Lizzeth Alarcon, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Department of Medical Education


Phone305-348-8823

Emaillalarcon@fiu.edu

OfficeAHC2 585

Lizzeth Alarcon, M.D.

Dr. Lizzeth Alarcon, joined the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine in 2022 and currently serves as course director for the Community Engaged Physician course series.

Before joining Florida International University, she worked as an academic hospitalist and primary care physician in Boston and was involved in graduate medical education as an assistant professor of family medicine. Alarcon sees patients and supervises residents in the Family Medicine Residency Program at Borinquen Medical Centers, a federally qualified health center.

Research Interests

  • Undergraduate and graduate medical education
  • Language-concordant care
  • Quality improvement

See research publications and more on FIU Discovery.

Current Courses Taught

  • BMS 6015 Clinical Skills I
  • BMS 6016 Clinical Skills II
  • BMS 6827 Community-Engaged Physician I
  • BMS 6071 Community-Engaged Physician II
  • MDC 6103 Community-Engaged Physician III
  • MDC 7120 Family Medicine Clerkship

Honors & Awards

  • Degree of Fellow, American Academy of Family Physician, 2025
  • Excellence in Medical School Teaching-Small Group Award, Florida International University, 2025
  • Faculty Inductee, Gold Humanism Honor Society, 2025

Committees & Professional Organizations

  • Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
  • Committee Co-Chair, Medical Student Education Collaborative Steering 
  • Florida Academy of Family Physicians

Education

  • Residency, Family Medicine, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA 2019
  • M.D., Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 2016
  • BA, Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC 2012

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Family Medicine