Program Review
Staff / Faculty / Chairman
A great faculty, from top to bottom. Many are well known, but more importantly, almost all are wonderful teachers and great mentors. Under Dr. Ehrlich's direction, this has truly become a program to envy. The new energy of Dr. DiGiovanni as PD can only make things even better. There are a few 'personalities' on staff, but every program has those guys.
Didactics / Teaching
A very strong, consistent, comprehensive program from what I saw. Daily conferences of various types, attending run, not residents teaching residents. Basic science on 2 year rotational curriculum.
Operating Experience
Very strong to begin with, but adding the 6th year likely makes these residents some of the most technically skilled going into their careers. Plenty of OR time and staff support at Rhode Island Hospital, the VA, and the Miriam hospital.
Clinic Experience
Good variety of hospital sites, patient populations. Clinic time with attendings is great and the residents periodically work their clinic as well.
Research Opportunities
One of the great strengths of this program. Lots of grant money, staff, and beautiful laboratory facilities make this a great strength.
Residents
A wonderful group, fun, good mix of people from top to bottom. Team oriented- they really help eachother out.
Lifestyle
One area of somewhat deficiency. Schedule can be really tough (although I acknowledge that this is ortho). Gen surg time is pretty awful during intern year.
Location / Housing
Providence is certainly underrated. Very easy to get around, tons of bars, restaurants, and shops around. Newport is easy to get to. Not far to Boston, the Cape, or New York. That being said, I personally would like to see something else, I've had a great time here though!
Limitations
The 6th year. Both a blessing and a curse. I think some people categorically exclude Brown from their program search because of that, and its a mistake. This is truly a top notch program, and you will come out of here with the ability and credentials to do anything...
Overall Rotation Experience / Conclusion
As a med student rotator, it was great. 4 weeks, for services: Trauma, Adult Recon, Hand, and Peds. You get to see a lot of faces and get a good feel for many residents and attendings. Residents definitely include you with the team and help you learn and succeed, not destroy you.<br />
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As an overall impression: Brown really has a great thing going here. From top to bottom, it is hard to find flaws in this program. Great group, great faculty, good teaching, training and facilities. I urge future applicants to strongly consider this program for their training...
