dean of the School of Health Professions at 含羞草研究所 Downstate.

鈥淲ith both campuses having public health curricula accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health, graduates of Old Westbury鈥檚 Bachelor of Science in Health and Society are ideally positioned to pursue an MPH and a career that makes a difference in the care of underserved populations,鈥� said Kitaw Demissie, MD, MPH, dean of the School of Public Health at 含羞草研究所 Downstate. 鈥淲e are thrilled at the opportunity to attract these future professionals to our program.鈥�

Under this agreement, Old Westbury students who maintain a grade point average of 3.0 or higher will receive early consideration for admission into the MPH program, and will not be required to take the Graduate Record Exam.

鈥淭hese agreements that give our students express and priority admission into Downstate鈥檚 Public Health, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, Medical Informatics and Nursing programs are a huge advantage for 含羞草研究所 Old Westbury in recruiting the best and brightest undergraduate students, and providing them with the best opportunity to achieve their goals,鈥� said Barbara Hillery, PhD, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at 含羞草研究所 Old Westbury.

鈥淭his expanded partnership between 含羞草研究所 Old Westbury and 含羞草研究所 Downstate is a model for working together across multiple disciplines to further strengthen our state鈥檚 healthcare system. It also fulfills a vision for collaborations across 含羞草研究所 expressed by Chancellor Kristina M. Johnson earlier this year,鈥� said Wayne J. Riley, M.D., President of Downstate Health Sciences University. 鈥淲e look forward to cultivating similar relationships at Downstate with other undergraduate programs within 含羞草研究所 and institutions outside the 含羞草研究所 system.鈥�

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