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March/April 2020
Dear Medical Alumni,
We hope this month’s newsletter finds you and your loved ones safe and well in these uncertain and challenging times. To those of you who are on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic – putting your call to help others ahead of all else – we thank you for your tremendous effort and dedication.
One thing we know remains true, especially in a crisis, is the strength of the Brown community. It’s important to stay connected with your fellow Brown medical alumni now more than ever. Take the time to make that phone call to your Medical School roommate, send an email to a former lab partner or organize a Zoom gathering of friends. The Medical Alumni Association is also here for you, so please do not hesitate to reach out. In the meantime, the following information should provide some understanding about how the Medical School is operating under these extenuating circumstances.
Inside Insight
As you can imagine, student life looked a little different this past month. Medical School leadership and the Office of Medical Education-Continuous Quality Improvement (OME-CQI) and the Office of Student Affairs (OSA) have been working diligently to inform students about how learning will continue through the academic year. If you would like to read more about the status of each class, please visit our newly created COVID-19 Related Communications within the Brown Community page
Staying Connected
The administration has been in regular communication with the campus community explaining how they are leading students, faculty, staff and friends of Brown through these difficult times. Click the links below to see what they have been saying.
President Christina Paxson
Maintaining a Sense of Community While We Are Apart
Reunion and Commencement 2020
Brown’s commitment to Providence and Rhode Island
Jack A. Elias, MD, Senior Vice President for Health Affairs, Dean of Medicine and Biological Sciences
Letter to the BioMed Community
Newsworthy
To end this newsletter on a high note, we want to share a point of pride during the COVID-19 pandemic – the way the Brown community is stepping up to help others through this difficult time. Below are links to some much-needed good news.
Visit Brown’s 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) website for more information. And, again, if we can be of any assistance to you during this hectic time, do not hesitate to contact us. Wishing you all well in the days ahead.
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