Dr. Gina Brown Receives National Humanism in Medicine Medal

*Dr. Gina Brown in a member of our Dupont Church in Washington, D.C.

JUNE 17, 2023

BY IRENE ZAMPETOULAS, MPA

The Dean of the College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences at Howard University and transformational global leader in nursing and education will be receiving the 2023 National Humanism in Medicine Medal

Service is a way of being for Gina Brown. When she sees someone in need, she stops to help.

So it’s no surprise that she did just that during one of the biggest marathon races of her life. Dr. Brown was just one race away from the coveted Abbott Star, a six-star medal given to runners that participate in the six major marathons in the world: Boston, Chicago, Tokyo, London, Berlin, and New York.

“A fellow runner had fallen ill, so I stopped to help as a nurse,” she explained. “And by the time I got to the finish line, the race had already finished. They still gave me a medal, but my time didn’t count towards my Abbott Star because I was being a human first and a runner second.”