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The New York City Metropolitan Board of Health was the first modern municipal public health authority in the United States. It was founded in 1866 by the New York City Common Council [1] at a suggestion by the New York Academy of Medicine, following a campaign led by Dr. Stephen Smith. [2]
The SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University was founded in 1860 as the Long Island College of Medicine. The site where the Downstate Medical Center stands was purchased in 1946. In 1950, the state university merged with Long Island College Hospital to form SUNY Downstate Medical Center. [6] Later, the university was called The State ...