Judith Belle Brown, MSW, PhD
Western University (Ontario)
Dr. Brown is the Chair of the Masters in Clinical Science (MClSc) and PhD programs in Family Medicine at Western, both of which are offered via distance education. She conducts research on patient-centered care, inter-disciplinary team building, physician well-being, physician practice behaviour, and health system change. Dr. Brown is a co-author of Patient-Centered Medicine: Transforming the Clinical Method (4th Edition), and Challenges and Solutions in Patient-Centered Care: A Case Book. Series editor on 7 books entitled Patient-Centered Care Series, Substance Abuse: A Patient-Centered Approach, and Chronic Myo-fascial Pain: A Patient-Centered Approach, Patient-Centered Medication Prescribing: Seeking Concordance in Practice, Palliative Care: A Patient-Centered Approach, Woman-Centered Care in Pregnancy and Childbirth. Dr. Brown is a Co-recipient of both the College of Family Physicians of Canada—Best Original Research Article Award (2009) and the Dean's Award of Excellence – Team Award at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry (2010). Recipient of the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC), 2016 Family Medicine Researcher of the Year. Dr. Brown is a founding mentor of the TUTOR-PHC program.
