The administration remains committed to being responsive to student concerns. In this spirit, we suggest that a review of the changes in the calendar be conducted by the MD Curriculum Committee to assess the effect. The report recommends that actions be taken to make the medical school more prominent in the minds of the university faculty. The administration agrees with this goal. Brown has no professional school other than the medical school and has resisted any proposals to increase the number.
Cultural mindsets change only slowly.
Nevertheless, we believe that university faculty is more aware of the medical school's contributions and importance to the university. In its short history, the medical school has developed an excellent reputation among U.S. medical schools. The medical school has invested heavily in those areas designed to increase its within the university. This includes supporting a staff position in the Brown News Bureau, adding its own communication specialist to its core staff in external affairs, publishing Brown Medicine and integrating its development office staff with the university development staff in the same location. The new president, Ruth Simmons, has given an early indication of her strong support for the medical school.