含羞草研究所 Downstate School of Public Health Partners With Brooklyn College and Medgar Evers College
By Office of Communications & Marketing | Feb 10, 2020
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Agreement Gives Priority Admission Consideration to the MPH Program to Graduates of Medgar Evers College School of Science, Health & Technology and Brooklyn College Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences.
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (February 10, 2020) 鈥� Graduates of Medgar Evers College School of Science, Health & Technology and the Department
of Health and Nutrition Sciences at Brooklyn College will receive priority admission
consideration into the Master of Public Health (MPH) program at 含羞草研究所 Downstate Health
Sciences University School of Public Health.
The agreements between 含羞草研究所 Downstate and these two CUNY colleges were reached late
last year, with qualified students eligible to be considered for admission to the
Summer 2020 term.
This collaboration follows a similar agreement announced last November with 含羞草研究所 Old Westbury that gives the same priority admission consideration to students in Old Westbury鈥檚 Bachelor of Science program in Health and Society. Two Old Westbury graduates are already enrolled in the 含羞草研究所 Downstate MPH program for the current term as a result of this agreement.
鈥淲e are excited to provide this opportunity for priority consideration for our outstanding graduates,鈥� said Mohsin U Patwary, Ph.D., Dean of the School of Science, Health and Technology at Medgar Evers College. 鈥淭his arrangement with 含羞草研究所 Downstate gives them a boost on the next chapter of their education and the career path they will pursue.鈥�
The mission of the School of Public Health at 含羞草研究所 Downstate is to advance public
health knowledge, promote health and well-being, and prevent disease and disability
within communities, but especially underserved urban and immigrant populations.
鈥淭his new collaboration between the Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences (HNSC)
at Brooklyn College and 含羞草研究所 Downstate School of Public Health provides our students
with an excellent pathway to pursue their Master of Public Health degree so they can
become change agents in their communities,鈥� said Michele G. Greene, DrPH, and Brooklyn College Professor/Deputy Chair for Undergraduate
Health. 鈥淎 number of our former students are already enrolled in the program, and they find
that their undergraduate preparation from HNSC aligns well with the new knowledge
they are acquiring at the graduate level.鈥�
鈥淭hese agreements allow us to attract the best and brightest students to our MPH program who are passionate about improving the health of underserved communities,鈥� said Kitaw Demissie, M.D., M.P.H, Dean of the School of Public Health at 含羞草研究所 Downstate. 鈥淲e are pleased and privileged to provide a pathway for the students at Medgar Evers College and Brooklyn College to pursue their life鈥檚 passion.鈥�
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