
Overview
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Dr. David R. Brown, MD, leads the award-winning Green Family Foundation Neighborhood Health Education Learning Program (NeighborhoodHELP). A Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians, Dr. Brown established the first new graduate medical education program at Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, West Kendall Baptist Hospital - FIU Family Medicine Residency. He is nationally and internationally recognized for his work addressing social determinants of health, interprofessional collaboration, and entrustment.
Dr. Brown has been a medical educator for over 25 years with an emphasis on primary care, integrating social and behavioral determinants into care, self-management support, and collaborative care models. His research applies qualitative and mixed methods to the study of health disparities, social determinants of health, cultural competence, competency-based education, and entrustment, and population health. His current work includes projects related to the development of data systems for assessment and care management of Social Determinants of Health (SDOH); COVID-19 testing and vaccination in the community that is part of the NIH RADxUP initiative; and obtaining user input into the design of apps to help manage diabetes in collaboration with the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Precise Advanced Technologies and Health Systems for Underserved Populations (PATHS-UP) Engineering Research Centers (ERCs).
research interests
- Professional Activity; Graduate Medical Education; Internship and Residency;
Scholarly & Creative Works
selected publications
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Article
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2022Entrustment Decision Making in the Core Entrustable Professional Activities: Results of a Multi-Institutional StudyFull Text via DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000004242 Web of Science: 000775214200024
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2021Caring for Vulnerable Communities in Miami Dade County during the COVID-19 PandemicFull Text via DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2021.0088 Web of Science: 000744657400007
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2020Developing the Community Engaged Physician: Medical Students Reflect on a Household Visit CurriculumFull Text via DOI: 10.7759/cureus.11593 Web of Science: 000591324100011
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2020Developing an Entrustment Process: Insights from the AAMC CoreEPA PilotFull Text via DOI: 10.1007/s40670-020-00918-z Web of Science: 000624424700064
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2020Developing and Implementing Curricular Objectives for Sexual Health in Undergraduate Medical Education: A Practical ApproachFull Text via DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000002891 Web of Science: 000504094500024
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2009Tobacco Cessation Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)Full Text via DOI: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.5102
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2007The advanced life support in obstetrics course as an orientation tool for obstetrics and gynecology residentsFull Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.10.912 Web of Science: 000246346200040
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Conference
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2010A COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACH FOR INTEGRATING GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY INTO MEDICAL EDUCATION. 453-453.Web of Science: 000286006703413
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Letter
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2021Narrow Phrasing Is Not Always Best: In Defense of Core EPAs 7, 9, and 13. 614-614.Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000003993 Web of Science: 000644991600015
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2018Social Empathy Lives Beyond the Classroom Reply. 817-818.Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000002224 Web of Science: 000435369500006
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2010Small group radiology exposure during gross anatomy. 535-535.Web of Science: 000279621800021
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Other Scholarly Work
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2018Socially Accountable Medical Education: An Innovative Approach at Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. 60-65.Full Text via DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000001811 Web of Science: 000418741700022
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2015The food environment is a complex social network. 202-204.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.03.058 Web of Science: 000354579800027
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2008A participatory action research pilot study of urban health disparities using rapid assessment response and evaluation. 28-38.Full Text via DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2006.091363 Web of Science: 000252178200011
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Research
principal investigator on
- FIU Thrive awarded by Florida Department of Health 2022 - 2023
- COVID-19 vaccination education and advocacy initiatives targeting college-age young adults awarded by FIU Foundation 2021 - 2022
- Florida International University Wertheim College of Medicine Student Motivational Interviewing Training and Research awarded by Ware Foundation 2013 - 2016
- FRIEND Project awarded by American Academy of Developmental Medici 2013 - 2015
- NeighborhoodHELP Medical Home awarded by Health Foundation of South Florida 2012 - 2014
- Medical School Tobacco Program Training 2010 - 2011 awarded by Miami-Dade Area Health Education Center 2010 - 2012
- 2009 - 2010 AHEC Medical School Tobacco Training Program awarded by Miami-Dade Area Health Education Center 2009 - 2010
co-principal investigator on
investigator on
- Community-Engaged Research on COVID-19 Testing Among Underserved and/or Vulnerable Populations Phase II awarded by Minority Health and Health Disparities 2022 - 2023
- Community-Engaged Research on COVID-19 Testing Among Underserved and/or Vulnerable Populations awarded by National Institute on Drug Abuse 2020 - 2023
- Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine: Innovation in Education and Healthcare Delivery awarded by American Medical Association 2018 - 2022
- Developing and testing waterpipe-specific health warning labels targeting young people in Florida awarded by Florida Department of Health 2020 - 2022
- Building Early Childhood Health Education in to NHELP awarded by Early Learning Coalition of Dade/Monroe 2011 - 2012
Contact
full name
- David Brown
Identifiers
ORCID iD
- https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5361-6664 (confirmed)
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