Brown Physicians Inc. leadership selected as recipient of Keen Award

PROVIDENCE — Ahead of the 250th Commencement and Reunion Weekend at Brown University, the Brown Medical Alumni Association (BMAA) announced that the senior leadership team of Brown Physicians, Inc. has been selected as the recipient of the annual W.W. Keen Award.

Named in honor of 1859 alumnus and well-known medical professional William Williams Keen, the Keen award is the most coveted honor bestowed by BMAA. The award is presented to individuals in recognition of their outstanding contributions in the areas of medicine, research, education, leadership, patient care or public health.

“The BMAA board is presenting its most prestigious honor to the BPI leadership to recognize their vision and their commitment to medical education and research,” said Philip D. Wey, MD, a 1986 graduate of the Warren Alpert Medical School and president of the BMAA Board of Directors. “At the heart of BPI is a strong desire to improve patient care in Rhode Island, to train the next generation of physicians, and to conduct research that will help patients around the world. Their work exemplifies the achievements we celebrate with the Keen Award.”

“We have made significant progress in what we set out to achieve when Brown Physicians, Inc. was founded in 2017, and we are honored that our efforts to improve healthcare outcomes in Rhode Island are being recognized with this distinction,” said Dr. Angela Caliendo, the interim executive director of BPI and vice president of Brown Medicine.

Brown Physicians, Inc. was formed in partnership with the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University in May 2017. Created as part of an effort to streamline patient care, research and education across Rhode Island’s healthcare sector, the physician led federation is comprised of six distinct practices that include Brown Dermatology, Brown Medicine, Brown Urology, Brown Emergency Medicine, Brown Neurology, and University Surgical Associates.

At the time, University President Christina Paxson heralded the new federation as an important step to better serve the local community while at the same time helping to cultivate a thriving biomedical economy in Providence.

Caliendo, who is also a professor of medicine, is one of seven recipients of the award, which was presented during a Reunion Class Dinner on Saturday, May 26.