students wearing white coats at a ceremony in the great hall of shepard hall

CUNY School of Medicine

The CUNY School of Medicine welcomed its first class of students in fall 2016. This innovative curriculum builds on the successful Sophie Davis Biomedical Education Program, which was founded in 1973 to meet the health care needs of underserved communities and to increase diversity in the medical profession. Named in honor of Sophie Davis, the Sophie Davis Biomedical Education Program has recruited more underrepresented populations into medicine, increased medical services in underserved areas, and increased the availability of primary care physicians. The current program fast tracks a Bachelor of Science degree and an M.D. degree in seven years. The Physician Assistant Program is a separate 28-month program leading to a master of science degree and certification as a physician assistant.

At a time when disparities in healthcare—who has access to care and who gets to practice—are increasing, philanthropy plays an even greater role in the success of our students. Your support will allow us to continue to recruit talented students, regardless of their financial background, into medicine. Through investments in our faculty and research programs, we will help train future generations of primary care physicians and meet the health care needs of our inner cities.

2016 White Coat Ceremony

With donor support, we will be able to:

  • Provide financial assistance, such as scholarships and emergency grants, to all talented students.

  • Enrich the educational experience student activities funds and lectureship series.

  • Strengthen the research infrastructure for faculty and students through the creation of endowed professorships, fellowships, and seed funding grants.

  • Recruit and retain top educators and researchers through the naming and establishment of faculty chairs and professorships.


     

Contact for Giving

Clifford Wasser
Director of Development
CUNY School of Medicine / Sophie Davis Biomedical Program
Harris Hall, 106
160 Convent Avenue
New York, NY 10031
p: 212-650-8590
f: 212.650.6184
cwasser@med.cuny.edu
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Dee Dee Mozeleski
Senior Vice President, Office of Institutional Advancement, Communications, & External Relations; Senior Advisor to the President; and Executive Director, The Foundation for City College
T: 212.650.8208
M: 914.216.9797
E: dmozeleski@ccny.cuny.edu

Annika Luedke
Director, Corporate Relations and Foundations Grants 
T: 212.650.8647
M: 929.331.7551
E: aluedke@ccny.cuny.edu

Carmen René Green, M.D.

"With your support, the CUNY School of Medicine will play an increasingly important role in our country's ability to address the shortage of primary care physicians and meet the needs of underserved communities. All of this begins with providing talented students, regardless of their financial background, with a high-quality education. Join us on this noble mission."

- Carmen René Green, M.D.
Dean
Anna and Irving Brodsky Medical Professor
Professor. Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership

Last Updated: 09/10/2024 19:13