SUNY Downstate clinical assistant professor Dr. Robert Gore to be honored with 鈥淐andle in the Dark鈥� award from Morehouse College
By Office of Communications & Marketing | Feb 4, 2021
MEDIA CONTACT: Dawn S. Walker | dawn.walker@downstate.edu | 917-439-9666
Dr. Gore Honored Alongside U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock, Darren Walker, Kenneth Frazier, And More at 33rd Annual 鈥淎 Candle in the Dark鈥� Gala
Brooklyn, NY - Morehouse College announced this week that Dr. Robert Gore, an assistant professor
at SUNY Downstate, will receive its 鈥淐andle in the Dark鈥� Award at their 33rd Annual 鈥淎 Candle in the Dark鈥� Gala set to take place virtually on February 13 at 7:30pm.
The 鈥淐andle in the Dark鈥� award recognizes excellence in a variety of fields, including
athletics, business, education, entertainment, government, law, military service,
religion and science and technology in non-Morehouse graduates. The 鈥淎 Candle in the
Dark鈥� Gala is a part of Morehouse College鈥檚 Founder鈥檚 Week, and this year includes
programming from Chris Tucker, Rev. Ernest Andrew Brooks and Isabel Wilkerson. Dr.
Gore is being honored for his work not only in expanding the diversity of the medical
field, but also his efforts to reduce youth violence via the Kings Against Violence
Initiative.
鈥淎s a Morehouse Man myself, I am exceptionally proud to see one of SUNY Downstate鈥檚
own honored by such a historic and impactful university,鈥� said Dr. Riley, SUNY Downstate President. 鈥淭his year has been an intensely trying time for all of us in the medical field, and
for Dr. Gore to stand out in such an important year is that much more impressive.
Dr. Gore is an exemplar of our university鈥檚 values and mission, and this recognition
is well-earned and well-deserved. I鈥檓 grateful for Dr. Gore鈥檚 continued work, and
look forward to seeing what he does next.鈥�
鈥淚 am incredibly grateful to Morehouse College for honoring me this year, and I am
humbled to stand amongst such outstanding leaders across a variety of fields,鈥� said Dr. Robert Gore. 鈥淰iolence is an endemic public health issue, particularly in low-income and communities
of color 鈥� that is why I have devoted my career in medicine to addressing youth violence
and increasing diversity in all fields of medicine. I am honored to have this work
recognized by the College, and look forward to working with my colleagues to ensure
true equity for Black medical professionals and patients alike.鈥�
Dr. Gore, a Brooklyn resident and graduate, is also the executive director and founder of the (KAVI), a youth violence intervention and prevention program working on solutions
to tackle issues of violence within the community 鈥� for which he was . In 2018, he was also 鈥� a partnership between the presidential centers of Presidents George W. Bush, Bill
Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Lyndon B. Johnson 鈥� in recognition of the success of
KAVI.
Dr. Gore is also the founder and director of the Minority Medical Student Emergency
Medicine (MMSEM) Summer Fellowship, a mentoring and enrichment program with a focus
on project development for underrepresented minorities interested in Emergency Medicine.
Dr. Gore is a 2000 graduate of University of Buffalo SUNY School of Medicine & Biomedical
Sciences and specializes in emergency medicine.
The following honorees will also accept awards at the gala: U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock, Georgia鈥檚 first Black senator; Gordon Joyner, the former executive director of the state of Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity; Kenneth Frazier, the president and CEO of Merck and Company; Darren Walker, the president and CEO of the Ford Foundation; and Byron Allen, the chairman and CEO of the Allen Media Group.
CNN Anchor Fredricka Whitfield will host 鈥淩eflections of Excellence,鈥� a discussion
with each of this year鈥檚 honorees, the day before the gala on February 12 at 1:00pm.
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Contact: Dawn S. Walker
917.439.9666 | 347.533.2071
dawn.walker@downstate.edu
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