Friday, October 17

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Medical School Check-In
Stop by to meet members of the Medical Parents Committee and pick up a schedule of Medical School events.

Location: The Warren Alpert Medical School, The Herbert M. Kaplan Atrium, 222 Richmond Street

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Support Network: Guiding Students Through the Med School Experience

Parents and families are an integral part of the Brown medical community, but busy students may not always have time to fill in family members on what’s happening in their lives. Join us to hear from Medical School deans B. Star Hampton, M.D., Sarita Warrier, M.D. RES’08, Roxanne A. Vrees '98 MD'03 RES'07, Judy L. Jang ‘03 MD-07 and have your questions answered.

Location: The Warren Alpert Medical School, Case Study Room 280, 222 Richmond Street

Saturday, October 18

10:30 am - 1:30 pm
Medical School Building Tours
Enjoy a 30-minute student-guided tour of the Medical School. Learn how students use the spaces for learning, wellness, and community. Tours depart from the lobby at: 10:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 1:00 p.m.

Location: The Warren Alpert Medical School, The Herbert M. Kaplan Atrium, 222 Richmond Street

11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Careers in Medicine: An Alumni Perspective

Alumni David V. Diamond ’74 MD’78 and Vannita Simma-Chiang, MD MBA ’98, P’29 share advice and relay how their time at Brown helped them navigate successful and fulfilling careers in medicine in this panel moderated by Teniola Ayeni ’23 MD’28. This event is made possible by the Charles O. Cooke, MD Distinguished Visiting Lectureship.

Location: The Warren Alpert Medical School, Lecture Hall 170, 222 Richmond Street

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Medical and PLME Family Lunch

Enjoy a light lunch spread while getting to know other families. Members of the Medical Parents Committee will be on hand to talk about the volunteer opportunities for parent engagement.

Location: The Warren Alpert Medical School, The Herbert M. Kaplan Atrium, 222 Richmond Street

2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Mini Med School
Follow in the footsteps of a medical student! Join us for an insider’s look at life at The Warren Alpert Medical School.

Student Research Panel - Stephanie Chow Garbern F’19 will moderate a discussion with current students about the research they are pursuing and how they connected with mentors and opportunities.

Anatomy Lab Tour Jarrod Peterson ScM’23 PhD’24 and Dale Ritter PhD’98 will share insight about the first-year curriculum, the anatomical donor program, and Brown’s approach to teaching. Families will be invited to view some specimens on display, with medical students standing by to take questions.

Clinical Skills Demonstration - Scarlett Handley, RN, BSN, will give an overview of the clinical skills curriculum, and a medical student will demonstrate skills learned in the doctoring course by performing a physical exam and taking a medical history from a standardized patient actor.

Location: Meet at The Warren Alpert Medical School, Lecture Hall 160, 222 Richmond Street

Parking at the Warren Alpert Medical School (222 Richmond St.)

Metered spaces are available on a number of streets near the medical school building, including Richmond Street, Elm Street and Chestnut Street. Please adhere to posted signs regarding allowable hours and other parking limitations, and note that meters accept credit cards and quarters only.

Parking is available for a fee until 11 p.m. at the garage adjacent to the Medical School building on Friday.