1972
Celebrating 50 Years
Brown University has launched a 15-month long celebration of the establishment of The Warren Alpert Medical School , its impact on health and medicine in Rhode Island and beyond , and its promising future . What started in a humble basement classroom on Meeting Street has graduated 4,041 physicians , 13 % of whom are still practicing in Rhode Island .
OUR TIMELINE
1975
David S . Greer
On March 10 , 1972 , the Corporation of Brown University approved the creation of a four-year medical education program , paving the way for Rhode Island ’ s first and only medical school .
On June 2 , Brown University awards Doctor of Medicine degrees to 58 students – 45 men and 13 women – the first medical class since the 1820s to pursue and complete academic medical studies and clinical training in Rhode Island .
1984
Dean of Medicine David S . Greer and Dr . Sidney Katz establish the Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research at Brown . The center investigates the health care and social service needs of the elderly and the chronically ill , in the context of the science and psychology of aging and illness , with the goal of improving quality of life . In subsequent years , similar centers and institutes will be developed to coalesce research and its application to care in areas such as alcohol and addiction studies , international health , and HIV / AIDS .
1972 to 2007 2008 to 2022
2011
On August 15 , Brown celebrates the grand opening of the new home for The Warren Alpert Medical School . A 1928 building at 222 Richmond St . that previously housed Brier jewelry manufacturers received a $ 45 million expansion and retrofitting to become a new Jewelry District landmark and a highly visible and distinctive home for the medical school . It marks Brown ’ s first major development off College Hill and is an anchor for a decade of revitalization and investment in the neighborhood . The state-of-the-art building provides classrooms , an anatomy lab , and study space for medical students .
2017
On May 25 , members of the Corporation of Brown University and the presidents of six faculty practice foundations join in a formal signing ceremony at Brown to create the nonprofit Brown Physicians , Inc . ( BPI ). The foundations are The Neurology Foundation , Inc .; University Emergency Medicine Foundation ; University Medicine Foundation ; University Surgical Associates , Inc .; Brown Urology , Inc .; and Brown Dermatology , Inc . BPI will employ more than 500 physicians and is an effort aimed at achieving greater integration of patient care , research and education across Rhode Island ’ s health care sector .