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To ease everyone's stress I e-mailed them about the requirements of the pre-matriculation list as an alternate student.

I had to e-mail them anyways because I accidentally submitted the "White Coat Form," which had the wrong information in it and also isn't even a requirement for AL students to submit so I had to ask them to please reset that form for me haha.

I look forward to the mini heart attack I'll get when they respond to my e-mail and I get a notification that Downstate has emailed me haha.
 
Does anyone know of anyone getting off the alt list who was placed on it on May 6th?
 
CityMD does complete physicals. If you are uninsured the visit can be hefty (200 bucks), but usually, most workups and shots are included in this fee. So if you don't have a PCP and can't find another alternative, this could be your best bet. However, if you've got a buddy that works at CityMD they can usually waive your co-pay due to the friends and family discount.

Source: Am CityMD employee
 
Anyone else think that the AL movement on Monday was a bit of a mess up on Downstate's part? Like they meant to outright accept those people but sent them an AL email by accident? Why else only accept people that were put on the list the day before?
 
Dr. Vinnie Boombatz said:
Anyone else think that the AL movement on Monday was a bit of a mess up on Downstate's part? Like they meant to outright accept those people but sent them an AL email by accident? Why else only accept people that were put on the list the day before?
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Not sure because similar things happened last cycle too. People were put on the AL only to hear back very soon after
 
shaman97 said:
CityMD does complete physicals. If you are uninsured the visit can be hefty (200 bucks), but usually, most workups and shots are included in this fee. So if you don't have a PCP and can't find another alternative, this could be your best bet. However, if you've got a buddy that works at CityMD they can usually waive your co-pay due to the friends and family discount.

Source: Am CityMD employee
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My apologies for the misinformation. When I called one of the CityMDs they told me they don’t perform physicals which didn’t make much sense but I’m guessing it might be due to COVID-19
 
StudentDrAnon123 said:
My apologies for the misinformation. When I called one of the CityMDs they told me they don’t perform physicals which didn’t make much sense but I’m guessing it might be due to COVID-19
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That’s probably corona related because all the ones I’ve been to definitely did some basic physicals
 
Dr. Vinnie Boombatz said:
Anyone else think that the AL movement on Monday was a bit of a mess up on Downstate's part? Like they meant to outright accept those people but sent them an AL email by accident? Why else only accept people that were put on the list the day before?
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Could be... Alternatively, Monday could have been the first day DS analyzed the number of withdrawals s/p traffic day and noticed they had a fair amount of seats open. Those put on the AL on Sunday were probs ranked high on the list, so DS said “hey why not”

Or...it was an accident lol
 
lalano1230 said:
Hmm I see, I did get a hold of my immunization record just so I can bypass having to be tested again for all my lovely antibodies lol
I guess the most time-consuming forms are these healthforms and we just have to get this in before the class starts. I think as long as we know what to do as soon as we get accepted to acquire these documents, we should be good to go.
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I did e-mail student health and they require the immunizations AND the titers. They said they put up the wrong forms and it was too late to change it.
 
AnonymousDoctorGuyPerson said:
To ease everyone's stress I e-mailed them about the requirements of the pre-matriculation list as an alternate student.

I had to e-mail them anyways because I accidentally submitted the "White Coat Form," which had the wrong information in it and also isn't even a requirement for AL students to submit so I had to ask them to please reset that form for me haha.

I look forward to the mini heart attack I'll get when they respond to my e-mail and I get a notification that Downstate has emailed me haha.
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So they e-mailed me back, but didn't directly answer my questions - here's what was said:

"Thank you for your email and interest in SUNY Downstate Health Science University. A pdf copy of the documents can be upload to the application or emailed. Official transcripts can be sent directly from your school electronically or via mail if electronic is unavailable. Please work with AHA to take a BLS course."
 
AnonymousDoctorGuyPerson said:
So they e-mailed me back, but didn't directly answer my questions - here's what was said:

"Thank you for your email and interest in SUNY Downstate Health Science University. A pdf copy of the documents can be upload to the application or emailed. Official transcripts can be sent directly from your school electronically or via mail if electronic is unavailable. Please work with AHA to take a BLS course."
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I wonder if they really read the email carefully lol the most important question was not answered
 
AnonymousDoctorGuyPerson said:
So they e-mailed me back, but didn't directly answer my questions - here's what was said:

"Thank you for your email and interest in SUNY Downstate Health Science University. A pdf copy of the documents can be upload to the application or emailed. Official transcripts can be sent directly from your school electronically or via mail if electronic is unavailable. Please work with AHA to take a BLS course."
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It has nothing to do with working with AHA If we can’t physically go out and take a course right now. Even the online AHA courses still have an in person skills test
 
So I emailed before and got a reply. The deadline to fulfill most things on the prematric list is July 1. For the things with no email listed or link to submit the forms (i.e. BLS), use the document upload part of the portal. The same place you would submit an LOI.
 
