Dr. David R. Brown is a Professor and Founding Chief of Family and Community Medicine at Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. He earned his BS in Biology and Humanities & Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MD from Boston University, and completed Family Medicine residency at University of California San Francisco-Natividad Medical Center, with a fellowship in Participatory Research at the University of Miami. Dr. Brown has served as Chair of the Community Advisory Board for the NIH Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics Underserved Populations (RADx-UP) initiative at FIU and as a member of the RADx-UP Coordination and Data Collection Center (CDCC) Steering Committee, working to address COVID-19 testing, vaccination, and health disparities in minority communities. His research focuses on social determinants of health, community engagement, and implementation science. As one of the architects of NeighborhoodHELP and the Principal Investigator of FIU Thrive, he has developed innovative approaches to integrating social determinants of health assessments with personalized care plans. He has contributed significantly to competency-based medical education through his work with the AAMC Core Entrustable Professional Activities pilot and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians. In 2024, he received the FIU Faculty Senate Award for Excellence in Engagement.