Maureen G. Phipps, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Director for Research
Assistant Professor, Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Community Health
Brown Medical School
Phone: (401) 274-1122 x2834
Phone: (401) 274-1122 x2843 Liana Cassar
Fax: (401) 276-7863
E-mail: mphipps@wihri.org

Clinical Services Contact: 401-274-1100

The Brown University/Women & Infants Hospital National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health (CoE) is a comprehensive initiative designed to improve the health and health care of women across their lifespan through collaborative efforts of organizations associated with these institutions and partners throughout the State of Rhode Island. With a patient-centered and gender-specific focus at the core of this endeavor, the CoE is working towards:

• Improving quality and access to care for women throughout their lifespan, emphasizing the specific needs of underserved and vulnerable populations of women;

• Enhancing collaborative efforts of women’s health researchers statewide, regionally and nationally;

• Providing community education, outreach and health services to diverse groups of women;

• Improving the medical curriculum in women’s health throughout the medical school, residency and post graduate programs emphasizing diversity and cultural issues;

• Enhancing the professional development of women residents, fellows and faculty leading to academic promotion and positions of leadership throughout the university.

The Brown University/Women and Infants Hospital CoE integrates five key components of clinical care, research, community outreach, professional education and leadership development. The underlying conceptual framework for this endeavor builds upon each CoE component and its integrative relationship to the other, strengthening our mission to improve health and health care for all women with a conscious effort to include health measures addressed in the Healthy People 2010 objectives. As evidenced by the outpouring of support, the CoE and its affiliated partners have demonstrated a strong commitment to developing a comprehensive Women’s Health program by building upon existing areas of excellence with the purpose of integrating on-going initiatives and developing new collaborative programs.