elcome
to the Brown Medical School Department of Surgery Web page.
This site serves as the primary source for information about
the Department of Surgery and is updated regularly with regard
to conferences and departmental activities.
The Brown University School of Medicine was
founded in 1811, but for logistical reasons was disbanded in
1827. The year 1963 marked the formation of the Masters of Medical
Science Program, which evolved into the Brown University Program
in Medicine. Full accreditation as a four-year medical school
was granted in 1975 and since then the School has experienced
enormous growth. Brown Medical School is comprised of approximately
1,500 faculty members: approximately 400 full-time campus and
hospital-based faculty, 1,000 clinical (voluntary) faculty,
and 90 adjunct, emeritus, or visiting professors. The total
professional aggregate of the basic science faculty is approximately
100 scientists. Faculty serve the institute centers and special
programs in the Brown Medical School, to include the Clinical
Cancer Center (NIH Clinical Cancer Center) and the Center for
Surgical Research. Each center is directed by a full-time faculty
member of the Medical School. Brown Medical School and the Department
of Surgery respond to the needs of increasingly diverse student,
resident, faculty, practicing physician, and patient populations
as we meet the challenges of an ever-changing health care environment.
The
Department of Surgery was established to incorporate all traditional
surgical specialties as well as those that have ultimately gained
departmental status in many established medical schools. The
Department of Surgery includes General Surgery, Anesthesiology,
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Critical Care Medicine (Surgery), Emergency
Medicine, Endocrine Surgery, Ophthalmology, Oral Maxillofacial
Surgery, Otolaryngology, Pediatric Surgery, Plastic Surgery,
Surgical Oncology, Surgical Endocrinology, Trauma and Burns,
Vascular Surgery and Urology. The Department strives to adhere
to the mission of the Medical School to educate physicians in
the scientific, ethical and humanistic dimensions of medicine
and to guide them in the art and science of the diagnosis, treatment
and prevention of illness. We offer a diversified curriculum
of premedical and medical studies that encompasses all facets
of the medical sciences, fostering innovative approaches and
sound medical education. Unlike traditional university medical
schools, the Department of Surgery encompasses the faculty and
facilities of five affiliated hospitals: its parent institution
Rhode Island Hospital and four affiliated institutions - The
Miriam Hospital, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Memorial
Hospital of Rhode Island, and Women & Infants Hospital.
Research
endeavors are increasingly affected by diminished Federal, pharmaceutical
and industrial support; however, support of basic and clinical
research is imperative to the advancement of the surgical sciences
and clinical medicine. It is, therefore, the objective of the
Department of Surgery to enhance integration of basic sciences
with medical education, healthcare delivery and public health
policy.
The goal of the Brown Medical School Department
of Surgery is to foster an environment for the optimal education
of residents and medical students and to prepare them to assume
their roles in scientific and medical communities. If, after
visiting this web page, you have questions about the program,
please contact Mrs. Pamela Richardson in the Surgical Education
Office at (401) 444-5180 or use the e-mail link to the left.
elcome
to the Brown Medical School Department of Surgery Web page.
This site serves as the primary source for information about
the Department of Surgery and is updated regularly with regard
to conferences and departmental activities. 
The
Department of Surgery was established to incorporate all traditional
surgical specialties as well as those that have ultimately gained
departmental status in many established medical schools. The
Department of Surgery includes General Surgery, Anesthesiology,
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Critical Care Medicine (Surgery), Emergency
Medicine, Endocrine Surgery, Ophthalmology, Oral Maxillofacial
Surgery, Otolaryngology, Pediatric Surgery, Plastic Surgery,
Surgical Oncology, Surgical Endocrinology, Trauma and Burns,
Vascular Surgery and Urology. The Department strives to adhere
to the mission of the Medical School to educate physicians in
the scientific, ethical and humanistic dimensions of medicine
and to guide them in the art and science of the diagnosis, treatment
and prevention of illness. We offer a diversified curriculum
of premedical and medical studies that encompasses all facets
of the medical sciences, fostering innovative approaches and
sound medical education. Unlike traditional university medical
schools, the Department of Surgery encompasses the faculty and
facilities of five affiliated hospitals: its parent institution
Rhode Island Hospital and four affiliated institutions - The
Miriam Hospital, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Memorial
Hospital of Rhode Island, and Women & Infants Hospital. 
Research
endeavors are increasingly affected by diminished Federal, pharmaceutical
and industrial support; however, support of basic and clinical
research is imperative to the advancement of the surgical sciences
and clinical medicine. It is, therefore, the objective of the
Department of Surgery to enhance integration of basic sciences
with medical education, healthcare delivery and public health
policy. 