Alumni Association
- Jun 30, 2021
- 4 min
"Don't Give Up": A Q&A with Diane Kaufman, MD' 79
In 2019 Dr. Diane Kaufman, child psychiatrist, poet, author, artist and SUNY Downstate alumna received the Alumni Association's Dr. Frank...
Alumni Association
- Jan 18, 2019
- 1 min
Alumni Today Fall 2018
Note from the Executive Director, Kristian R. Balgobin: The Alumni Association would like to thank our editor, Constance Shames, MD ’63....
Alumni Association
- Jan 17, 2019
- 2 min
A Message from the Alumni Association President: Physician Burnout or Physician Abuse
Since the advent of the Electronic Medical Record (EMR), the practice of medicine has radically changed. EMRs offer the advantage of...
Alumni Association
- Dec 14, 2018
- 2 min
A Message from the Alumni Association President: The Patient Didn’t Fill My Prescription
How often have you had the experience where you have written a prescription for what you felt was the best medication to treat a...
Alumni Association
- Nov 16, 2018
- 2 min
A Message from the Alumni Association President: “Why I Hated Downstate”
What would prompt the President of an Alumni Association to write an article with this title about a school that positively impacted our...