All medical faculty are organized into one or more of the thirteen clinical departments situated throughout the seven affiliated hospitals and on the Brown University campus. Similarly, clinical department chairs are housed at either the affiliated hospitals or on campus. The administration strives to maintain comparable academic standards among the clinical departments while encouraging the development of academic values that distinguish each of them. The Department of Clinical Neurosciences merges the medical and surgical aspects of clinical neurology.
Faculty participate in the clinical teaching of medical students.
Full-time faculty devote a significant portion of their time to research in the clinical neurosciences and related subjects. It recognizes the importance of access to facilities and community-based settings for teaching and research. It encourages faculty to organize studies of health care in community settings and to engage in interdisciplinary research and collaboration. The Department sponsors the core clerkship in Community Health as well as elective clerkships. The Department of Dermatology offers an unparalleled educational experience in a teaching environment that draws strength from the combined resources of the University, the Affiliated Hospitals and the local medical community.