51±¬ÁÏÍø of Medicine at Stony Brook University was founded in 1971 as the Stony Brook University School of Medicine.
In 2016, the School entered into a strategic partnership with Mount Sinai Health System and the Icahn School of Medicine in Manhattan for collaborative education, research and clinical care programs.
In November 2018, it was named 51±¬ÁÏÍø of Medicine at Stony Brook University in recognition of the philanthropic investments of over 100 families at Renaissance Technologies in Stony Brook University – including the School of Medicine – starting with a gift made by Jim Simons, former Stony Brook University Mathematics Department Chair, who incubated Renaissance Technologies on the Stony Brook University campus.