Downstate Student-to-Student Site

Once again, many thanks to those who submitted stories! All represent very different aspects of how gender affects our lives in medicine and allied health fields, and with your help, we can keep the dialogue alive. **** Medical student, female One thing I always noticed every time I interviewed at a medical school this past year, [...]

Monday, Feb 13 th, Carrel 5G at 1 pm Everything You Won’t Learn About Abortion and Contraception In Med School Discussion + Hands-on Papaya Aspiration (RSVP for workshop) Speaker: Dr. Linda Prine sponsored by Med Students For Choice Linda Prine, M.D. is a family physician at the Institute for Family Health, a network of 17 health centers…[Read more]

This year, we’re going to do something a little bit different during Sex In Medicine Week. At your suggestion, we’re doing a special personal stories event.  In order to make it happen,  we need your help! We are looking for stories, long or short , about your experience with gender in medical, allied health and public health fields. [...]

Events throughout the week. Scroll over selected dates on event calendar.

Wednesday Feb. 9th @ noon in Room Lecture Hall 1A Jason will speak about his work as an outpatient therapist in Brooklyn, doing risk reduction with Latino adults at risk for getting or giving HIV. He will share the social and cultural challenges that come with talking about sexual health with male clients, both for clients [...]

Monday 22nd, 4PM, Special Functions Room This panel is a conversation between Pauline Park, Founder and Director of New York Association for Gender Rights Advocacy and Dru Levasseur, Transgender Rights Attorney for LAMBDA Legal. The speakers will address the rights, policies, and issues of transgender healthcare. Topics include the debate over…[Read more]

Title: International Reproductive Health and Family Planning Location: Classroom 1A Description: Ms. Burger will discuss her experiences working for various NGOs and UN agencies as an International Reproductive Health Consultant. Her work often involved making trips to third world nations in Africa and South America to assess the local needs and…[Read more]

Title: Everything You Won’t Learn About Abortion & Contraception in Medical School Location: Lecture Hall 1B Description: This is an informative and interactive two-part workshop focusing on abortion and contraception. One hour of the workshop will be spent with Dr. Gentile giving an overview of the different contraceptive methods available to…[Read more]

Title: Being a Good Doctor for ALL of Your Patients: Specific Needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Patients. Location: Lecture Hall 1A Description: The talk will cover homophobic discrimination in the medical field and how to provide equal care in terms of use of language, office environment, and the interview process. Dr. O’Hara will…[Read more]

Title: The Healthcare Provider’s Approach to Sexual Assault Location: Student Center Main Lounge Description: This workshop will discuss the ways that medical professionals should interact with a patient who has been sexually assaulted. Including how to approach them, how to initiate conversation, what questions to ask, etc. The speaker will also…[Read more]

Title: Talking WITH Teens about Sex Location: Alumni Auditorium Description: This multimedia event will feature a live performance by THEO (Teens Helping Each Other – http://www.theoprogram.org), an adolescent peer education theater group at SUNY Downstate, a video conference and short film screening with Nikol Hasler, creator of the…[Read more]

Title: Relationships, Sexuality, and Disability Location: Student Center Main Lounge Description: Presenters from the Self-Advocacy Association of New York State will focus on debunking the myths, stereotypes and prejudice that are so often cast upon the sexuality of people with developmental disabilities. Self-Advocates will share personal…[Read more]

Title: Transgender Healthcare Location: Special Functions Room Description: This panel is a conversation between Pauline Park, Founder and Director of New York Association for Gender Rights Advocacy and Dru Levasseur, Transgender Rights Attorney for LAMBDA Legal. The speakers will address the rights, policies, and issues of transgender healthcare.…[Read more]