May 29, 2020

Brown Alpert Medical School

Alumni Newsletter

May 29, 2020

Dear Medical Alumni, 

We hope you had a chance to enjoy the long holiday weekend which marked not only the unofficial start to summer but also several milestones at Warren Alpert Medical School.

Inside Insight

The Offices of Medical Education and Student Affairs continue to provide class updates that can be read in full here.

Staying Connected

  • It is nomination time for your Brown Medical Alumni Association Board of Directors! We look forward to welcoming new members this upcoming academic year. Review happens in August so be sure to self-nominate or nominate a colleague by the end of July by filling out this form.
  • Volunteer to serve as a project lead through BrownConnect Summer Institute (BCSI). Project ideas need to be submitted by June 5, and you will need to be available for mentoring a handful of times during the last three weeks of July. Learn more and submit your project here.
  • Join us in taking the #FitfortheFrontLine challenge – a national fitness initiative to show appreciation for all those helping in the fight against COVID-19. Post a healthy activity you’re doing between now and June 14 with the hashtag #FitfortheFrontLine and challenge your friends and family to join in. Any exercise counts! Get involved here.
  • Thank you to the members of the Brown medical community who came out in force to provide words of wisdom, send congratulatory messages and wish our graduates well as they begin life after medical school. Check it out here.
  • Watch the Virtual Degree Conferral Ceremony for the MD class of 2020 here.
  • Show your school pride with a Medical School Zoom background for your next meeting! Download here.

In Case You Missed it

  • In a letter to alumni, President Paxson explains the planning underway for the safe reopening of campus and celebrating Reunion 2020.
  • Dr. Megan Ranney MPH’10 RES’08 sums up what we know and don't know about coronavirus on GoLocalProv.
  • Our medical students are stepping up in the face of the pandemic. Read more.
  • Check out previous seminars from the Decoding COVID-19 series here.

Save the Date! Upcoming Events

  • Decoding COVID Seminar Series: 4 p.m. Mondays until further notice
    • June 1: Dr. Robert Arnold RES'86 presents COVID-19 - Illustrating issues and problems with medical ethics
  • Pay it Forward Day: June 4

Alumni Resources

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