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September 25, 2020
Hello Medical Families!
With students busy in and out of the classroom, the new academic year is in full swing at The Warren Alpert Medical School.
Inside Insight
Below are class notes from current medical students.
- MD’21: Fourth-year students are currently finishing up sub-internships and elective rotations in their specialties of interest. They will be submitting their residency applications in the next month and preparing for this year's virtual application cycle. A panel of Brown alumni is being convened so students can ask residency experts about how to approach this unique application process.
- MD’22: Third-year students are now in the clinical portion of their medical education. Many can now be seen in various hospitals and outpatient offices around Rhode Island. They are rotating with their teams that include surgery, inpatient medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, neurology, psychiatry, family medicine, or a self-chosen elective. Students continue to push forward with resilience and a strong desire to provide direct patient care alongside improving patient experience, while making sure they take the necessary precautions to protect themselves and their patients from the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19.
- MD’23: Second-year students are are finishing the second block (pulmonology) of their second year. The first block (cardiology) ended last month and they will begin their next block (renal) in October. They have a few in-person classes but most are streamed online. Even with school picking up the pace, a lot of people are still making time to be civically engaged!
- MD’24: The highlight of this past month for first-year students has been the anatomy labs, where they have had the opportunity to examine organs and other structures in a real cadaver. As a class, they are incredibly thankful to donors and their families, and are excited to apply their new anatomy knowledge in a clinical setting. Although intimidating at first, students also practiced interviewing and taking the vital signs of a standardized patient. They enjoyed the experience and are excited to start using these skills at Doctoring sites starting next week! And if all that wasn’t enough excitement, they were fitted for their white coats!
In Case You Missed It
The virtual White Coat Ceremony will take place on Wednesday, September 30, at 6:30 p.m. EDT. Please note the virtual format does not allow for last-minute registrations. Click here by September 28 to register to receive Zoom information and send a message to first-year medical students.
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