Premier Brown to receive award from the National Medical Association

Dr. the Hon. Ewart F. Brown; J.P., M.P., Premier of Bermuda has been selected by the National Medical Association (NMA) Board of Trustees as a recipient of its highest recognition – The NMA 2010 Scroll of Merit Award. The Premier is being recognized by the NMA for his, “…stellar leadership and outstanding humanitarian endeavors, dedicated and tenacious work in grass roots community medicine, and staunch support of medical education.”

The Award which will be presented on July 31, 2010 at the NMA’s 2010 Annual Convention and Scientific Assembly, held at the Gaylord Palms Hotel in Orlando, Florida.

Dr. Burton Butterfield, President of the Bermuda Medical Association said, “As a friend and colleague of Dr. Brown and as an Active Member of the NMA I would like to congratulate Dr. Brown on this achievement.”

Dr. Donald Thomas III Chief of Staff of the Bermuda Hospitals Board said, “I have been honored to work with the Premier, the Hon. Dr Ewart Brown JP MP and congratulate him on this prestigious but very well earned award. Dr Brown has dedicated his life to the care of people and his commitment to improving the welfare of his country has meant he has made a difference to the whole of Bermuda. He is an insightful and visionary medical policy director and provider, using collaboration, innovation and a drive to bring the highest standards of care to his country.”

Premier Brown said, “I am deeply humbled and gratified to receive this honour. My desire to become a Doctor was driven by a deep and passionate drive to help people. It is an honour to have my efforts recognized by the National Medical Association.”

Premier Brown has been recognized throughout his medical career for his work on the grass roots level and for his commitment to the community. Among his accomplishments, the Premier has been singled out by Howard University’s College of Medicine twice for distinguished service to the college.

He received the Physicians Recognition Award in 1977 from the American Medical Association; the Grassroots Health Award from the Sons of Watts California in 1979; the Dubois Academic Institute’s Community Leadership Award in 1982; the Pacesetter Award from the NAACP in 1984; Humanitarian of the Year Award from the Marcus Garvey School in Los Angeles in 1991; and in 1993, the Scroll Award from the Union of American Physicians and Dentists.

After operating the Vermont-Century Medical Clinic in Los Angeles, California for almost twenty years, Premier Brown in 1993 decided to make Bermuda the focal point of his expertise. As Medical Director of Bermuda HealthCare Services, Premier Brown has endeavored to provide Bermuda with efficient and cost-effective health care.

Premier Brown received his M.D. from The Howard University College of Medicine. He also earned a M.P.H. with an emphasis on Child Health, Maternal family Population Control and International Health from the University of California at Los Angeles. He is a certified Diplomat of the American Board of Family Practice, a Diplomat of the American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians, and served as Vice President of the Union of American Physicians and Dentists. Premier Brown is a member of several professional organizations and has held such significant positions as Trustee of Howard University and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science; Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Practice at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science; Director, Marcus Garvey School in Los Angeles, California; Vice President of the Union of American Physician and Dentists (California Federation).

Premier Brown is a former member of the Board of Directors of Marina Hills Hospital in Los Angeles, California; a former member of the California State Commission on Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health; and a founding Commissioner of the Board of Prevention Commissioners for South Central Los Angeles Regional Centre for Development Disabilities.

He was a Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors for Western Park Hospital in California and has also served as Director of Quality Assurance for the Los Angeles Doctor’s Hospital; as Chairman of the Minority Group Affairs of the Student American Medical Association and as a Coordinator of the Summer Health Task Force of the National Urban Coalition in Washington D.C.; as Chairman of the Utilization Review Committee, West Adams Hospital, Los Angeles, California; and as Secretary of the Charles R Drew Medical Society in Los Angeles.

Premier Brown is a former member of the National Medical Association; American College of Utilization Review Physicians; Golden State Medical Association; American Medical Association, American Academy of Family Physicians; American Public Health Association; Charles R. Drew Medical Society and the National Medical Association Council on Medical Legislation.

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