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Faculty

October 2022 0

Pass the Beat

An infectious diseases doc drums up therapy for himself and others.

Faculty

October 2022 0

Growth Mindset

A new company with Brown roots bets on neurogenesis to treat central nervous system diseases.

Bookshelf

October 2022 0

Picture This

MedSpeak Illuminated: The Art and Practice of Medical Illustration

Alumni

October 2022 0

How Will the Dobbs Decision Affect Medical Education?

Ask The Expert: Ben Brown ’08 MD’12

Alumni

October 2022 0

Counting Eggs

A female is born with all the eggs she will ever possess, making this “ovarian reserve” establishment during fetal development…

Faculty

October 2022 0

Of Mercury and Melanoma

A new analysis links fish consumption with skin cancer, possibly due to pollution.

Hospitals

October 2022 0

Talk It Out

Embracing controversy fosters better communication for this group.

Campus

October 2022 0

Expansion Plans

Brown is building more lab space in the Jewelry District.

Faculty

October 2022 0

SMART Move

The Medical School partners with Central Falls School District to spark student interest in health careers.

Faculty

October 2022 0

Mood in a New Light

Researchers discover pathway that connects light-sensitive cells with brain regions involved in mood, cognition.

Ask the Expert

August 2019 0

Ask the Expert

Should adults get another measles vaccine?

Alumni

August 2019 0

Heart Hero

Your Heart, My Hands: An Immigrant’s Remarkable Journey to Become One of America’s Preeminent Cardiac Surgeons

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  “We’re the first school to do this,” Asst. Dean of Med. Ed. @sarita_warrier said. “We feel like we’re really pushing the #OpioidUseDisorder curriculum forward — not just here at Brown, but it’s moving the national view of such curricula as well.” More: brown.edu/news/2020-02-0….
  
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  In 2019, The Medical School became the first in the country whose graduates were all trained to prescribe medications to treat #opioid use disorder in any US state. pic.twitter.com/TRzB1GYzn3
  
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  Assoc. Professor @LoreeKalliainen and her colleagues have found that the wage gap between male and female surgeons can be attributed partly to differences in billing and coding practices. Read more: ow.ly/5Rn750LK1HR
  
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  Startling statistics show that only 5% of active physicians identified as Black or African American in 2019, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges.Last month, more than 200 people attended the Black Men In White Coats Youth Summit hosted at the Medical School. The summit was launched as part of an ongoing effort to encourage young Black students to become doctors. “We thought this was a wonderful opportunity for people to be able to see themselves here and really show our [youths] that there can be representation of themselves in medicine,” Assistant Director of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs Rosedelma Seraphin told Providence Business News.Read more about our programs designed to expose historically underrepresented groups to careers in health care: ... See MoreSee Less
  
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  For 50 years, Brown has committed itself to training doctors who can change the world. ▶️1. In the wake of the #September11 terrorist attacks, the Rhode Island Disaster Management Assistance Team, which included several faculty and students, was deployed to Ground Zero. “We were preparing to leave for New York even before we heard from national headquarters,” alum Dr. Selim Suner said. 2. After a devastating #earthquake hit Haiti on January 12, 2010, faculty and medical students provided trauma care and organizational support on the island. Later, Dean Edward Wing led a group of medical educators to #Haiti to advance plans for an exchange program with St. Damien’s Hospital. The Medical Education and Leadership Development Project aims to address the need to provide pediatric clinical rotations to Haitian medical students.3. In response to an #Ebola virus outbreak in 2014, medical faculty and alums traveled to #Liberia, #SierraLeone, and #Guinea to treat patients. Brown faculty, staff, and students also collected and shipped PPE to health workers on the ground. 4. In 2019, The Medical School became the first in the country whose graduates were all trained to prescribe medications to treat #opioid use disorder in any US state. “We’re the first school to do this,” said Dr. Sarita Warrier, assistant dean of medical education. “We feel like we’re really pushing the #OpioidUseDisorder curriculum forward — not just here at Brown, but it’s moving the national view of such curricula as well.”5. In March 2020, all pre-clinical Medical School classes became remote, and clinical rotations were suspended due to the COVID-19 #pandemic. Quickly, medical students jumped into action, volunteering to staff #COVID hotlines, conducting contact tracing, delivering groceries for quarantining citizens, and providing child care to health care workers. As the crisis overwhelmed hospitals, 48 students who met all requirements graduated early and began treating patients. ... See MoreSee Less
  
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  Talking out issues, it's not just for the Thanksgiving table anymore. At the Providence VA Medical Center, colleagues are offered a chance to discuss what they're thinking and experiencing during weekly “Courageous Conversations."Alternating team members lead the conversations, incorporating relevant media, discussion questions, and polls. Sometimes an essential part of the conversation is simply silence. “I think we’re modeling what it’s like to have a conversation even when we don’t agree,” says Mary Barros, LICSW, a primary care social worker.How these leaders are working on expanding the group's reach within the VA community and beyond: ... See MoreSee Less
  
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