Graduating medical students must complete the Application to Graduate in the Banner web portal by the April deadline.

Regalia (cap or tam, gown and hood) must be worn for the class photo on Saturday and 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 is available on the Brown Bookstore website.

Medical Ceremony Tickets

The Warren Alpert Medical School Commencement Ceremony is ticketed. Each student who is attending the ceremony receives four tickets. If a student who is attending the ceremony has an extra ticket that they would like to share with another graduating student, they are free to do so.

Tickets are distributed at the mandatory rehearsal on Saturday. If any additional tickets are available at that time, the event manager will share them on a first-come, first-served basis.

Guidance for International Guests

International students who want to invite family members to attend Commencement can find information about obtaining a visitor visa on the International Student and Scholar Services website.

Mandatory rehearsal for medical students participating in the ceremony will be held on Saturday at First Unitarian Church, 1 Benevolent St. At rehearsal, each student will receive four tickets to the Medical School Ceremony on Sunday. Children ages two and under do not need a ticket to the Medical School Ceremony if they will be seated on a lap.

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@brown.edu. 

Details about Procession lineup will be provided a few weeks before Commencement.

The medical school division will process through the Van Wickle Gates and down to the First Unitarian Church, where the Medical School Ceremony takes place. 

Guests of graduating medical students should find their seats at First Unitarian Church before the Procession begins, to watch via livestream. This will ensure guests can enjoy all the important moments from both the Procession and the Medical School Ceremony. 

After the ceremony, graduates and their guests are invited to the College Green for the University Ceremony. Seating is limited, and specific seating is reserved only for students. Guests are welcome to watch the University Ceremony from other livestream viewing locations.

Graduating students and their guests who require accessibility accommodations for the Medical School Ceremony should contact medschool-commencement@brown.edu as soon as possible. 

Visit the Accessibility Accommodations page for additional information.