“ What does it mean to be a Brown-educated physician? What would it mean 50 years from now? Those were the questions that we asked ourselves. How did we answer them? By becoming highly skilled, compassionate clinicians and researchers. Did Brown succeed? Did we succeed? Yes, we did ”

“ Our faculty was supportive in a way not known to most medical students. Our class was never told that there was anything we couldn’t do—and so, in our professional lives, many of us have achieved far more than we would have ever predicted. ”

“ Brown has a rich tradition in really having outstanding teachers and mentors at the Medical School. Being able to earn master’s and medical degrees simultaneously was a tremendous enabler for me to ... move forward and continue a career in biomedical research. ”

“ Brown provided not only my education, but also my worldview. ”

“ I tell people that one of the biggest assets was the supportive, nurturing type of atmosphere. … It’s the ‘anything’s possible’ theory about Brown: if you want to do it, you probably can. ”

“ My mentors provided opportunities for me to grow individually and professionally, and the connectivity across generations enriched my education a great deal. Many of those connections exist to this day ”

“ Brown has been at the forefront of providing high-end and specialized care, but at the same time, the patient is not lost to statistics, tests, and biology. The patient is an individual and should be treated that way. ”

“ Brown expanded my worldview, molded me as a doctor, gave me opportunity, and even informs my parenting skills. In other words, Brown changed my life. ”

“ I wanted to learn to be a good doctor humanistically and spiritually—to sit on the bed, hold a patient’s hand, and look them in the eyes. That’s what Brown really gave me was how to be a humanistic doctor. ”

“ My undergraduate concentration in religious studies and the Program in Liberal Medical Education both had a big impact on me. They showed me what it meant to take a global perspective, to work across disciplines, and how asking the right questions can be as hard as figuring out the answers. ”

“ Brown was the catalyst for our ability to become effective physicians and to find all of our interests outside of Brown and leverage that stuff to become who we are today. … People who go to Brown are a little bit different than everybody else, in a good way. ”

“ When I told Brown when I first applied that I’m going to take my first two years off to go and get my MBA, Brown said, 'Go for it. We’ll do anything you need to support it.' Other medical schools were like, no way, at all. ”

“ Brown is an awesome place to conduct research. From the perspective of a student, everyone is collaborative and has a ‘pay it forward’ mentality, where scientists share knowledge on their areas of expertise with those who need it. ”

“ My Brown education … really prepared me to take care of patients. Not just those who are sitting in front of me in an office setting one-on-one, but also people who are outside your walls—thinking about systemic issues that affect the health of a population, figuring out problems in a community, and then being able to address them through research and then working on a higher level with other providers to improve problems that you've identified. ”

“ The Warren Alpert Medical School has given me the opportunity and confidence to pursue a diverse skill set. It’s very empowering to know that in the future, I won’t just be a physician—I’ll also be a coder, a businesswoman, and a teacher. ”

“ I want to be a physician who advocates for the historically disenfranchised—people like my parents—who have to navigate our complicated health care system after immigrating to this country. By supporting my work with free clinics and facilitating my engagement with the community, Brown encourages me to stay true to my values. ”