Benjamin Rush Institute

The Benjamin Rush Institute (BRI) is a nonprofit organization working with medical students, doctors, and other healthcare professionals to protect the doctor-patient relationship and preserve healthcare freedom. Since 2009, BRI has inspired thousands of medical students and healthcare professionals about alternative, free enterprise solutions to healthcare challenges and ensured these groups are equipped to articulate and advance these solutions in public debate. Purpose: Fully unleash the power of medicine to maximize human health and well-being. Mission: Promote solutions that protect the doctor-patient relationship as the primary means of delivering quality medical care, empowered by a robust free enterprise system, which fosters innovation and reduces costs. To accomplish BRI’s mission, we: Establish BRI Chapters throughout the United States, with a focus on reaching medical students; Provide educational debates, lectures, events and resources emphasizing the essential role of the doctor-patient relationship and free enterprise for ensuring optimal patient outcomes at affordable prices; Equip medical professionals with the knowledge and skills to be effective ambassadors for freedom in medicine. Vision: A world of affordable, quality healthcare accompanied by accelerating medical innovation and excellence.