August 2020

Brown Alpert Medical School

Alumni Newsletter

August 27, 2020

Greetings Medical Alumni!

The 2020-21 academic year is officially underway at The Warren Alpert Medical School and students, faculty and staff are settling into new educational routines amidst the ongoing global pandemic.

Inside Insight
The Offices of Medical Education (OME) and Student Affairs have provided updates on each class that can be read in full here.

 Student Groups Recognized

  • The Family Medicine Interest Group has received the Program of Excellence Award for Excellence in Exposure to Family Medicine from the American Academy of Family Physicians.
  • The Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) Chapter was selected as the Chapter of the Month by the LMSA Northeast Region for the month of July.

In Case You Missed It

  • Today at 7 p.m. EDT is the virtual book launch for “Waiting for an Echo: The Madness of American Incarceration,” by Christine Montross MD’06 RES’10. Learn more and join the virtual event here.
  • In a letter to The Warren Alpert Medical School community on August 11, Deans Elias and Tunkel provided the latest updates on the plan for the 2020-21 academic year. Read the letter here.
  • All the seminars that were a part of the Medical School’s summer “Decoding COVID-19 Seminar Series” were recorded. Watch them here.

Staying Connected

  • Share Words of Wisdom: Though we can’t gather in person to celebrate the White Coat Ceremony for the MD class of 2024, you can still wish our first-year students well as they begin their Medical School journey. Submit congratulatory messages here.
  • Volunteer to be a Mentor: We’d like to thank those of you who have already volunteered for the new virtual mentor program. If you haven’t already signed up but are still interested in helping the next generation of future physicians, please show your interest by filling out this form and we will be in touch with more information soon.

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