Brown EM Visiting Scholarship Program

We offer a scholarship to fund a one-month elective for either pediatric or emergency medicine residents to develop mentoring relationships with faculty, work clinically in the Hasbro Children's Hospital Emergency Department, and learn if our program is a good fit for you. For more information, contact Wendy Wesley.

Holistic Review

We employ a holistic approach to the evaluation of applicants in all our educational programs as well as our faculty hiring process. We do not screen by board scores due to the inherently inequitable nature of this practice.

Say My Name/Pronouns Initiative

We launched these initiatives to normalize the use of pronouns, reduce microaggressions, and emphasize the importance of respecting and correctly pronouncing team members’ names. You will see nearly all our faculty and trainees wearing pronoun badges and incorporating name and pronoun introduction into the beginning of all shifts.

SEEM Curriculum

Striving for Equity in Emergency Medicine (SEEM) is an iterative curriculum for faculty and trainees on topics related to health equity and social emergency medicine. Using anti-racist pedagogy, this grant-funded, novel curriculum engages with how our personal biases, institutions, and social structures contribute to inequitable health outcomes and how to better connect to and serve our community. Past topics have included: racism in research, addiction medicine, caring for unhoused patients, police presence in the emergency department, LGBTQ health, caring for patients with disabilities, immigrant health, sexual violence and human trafficking, caring for incarcerated patients, and more. Fellows who have interest or expertise in this are welcome to participate in planning a session.

WoBEM (Women of Brown Emergency Medicine)

WoBEM offers programs and resources to foster academic and professional growth across the Brown EM community by exploring the dynamics and experiences of women in the field of emergency medicine. This includes peer mentorship, dinners, outdoor social events, professional development, support for new parents, guest speakers across a range of disciplines, and other programming.

UnJournal Club

Co-sponsored by the Belonging & Engagement Committee and the Medical Humanities group, UnJournal Club is a recurring opportunity get together at a faculty member’s house to have dinner and dive into an interesting, usually not medicine-related book, article, short story, or movie that sparks discussion on a range of topics.

Affinity Group Meetings

Our department supports regular dinners and social events for various affinity groups in our department. Some programming is for trainees alone while others provide opportunities for faculty and trainees to get together at a faculty member’s house, eat a great meal, and build community. All are welcome at these events. 

Social EM Division and Street Medicine Program

Brown Emergency Medicine has a robust Division of Social EM that does critical work both in the emergency department and out in the community. One of these is the Street Medicine program in which our EM providers go out into Providence and meet people where they are - streets, parks, encampments, and under bridges - to provide much-needed acute care for patients who are experiencing homelessness. Fellows can volunteer to participate in this program. Learn more on the Emergency Medicine website.

Pathway Programs

We partner with The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University to support the next generation of physicians in numerous pathway programs. From elementary school students through undergraduates, these initiatives aim to provide mentorship and instill a desire to pursue a career in medicine. Our fellows and faculty find volunteering for these events is a deeply meaningful way to connect with our local community.