Florida International University is honoring Dr. David Brown with the Faculty Senate Award for Excellence in Engagement for his outstanding collaboration efforts with community partners at local, regional, or global levels, significantly enhancing teaching, learning, and research opportunities.
Dr. Brown’s leadership has been instrumental in the success of the award-winning Green Family Foundation Neighborhood Health Education Learning Program. This community-engaged initiative integrates social determinants of health into the curriculum and promotes interprofessional teamwork and community engagement. He is currently developing an mHealth app designed to address social determinants of health and is collaborating on community-engaged COVID-19 testing and vaccination research.
Dr. Brown is a professor and founding chief of Family and Community Medicine. He was recently appointed as the interim designated institutional official to oversee the transition of the sponsorship of Graduate Medical Education programs from Baptist Health to FIU.
The award, which includes an FIU medal, will be officially conferred at the Faculty Convocation Awards on September 26.