SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

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SurgeryUniversity BasedBrooklyn, NY

Size

18 / year · 59 total

Training length

5 yr

Schedule

75 hrs / week

EMR

Allscripts / Altera

Other · SUNY/DOWNSTATE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BROOKLYN

USMLE Step 2 CK234–266

200280

Interview rate by signal

Signal16×
32%
None
2%

Interview rate by degree

US MD
13%
US DO
11%
US IMG
8%
Non-US IMG
7%

Applications per year

1,792

2022

1,816

2023

1,876

2024

1,791

2025

1,675

2026

Compensation

$69,608 (−9%)

Cost of living

$2,655/mo (+12%)

By year

Yr	Pay	Vac	Sick
Year 1	$69,608	20	15
Year 2	$74,481	20	15
Year 3	$78,937	20	15
Year 4	$83,396	20	15
Year 5	$87,847	20	15

Trainee mix

Degree

US MD63%
DO2%
IMG33%

Sex

Female53%
Male47%

Tracks & recognition

Research / fellow

Interview Pool Demographics

By degree

US MD
51%
Non-US IMG
23%
US IMG
19%
US DO
7%

By signal

Sent
86%
Did Not Send
14%

Applicants by signal

Did Not Send
74%
Sent
26%

Student type

This program Surgery avg

US MD Graduates
62%
61%
Non-US IMG
31%
9%
US-IMG
7%
9%
US DO Graduates
0%
21%

Sex

This program Surgery avg

Women
59%
50%
Men
41%
50%
Another Gender
0%
0%
Did Not Report
0%
0%

Race / ethnicity

This program Surgery avg

Asian
34%
23%
White
25%
59%
Black or African American
16%
8%
Hispanic, Latino, or of Spanish Origin
15%
12%
Did Not Report
10%
10%
Other
8%
8%
Middle Eastern or North African
5%
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
0%
1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0%
0%

Home state

Out-of-State
51%
In-State
49%

Med school state

Out-of-State
77%
In-State
23%

Career plans

Practice Full-time
0%

Top medical schools

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University College of Medicine
26%
St. George's University School of Medicine
5%
Drexel University College of Medicine
3%
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
3%
Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine
3%
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
3%

Exam history

Never Failed
99%
Ever Failed
1%

Training sites

SUNY/DOWNSTATE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF BROOKLYN
BROOKLYN, NY
Primary
- 208 staffed beds
- 7,841 discharges
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · 19.9M (2024)
- One of six published rotation locations; campus-wide conferences held at Downstate
From published listing
SOUTH BROOKLYN HEALTH
BROOKLYN, NY
Participating
- 211 staffed beds
- 12,022 discharges
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · 19.9M (2024)
- Formerly Coney Island Hospital
From published listing
KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER
BROOKLYN, NY
Participating
- 304 staffed beds
- 15,245 discharges
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · 19.9M (2024)
From published listing
New York-Harbor VA Medical Center- Brooklyn Campus
Brooklyn, NY
Participating
From published listing
BROOKDALE HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER
BROOKLYN, NY
Participating
- 368 staffed beds
- 19,115 discharges
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · 19.9M (2024)
From published listing
Memorial Sloan Kettering
NY
Participating
From published listing

Population is the Census city or metro of the hospital location, not a hospital catchment.

Program Details

Schedule

Avg hours/week (Y1)75
Max hours on duty (Y1)24
Night floatYes
MoonlightingNo

Application

Application systemERAS
NRMP codes1426440C0, 1426440P0
ACGME ID4403521237

Requirements

Letters of rec

Letters3–4
Chair letterNo
Faculty letterYes
Specialty letterNo

Visas

J-1 through ECFMG Yes
F-1 Yes

Interviews

Interview typeVirtual
Video interviewNo
Interview periodNov 9, 2026 – Jan 8, 2027