Division of Biology and Medicine
Office of Belonging, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Curricular Innovation and Student Achievement
The OBEDI supports programs that promote cultural diversity, inclusion, social justice, and health equity at all levels of medical education.
Curricular Innovation and Student Achievement
The OBEDI supports programs that promote cultural diversity, inclusion, social justice, and health equity at all levels of medical education.
Brown Advocates for Social Change and Equity (BASCE) seeks to develop healthcare leaders who have a passion for engaging their peers in dialogue around issues of racism, cultural diversity, inclusion, social justice, and health equity.
The Petersen Educational Enhancement Fund encourages students to undertake socially-relevant projects in the United States or abroad.
OBEDI in the News
A medical student-run program at Brown’s Warren Alpert Medical School introduced high school students to an array of careers in health and medicine.
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As part of a summer pathways program at Brown’s Warren Alpert Medical School, students from nearby Rhode Island cities learned what it’s like to pursue a career in medicine.
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The federal awards enable the extension of two separate Brown initiatives with a shared goal: to prepare students from underrepresented groups to succeed in STEM graduate programs and launch careers in the sciences.
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