For proof of US citizenship do you just need one document? So is a passport sufficient or are they requesting 2 documents (birth certificate)
 
it doesn't specify. Im sure either is fine since theyre both considered primary evidence of citizenship
 
I don't even think I have a passport that isn't expired LOL. What else can we use?
 
LarsWorld said:
I don't even think I have a passport that isn't expired LOL. What else can we use?
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According to the department of state, primary evidence can be a
"Fully-valid, undamaged U.S. passport (can be expired)" 🙂


Get Citizenship Evidence for a U.S. Passport

How to submit evidence of U.S. citizenship with your U.S. passport application. Examples include birth certificates and naturalization certificates.
travel.state.gov travel.state.gov
 
LarsWorld said:
I don't even think I have a passport that isn't expired LOL. What else can we use?
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I actually believe you can use an expired passport
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premed4549 said:
For proof of US citizenship do you just need one document? So is a passport sufficient or are they requesting 2 documents (birth certificate)
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So when I e-mailed, they said to send the documents to the admissions e-mail. Also, they told me proof of citizenship would be a passport or birth certificate. They gave me no other helpful info lol.
 
avr2020 said:
So when I e-mailed, they said to send the documents to the admissions e-mail. Also, they told me proof of citizenship would be a passport or birth certificate. They gave me no other helpful info lol.
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A passport is sufficient or a birth certificate either or would do.
 
Mikeysmoth said:
Is this the official fb group?
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It’s the only one that exists? It has 55 people now. Not sure if it’s “official”!

Edit: The COM 2023 group has Downstate SAffairs as an admin and this group doesn’t. It’s probably not official, but not sure why it exists/ is the only one searchable. They probably haven’t made the new one yet.
 
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So...are we uploading it to the portal or.. doing both email to admissions and upload to the portal..and are AL people also doing it?
 
BiologyNerd23 said:
It’s the only one that exists? It has 55 people now. Not sure if it’s “official”!

Edit: The COM 2023 group has Downstate SAffairs as an admin and this group doesn’t. It’s probably not official, but not sure why it exists/ is the only one searchable. They probably haven’t made the new one yet.
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I was thinking that group may be for undergrad, since the description says “Welcome Freshman.” Hopefully, admin team will make a group sometime soon. I believe someone earlier in this thread had written it is usually created in mid-May
 
sandewoman said:
I was thinking that group may be for undergrad, since the description says “Welcome Freshman.” Hopefully, admin team will make a group sometime soon. I believe someone earlier in this thread had written it is usually created in mid-May
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hm I don’t think it’s for undergrad because it’s COM and all the people starting are doing the MD program but yeah they will probably make an official one soon.

Also I feel like theres a 99% chance the fall classes are going to be fully online. Some undergrad colleges are doing this and downstate is still a COVID only hospital. Not looking good. :/
 
It’s still only May. Give it some time. We have no idea what August will look like
 
Hey all, absolutely love all the positivity in this thread! Currently sitting on the AL which I got on May 6th. I just got an acceptance yesterday to another SUNY school, however I'd prefer to attend Downstate. Do people think that updating Downstate on the fact that I was accepted to this other school is a good idea? Thanks in advance!
 
nkrav said:
Hey all, absolutely love all the positivity in this thread! Currently sitting on the AL which I got on May 6th. I just got an acceptance yesterday to another SUNY school, however I'd prefer to attend Downstate. Do people think that updating Downstate on the fact that I was accepted to this other school is a good idea? Thanks in advance!
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You can send a letter of intent with that information on it.. but otherwise they can see you’ve been accepted elsewhere at this point I’m pretty sure.
 
BiologyNerd23 said:
hm I don’t think it’s for undergrad because it’s COM and all the people starting are doing the MD program but yeah they will probably make an official one soon.

Also I feel like theres a 99% chance the fall classes are going to be fully online. Some undergrad colleges are doing this and downstate is still a COVID only hospital. Not looking good. :/
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One of the benefits of going to Downstate is the early clinical experience, so I really hope this isn't the case =(((
 
golgibrain said:
It’s still only May. Give it some time. We have no idea what August will look like
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HMS and many many other institutions are switching to online already. So even though the situation is going to be better by August its very possible we will be online. Some schools have totally separate buildings from the hospital but with DS the education building is pretty integrated with the hospital building so I'm sure that plays a huge roll in deciding.

www.bostonglobe.com

Harvard Medical School says incoming students will learn online; UMass Medical School will hold classes on campus - The Boston Globe

The differing decisions announced Wednesday demonstrate the uncertainty facing academic institutions amid the growing uncertainty over the coronavirus pandemic.
www.bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com
 
Just wanted to check and see if anyone emailed admissions on if we are on the waitlist we have to complete everything prior to being accepted or is it just if we are accepted we need to complete that checklist?
 
For those who will be proving NYS residency via bank statements. Can we cover the actual bank info.? I doubt they need to know how much are in in my checking/savings
 
hanginginthere13 said:
Just wanted to check and see if anyone emailed admissions on if we are on the waitlist we have to complete everything prior to being accepted or is it just if we are accepted we need to complete that checklist?
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Try to complete as much as you can by July 1
 
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