Guest sophiepa2015 Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Hi everyone, I would like to hear to opinions of everyone, especially current students of this program, who can shed some light on the pros and cons of the program. This program is tied for first place with Sophie Davis for me and I'd like to have an idea as to which program is better in terms of reputation, academic quality and support, clinical experiences, and cohort diversity with a balanced mix of ethnicities and backgrounds. Thanks so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubyPA Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Hi, I’m a PA student at Downstate currently in my clinical year. I have rotated with a few PA students from CUNY Sophie Davis’ program and I think Downstate is comparatively the better choice. I’ve heard that the faculty is not very supportive at CUNY and they don’t have as many clinical site options as Downstate does. They have also told me that their clinical skills lab was lacking due to budget constraints and they did not feel comfortable performing things like venipuncture and IVs. In my opinion, Downstate is the better option.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sophiepa2015 Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 31 minutes ago, rubyPA said: Hi, I’m a PA student at Downstate currently in my clinical year. I have rotated with a few PA students from CUNY Sophie Davis’ program and I think Downstate is comparatively the better choice. I’ve heard that the faculty is not very supportive at CUNY and they don’t have as many clinical site options as Downstate does. They have also told me that their clinical skills lab was lacking due to budget constraints and they did not feel comfortable performing things like venipuncture and IVs. In my opinion, Downstate is the better option. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Thanks so much! This was very helpful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan25 Posted February 22, 2019 Share Posted February 22, 2019 On 12/8/2018 at 9:20 PM, rubyPA said: Hi, I’m a PA student at Downstate currently in my clinical year. I have rotated with a few PA students from CUNY Sophie Davis’ program and I think Downstate is comparatively the better choice. I’ve heard that the faculty is not very supportive at CUNY and they don’t have as many clinical site options as Downstate does. They have also told me that their clinical skills lab was lacking due to budget constraints and they did not feel comfortable performing things like venipuncture and IVs. In my opinion, Downstate is the better option. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Hey Ruby, can you tell me how are Downstate’s clinical sites? Is it reputable, diverse, are there plenty of sites? Hoping to get more insight on this. Thank you so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubyPA Posted July 31, 2019 Share Posted July 31, 2019 On 2/21/2019 at 10:06 PM, Jordan25 said: Hey Ruby, can you tell me how are Downstate’s clinical sites? Is it reputable, diverse, are there plenty of sites? Hoping to get more insight on this. Thank you so much! Downstate's clinical sites are diverse, reputable, and plentiful. They are affiliated with multiple hospitals in the 5 boroughs of NYC. You will get to see all sorts of patients from different backgrounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fayfay Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Hi Ruby! I’m applying to SUNY downstate PA program this month. any tips, recommendations please that you think will help increase the chance to get accepted. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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