Lasante Comprehensive Care Center (Brooklyn, NY)

Setting: Outpatient-based comprehensive care facility (not a typical clinic — offers multidisciplinary services across Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, OB-GYN, Dental, and Primary Care)

Departments Available: Internal Medicine, Primary Care, Pediatrics, OB-GYN, Family Medicine

Type: Structured outpatient rotation under attending physicians

Key Faculty: Alumni of Cook County, faculty affiliate & professor of IM at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, renowned for mentorship and U.S. residency placement

Notable Advantage: Acts as one of the primary outpatient feeders to SUNY Downstate Medical Center; annually contributes to 3–4 successful internal medicine matches at SUNY Downstate Peer

Learning: Rotations often occur alongside 8–10 U.S. and international students, enhancing collaborative learning

Note: While this is an outpatient setting, the rotation’s impact on SUNY Downstate residency placement makes it uniquely valuable compared to traditional outpatient experiences