Graduating medical students must complete an application to graduate through Banner.

Regalia (cap or tam, gown and hood) must be worn for the Procession and Commencement ceremonies on Sunday. Commissioning students and those with military service have the option to wear formal military attire in place of the cap and gown if they so choose and if permitted according to their status with the military. More information regarding the purchase and rental of regalia will be available on the Brown Bookstore website in late January.

The Warren Alpert Medical School 2025 Commencement is ticketed. Each student participating in the ceremony receives four tickets. Tickets are distributed to the students on Saturday, May 24, during the mandatory rehearsal. If students need additional tickets, they can reach out to classmates for unused tickets. There is also an overflow room at the First Unitarian Church where guests can view a livestream of the ceremony. If additional tickets become available once attendance is confirmed, an email will be sent to the class on Saturday evening, and tickets will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.

On Sunday, May 25, graduating medical students should meet at the Marcus Aurelius statue on Simmons Quad at 8:30 a.m. for the medical class photo. The lineup for the University Procession begins at 9:15 a.m on Waterman Street by Faunce Arch. Students will process down College Hill to the First Unitarian Church at 1 Benefit Street. Family and friends may go directly to the church. The Medical School Commencement ceremony begins at approximately 10 a.m. 

Mandatory rehearsal for medical students participating in the ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 24, at 10:30 a.m. Each student will receive four tickets to the ceremony, distributed at rehearsal.

Questions?

Questions regarding graduation requirements should be directed to the medical school’s Office of Student Affairs. Questions about events should be directed to medschool-commencement@messages.brown.edu.