Rhode Island Hospital-Brown University Health Program

Program Identity & Fit

Brown's AP/CP pathology residency is a university-affiliated, academic program spanning six clinical sites in Providence, including a Level 1 trauma center (Rhode Island Hospital), a women's and newborns specialty hospital, a VA medical center, and the state Medical Examiner's office, giving residents broad exposure to trauma, forensic, obstetric/perinatal, and general surgical pathology. Research infrastructure is substantial and formalized through a fifth-year research track and a two-year post-fellowship research position explicitly aimed at MD/PhDs pursuing NIH-funded academic careers (including K-08 submission), alongside a dedicated digital pathology/AI research effort and named physician-scientist faculty across molecular biology, cancer biology, and toxicology. Curriculum tracks (AP/CP, AP-only, AP/Neuropathology, and a CP/physician-scientist track) allow individualization, but the program's stated mission emphasizes "scholarly practice of pathology" and lifelong learning consistent with an academic pathologist identity. The department also runs an international visiting fellowship in women's/perinatal pathology, reflecting a subspecialty strength and global educational reach in that domain.