To promote health by providing clinical and medical care to patients as the faculty group practice organization for the department of dermatology at the warren alpert medical school at brown university; to operate the clinical and patient care services of the faculty group practice organization for the benefit and support of the teaching, research, clinical and patient care missions of the department of dermatology at the warren alpert medical school and hospitals within the state of rhode island that are affiliated with the alpert medical school; and to engage in research, education of medical students and postgraduate training programs.