Program in Liberal Medical Education
PLME Senate Programs
The PLME Undergraduate Senate is the official representative body of PLME undergraduate students.
PLME Senate Programs
The PLME Undergraduate Senate is the official representative body of PLME undergraduate students.
Whole Patient
This program emphasizes the significance of the doctor-patient relationship and attempts to demonstrate to students the importance of promoting patient health as opposed to treating patient disease. The program, recognizing the limited medical knowledge of first-year undergraduate students, does not attempt to address topics from a clinical perspective. Rather, it stresses the role of empathic understanding in the practice of medicine, hopefully establishing precedent for students' future clinical practice.
Whole Physician
This program focuses on life as a medical student and physician. It attempts to show students that life at Brown Medical School is manageable by inviting Brown medical students to answer undergraduates' questions. It also attempts to show students that there is life after medical school by inviting physician alumni to describe the varied paths that each took to become a physician. Thirdly, it attempts to show students that as physicians, they will still be able to lead balanced lives and participate in activities outside of medicine. This is accomplished by inviting physicians with particular passions other than medicine to share their stories and coping mechanisms.
Community Health Advocacy Program (CHAP)
Welcome to CHAP!
The Community Health Advocacy Program (CHAP) works cooperatively with various Providence organizations to promote the physical, mental, and emotional health of individuals and the community as a whole. Composed of student volunteers in PLME, our teams identify relevant health issues and then develop programs to address these issues. CHAP provides the opportunity for communities and future health care professionals to meet the health care needs of areas that are often underserved due to a variety of social, economic, and cultural barriers.
As a member of CHAP, you have the unique ability to create a long-lasting impact on the Providence community and get to know PLME students across class years.
More information on CHAP can be found on their website.
Child Health’s aim is to instill healthy habits at a young age and to foster a passion for STEM in children. Our volunteers offer creativity, passion, and dedication while creating fun, interactive health lessons. Volunteers will teach engaging health lessons to preschool and elementary school children (ages 3-12) in Providence. Lessons can range from nutrition to hygiene and more.
CHAP Child Health is a great program for any PLME student interested in education, early childhood development, or health equity.
Creative Connections in Medicine is a group aimed at providing students with opportunities to integrate arts practice into medical interactions. CCM does this in a few ways, including volunteering with the Healing Arts Program at Rhode Island Hospital, creating art projects for the community, and engaging in other creative initiatives that focus on the wellbeing of those that receive care but also those who provide care.
We promote awareness, increase involvement, and encourage discussion about the use of arts and other creative modalities as ways of healing and connecting in medicine.
Calling all instrumentalists, singers, dancers, and other performers! Interested in music and healthcare? Want to perform and teach in a supportive environment while helping the Providence community? Join Healing Through Harmony–Brown’s original performance-based service group!
Our events include both in-person and remote performances at Rhode Island-based healthcare facilities, assisted living facilities, and the Rhode Island Department of Corrections
Project Inspire aims to provide mentorship and guidance to elementary through high school students in the Providence area. The primary focus is to encourage students to pursue their interests, be an advocate and supporter in their daily lives, serve as a role model and someone to turn to for advice, and help them pursue higher education.
Mentors and mentees will be paired up according to their interests and goals. Additionally, volunteers may be asked to plan events such as speaker sessions, to increase students’ exposure to different career fields and provide an open environment for them to ask questions.
PLME Senate
PLME Senate Website
The official student representative organization of the Program in Liberal Medical Education, an eight-year program at Brown University that bridges our undergraduate and medical school curricula together.