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Brown Medical School Introduction
Brown University was founded in 1764 in Providence, Rhode Island. Brown’s medical education program began in 1963, with a 2-year program. In 1975 a program leading to the MD degree was accredited. The Program in Liberal Medical Education (PLME) combines premedical and medical education in a 7- to 8-year course of study.
Brown Medical School Academics
4 years semitraditional. First and second years: During the fall semester of the first year, students take physiology, anatomy, histology, and “Doctoring,” a new, 2-year course training at community sites. During the spring semester of the first year, some of the advanced basic sciences and Doctoring are offered. Pathophysiology provides the structure for the second year, which is organized around organ systems or concepts. Additional advanced basic sciences are also part of the second year. Third year: Students must satisfactorily complete 50 weeks of traditional clinical clerkships and 32 weeks of electives. Fourth year: An advanced clinical clerkship (subinternship) in medicine, pediatrics, or surgery and a longitudinal, ambulatory clerkship are also required.
Brown Medical School Unique Programs
Minority admissions: The objective of the school is the recruitment, retention, and graduation of students from groups underrepresented in medicine. Other degree programs: Acombined MD-PhD program is offered in a variety of disciplines. Medical students may also obtain masters degrees in Public Health or Medical Science.
Brown Medical School Admissions
In 2004 Brown began accepting applications from qualified college graduates through AMCAS. However, the majority of students in each MD entering class enter via the LME program. Other routes of admission include the Early Identification Program for students enrolled at Providence College, Rhode Island College, the University of Rhode Island, Tougaloo College, and the postbaccalaureate premedical programs at Bryn Mawr, Columbia, and Goucher Colleges. Transfer and advanced standing: Students who are enrolled at LCME-accredited U.S. or Canadian medical schools or Rhode Island residents attending WHO-accredited foreign medical schools may apply for advanced standing. Students admitted to Brown Medical School must demonstrate competence in the sciences basic to medicine and must have successfully completed the basic premedical sciences and calculus.
Brown Medical School Students
The evaluation of format is on an Honors/Pass/Fail scale; clinical evaluations are supplemented by narratives. Step 1 and Step 2/2B must be taken prior to graduation. Teaching: Preclinical classroom instruction takes place primarily in the Biomedical Center, which also houses research laboratories and computer and audiovisual resources for students. Clinical training takes place at 7 affiliated teaching hospitals in the Providence area. Other: Laboratories for Molecular Medicine are located in Providence’s Jewelry District. Library: Sciences Library on campus houses a collection of 660,000 print volumes and subscribes to more than 13,000 on-line journals and 250 databases. Housing: Information not available.
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