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November 24, 2020
Hello Medical Families!
With all the challenges we have faced in 2020, we still find plenty to be thankful for as the Thanksgiving holiday approaches: the trust you place in The Warren Alpert Medical School to teach your students, the ability to pivot and provide a valuable and safe medical school experience, and the flexibility of the students to persevere even with all the changes necessitated by the ongoing pandemic. We hope they have had an enriching semester so far and that they finish it strong.
Inside Insight
Your students have been busy in the weeks leading up to the Thanksgiving break. Here’s what they have been up to the last few weeks.
- MD’21: Fourth-year students are in the throes of the residency interview process and are scattered around in various individual elective rotations or self studies. The residency interviews have not stopped students from staying involved in advocacy work for underserved populations in the greater Providence area. While they are looking ahead, they know it is important to still stay engaged in efforts to improve our community.
- MD’22: Third-years are on the wards as part of the clerkship curriculum. This academic year is proving to be like no other, but the class remains steadfast in their service to patients and the pursuit of academic and clinical excellence. They are eager to be one step closer to joining the medical workforce and combating the myriad health challenges faced by communities across all racial, socioeconomic, and cultural backgrounds.
- MD’23: Second-years have been wrapping up the endocrinology block where they learn about the important effects of hormones on the body. They are also preparing for the next Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE), where they will engage with standardized patients in discussing medical errors, screening for depression, and conducting a physical exam. Students also have been maintaining virtual/remote extracurricular opportunities, including the Association of Women Surgeons Fall Regional Conference which Brown hosted this year, the Student National Majority Association Run for Black Lives: Virtual 5k Race, and the annual Academic Symposium to showcase summer research projects.
- MD’24: First-year students spent recent weeks practicing their medical interviewing and physical exam skills, which was the primary topic of their second clinical exam that was taken just this week. They completed Block 4 which focused on the endocrine system, and have successfully completed their anatomy and histology courses for the semester. Students have started their fifth block, which focuses on genetics and general pathology.
In Case You Missed It
- In a November 17 letter to the Brown Community, President Paxson shared an update regarding what changes are being made on campus in regard to the latest COVID-19 conditions. Read the letter here.
- On November 10, the Brown Medical Alumni Association hosted a webinar on “Addressing Disparities in Medicine.” Watch the panel discussion here.
Staying Connected
- A new, virtual tour of the Medical School has been created. Take the tour here.
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