Department of Emergency Medicine
Department of Emergency Medicine
The Warren Alpert Medical School's Department of Emergency Medicine is a world-class program dedicated to providing exceptional and equitable emergency medical care, education, research, and service to the people of Rhode Island and beyond.
Department of Emergency Medicine
The Warren Alpert Medical School's Department of Emergency Medicine is a world-class program dedicated to providing exceptional and equitable emergency medical care, education, research, and service to the people of Rhode Island and beyond.
Emergency Medicine at Brown
With more than 120 academic physicians, we have one of the largest and most well-rounded academic departments in the country, representing a wide range of subspecialties.
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Brown Emergency Medicine has a dedicated team of over 120 academic physicians committed to providing exceptional care, innovative research, and education programs to the next generation of emergency medicine professionals.
The department of Emergency Medicine offers numerous opportunities to teach, serve, and lead through education.
The department has a diverse and successful research enterprise with two basic science laboratories and a full infrastructure to support clinical research.
Brown Emergency Medicine consists of seven specialized divisions dedicated to providing exceptional care, innovative research, and educational programs.
We embrace all types of diversity as strength and as part of our commitment to excellence in our mission areas of patient care, research, and education.
By the Numbers
250,000 +
Patient Visits per Year
6
World-Class Divisions
$ 8 million
in faculty-led research funding
Spotlight: Injury Control COBRE
The Rhode Island Hospital (RIH) Injury Control COBRE, comprised of a Research to Practice and Policy Core (RPP) and the Digital Health Innovation Core (ICDI), supports the development of independent researchers to lead rigorous, innovative injury control research that changes practice and improves health. There are two research cores, Injury Control Digital Innovation Research Core and the Injury Control Research to Practice and Policy Core and an Administrative Core
Brown Physicians, Inc.
A community-based not-for-profit multi-specialty practice group founded and led by faculty affiliated with The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
Our mission is to provide outstanding patient care, exceptional medical education, and groundbreaking advances in research to promote better health for the people of Rhode Island and its surrounding communities.
BPI is composed of six foundations -- Brown Dermatology, Brown Emergency Medicine, Brown Medicine, Brown Neurology, Brown Urology, and University Surgical Associates.
Brown EM In the News
A collection of news stories involving our emergency medicine faculty and community initiatives.
Recent News
The Boston Globe
Rhode Island doctors have developed an app that can diagnose anemia
The Lifespan physicians co-authored a study that discovered how computation of eyelid tissue can estimate hemoglobin concentration.
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Brown University
Deirdre Fearon, MD, named PLME Assistant Dean of Medicine
In her new role, Dean Fearon will be serving as the primary instructor for PLME1000, our senior capstone course, as well as contributing to the PLME’s curriculum and co-curriculum. She will continue her clinical work as a pediatric emergency medicine specialist. She is an associate professor of pediatrics and of emergency medicine at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.
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“A World of Hurt: How Medical Malpractice Fails Everyone” highlights the “devastating impact” of medical malpractice through the perspectives of both patients and doctors.
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Brown University
Brown EM Team Receives University Seed Grant
Congratulations are in order for BEM faculty member Kyle Martin, DO, MA, MPH, DTM&H, and his team of medical students from The Warren Alpert Medical School on receiving a seed grant from Brown University’s Office of Sustainability and Resiliency and The Climate Solutions Initiative! The future of sustainability is happening now, here at Brown. We’d also like to congratulate the other 2024 Seed Grant recipients, and strongly encourage all students at Brown to look into these grants for the future!
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An analysis of drugs seized by law enforcement agencies revealed the frequency of potentially lethal substances, including fentanyl, in counterfeit pills.
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Bike Newport and the Injury Prevention Center at Lifespan teamed up with the West Warwick Police Department to replace the three student's bikes and gift them helmets.
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