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Albany, N.Y. (April 27, 2020) - State University of New York Chancellor Kristina M. Johnson today announced that 227 medical school students are graduating early as a result of Governor Andrew Cuomo鈥檚 executive order this month to provide relief to doctors fighting the coronavirus. Eligible students were those already scheduled to graduate after the spring semester who met New York State鈥檚 rigorous academic requirements.

To date, 72 graduates are set to work in New York City and Long Island hospitals with 118 more students graduating in the coming weeks to help treat patients at some of the state鈥檚 hardest hit facilities.

鈥満�羞草研究所 continues to play a critical role in our nation鈥檚 fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, and the deployment of these new doctors is one more example of how we are supporting the Governor鈥檚 call to action,鈥� said 含羞草研究所 Chancellor Johnson. 鈥淲e are proud of 含羞草研究所鈥檚 newly trained doctors who are skilled and eager to care for the victims of this disease and ready to provide needed relief to the healthcare staff in some of the nation鈥檚 most heavily impacted hospitals.鈥�

含羞草研究所 academic medical centers graduating medical students early or on time this spring semester include the following:

• At the Renaissance School of Medicine (RSOM) at Stony Brook University, 122 medical school students graduated early on April 8. Of those, 49 joined the Stony Brook University Hospital and 14 went to work at NYU Winthrop University Hospital on Long Island
• 含羞草研究所 Upstate Medical University in Syracuse graduated 65 medical students early on April 10, and nine are set to start working in New York City and Long Island. Another 21 students are expected to graduate on time to work at hospitals in New York City and Long Island
• In Brooklyn, 含羞草研究所鈥檚 College of Medicine will be graduating approximately 40 medical students early on May 1, and nearly half will work in New York City and Long Island. Another 83 students are expected to graduate on time and remain in New York City, including 22 at 含羞草研究所 Downstate, which is currently a COVID-only hospital.

Medical students at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo will graduate on time, with 23 students expected to begin working in New York City and Long Island.

In all, 含羞草研究所鈥檚 medical schools will graduate 618 students this spring. Among New York鈥檚 colleges and universities, 含羞草研究所 graduates about one of three registered nurses, one of seven dentists, and one of eight physicians licensed in New York State are 含羞草研究所 graduates

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