The Brown School of Public Health
Kris Cambra1, Terrie Fox Wetle
1Director of Biomedical Advancement Communications at Brown University and the editor of Brown Medicine magazine.
Abstract:
The nation's newest school of public health boasts research excellence in aging, obesity, addictions, health care services and policy research, and more. The Brown School of Public Health is home to a variety of master's and doctoral programs, in addition to one of the oldest undergraduate concentrations in community health. The School plays a key role in the development of public policy at the state and national level and implements programs that benefits Rhode Island physicians and their patients.
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