Brown University is a private Ivy League research university in Providence, Rhode Island. It is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, founded in 1764 as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. One of nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution, it was the first college in the United States to codify in its charter that admission and instruction of students was to be equal regardless of their religious affiliation.
The Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, offers an innovative and humanistic approach to medical education. The comprehensive MD program features early clinical exposure through affiliations with major hospitals including Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital. Its integrated curriculum blends foundational science with extensive patient care experience, emphasizing research as a core mission. The school is dedicated to training compassionate physicians and physician-scientists who will contribute to advancing health and serving communities. It is also home to combined degree programs and linked to the unique eight-year Program in Liberal Medical Education.
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