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Welcome to the Internal Medicine Residency program, housed in the Department of Medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University and Brown University Health. We are delighted to welcome you to the program, which I consider to be the jewel in the crown of the department.<\/p>\n
First, allow me to introduce myself. I started my role as Department Chair and System Physician-in-Chief on October 1st, 2026, just three short weeks ago. I am an infectious diseases physician, with a clinical focus on HIV care and inpatient medicine, and my research area is tuberculosis therapeutics. As a researcher, I am devoted to developing better, shorter regimens for the prevention and treatment of TB, using translational science and quantitative pharmacology as tools, in partnership with colleagues from around the world. I am honored to have been selected as Chair, and I cherish the opportunity to serve the department\u2019s faculty, trainees, and staff<\/p>\n
I was attracted to the Chair of Medicine role at Brown because of the institution\u2019s culture of warmth and inclusivity, the genuine collaborative spirit one finds here, the invigorating energy related to innovation and transformational change (in clinical care, in research) led jointly by the new Dean of the Medical School and CEO of Brown University Health, the exceptional training programs, and the opportunities to improve the health of all Rhode Islanders, via population health and state-wide community engagement approaches. Further, the scientific environment is stellar, with ever-growing cross-campus research programs, spanning healthy aging, brain health, cancer, immunology and infectious diseases, cardiovascular disease, nutrition and gut health, and complex lung disease, among others. Within this ecosystem, the Department of Medicine is central, bridging basic, clinical, translational, and implementation science, connecting the undergraduate, medical school, and public health campuses to address the greatest areas of unmet medical need. Our clinical services are extensive, and we are committed as an institution to patient-centered \u201cWow Care\u201d. Lastly, we are located in Providence, a gem of a city with its vibrant arts and restaurants scene, in close proximity to ocean and mountains, in beautiful New England.<\/p>\n
The Internal Medicine Residency Program is among the best in the country. Ably led by Dr. Rachel Simmons, with eight contributing associate program directors, the program provides a supportive and nurturing yet rigorous training, producing independent, confident master clinicians who are ready for the next step, whether it be a career as a primary care physician or as an academic physician-scientist in a subspecialty area. The training is tailored to the individual learner and is personal. There is a family feel to the program that is palpable and intentionally built. Residents rotate at a tertiary care hospital, the only Trauma 1 center in Rhode Island and southern New England (Rhode Island Hospital), an academic community hospital (The Miriam Hospital), and at the VA hospital, which allows for experiences across a variety of inpatient settings. Outpatient training is also prioritized and is supported by the recent adoption of the X + Y schedule. Opportunities for scholarly pursuits abound and are an integral component of the program.
\nI hope you\u2019ve gotten a sense of how special the Brown Internal Medicine residency program is. We are happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to welcoming you here.<\/p>\n
With warm regards,
\nKelly E. Dooley, MD, PhD, MPH
\nChair, Department of Medicine
\nProfessor of Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University
\nSystem Physician-in-Chief, Brown University Health<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Welcome to the Internal Medicine Residency program, housed in the Department of Medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University and Brown University Health. We are delighted to welcome you to the program, which I consider to be the jewel in the crown of the department. First, allow me to introduce myself. I started my role as Department Chair and System Physician-in-Chief on October 1st, 2026, just three short weeks ago. I am an infectious diseases physician, with a clinical focus on HIV care and inpatient medicine, and my research area is tuberculosis therapeutics. As a researcher, I am devoted to developing better, shorter regimens for the prevention and treatment of TB, using translational science and quantitative pharmacology as tools, in partnership with colleagues from around the world. I am honored to have been selected as Chair, and I cherish the opportunity to serve the department\u2019s faculty, trainees, and staff I was attracted to the Chair of Medicine role at Brown because of the institution\u2019s culture of warmth and inclusivity, the genuine collaborative spirit one finds here, the invigorating energy related to innovation and transformational change (in clinical care, in research) led jointly by the new Dean of the Medical School and CEO of Brown University Health, the exceptional training programs, and the opportunities to improve the health of all Rhode Islanders, via population health and state-wide community engagement approaches. Further, the scientific environment is stellar, with ever-growing cross-campus research programs, spanning healthy aging, brain health, cancer, immunology and infectious diseases, cardiovascular disease, nutrition and gut health, and complex lung disease, among others. Within this ecosystem, the Department of Medicine is central, bridging basic, clinical, translational, and implementation science, connecting the undergraduate, medical school, and public health campuses to address the greatest areas of unmet medical need. Our clinical services are extensive, and we are committed as an institution to patient-centered \u201cWow Care\u201d. Lastly, we are located in Providence, a gem of a city with its vibrant arts and restaurants scene, in close proximity to ocean and mountains, in beautiful New England. The Internal Medicine Residency Program is among the best in the country. Ably led by Dr. Rachel Simmons, with eight contributing associate program directors, the program provides a supportive and nurturing yet rigorous training, producing independent, confident master clinicians who are ready for the next step, whether it be a career as a primary care physician or as an academic physician-scientist in a subspecialty area. The training is tailored to the individual learner and is personal. There is a family feel to the program that is palpable and intentionally built. Residents rotate at a tertiary care hospital, the only Trauma 1 center in Rhode Island and southern New England (Rhode Island Hospital), an academic community hospital (The Miriam Hospital), and at the VA hospital, which allows for experiences across a variety of inpatient settings. Outpatient training is also prioritized and is supported by the recent adoption of the X + Y schedule. Opportunities for scholarly pursuits abound and are an integral component of the program. I hope you\u2019ve gotten a sense of how special the Brown Internal Medicine residency program is. We are happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to welcoming you here. With warm regards, Kelly E. Dooley, MD, PhD, MPH Chair, Department of Medicine Professor of Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University System Physician-in-Chief, Brown University Health<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-63","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brownim.org\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/63","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brownim.org\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brownim.org\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brownim.org\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brownim.org\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/brownim.org\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/63\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2374,"href":"https:\/\/brownim.org\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/63\/revisions\/2374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brownim.org\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}