FLATBUSH — SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University celebrated Match Day 2025, where 170 of its graduating medical students discovered their residency placements, marking the transition from medical school to residency training. 79% of this year’s graduating class will remain in New York for their residency training, with more than half choosing to serve in New York City. Notably, 33 graduates will continue their training at Downstate, highlighting its continued dedication to caring for underserved communities, especially throughout New York State.
Downstate graduates will join esteemed institutions that share the school’s commitment to community health, including Maimonides Medical Center here in Brooklyn; Northwell Health, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Montefiore Health System, New York Presbyterian Hospital – Columbia/Cornell and Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University. They aim to ensure that underserved populations receive essential healthcare services while allowing Downstate graduates to train in diverse, high-impact clinical settings.
The Class of 2025 will pursue residencies across 24 specialties, with top choices in Internal Medicine: (19%); Psychiatry: (13%); Anesthesiology: (12%); Emergency Medicine: (7%); General Surgery: (6%); Neurology: (5%); Ophthalmology: (4%); Dermatology: (4%); Diagnostic Radiology: (4%), and Family Medicine: (4%).
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