STAT Honors Pediatrics Faculty Member

Each year, OU College of Medicine students who are members of STAT (Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow) choose a faculty member to honor during the annual Alumni Awards Program and Reception. Although COVID-19 led to the cancellation of the 2020 event, students still chose an award recipient: Ryan Brown, M.D., associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics and medical director of the Child Protection Team.

STAT Awards are presented to any alumnus who works as full-time, part-time or volunteer faculty at the OU College of Medicine, or to an alumnus who is a community practitioner involved in medical student education in some way. Recipients must fulfill two criteria:

• An alumni physician who constantly acts as a role model for compassionate, sensitive and energetic patient care.

• An alumni physician who has demonstrated dedication to guidance, mentoring and stewardship of medical students’ careers.

In recognizing Brown, his students said:

• “His passion for advocacy for child abuse and neglect is easily demonstrated as he speaks to students about the field. Dr. Brown is also a mentor. His constant encouragement gives students the confidence to pursue whatever goals they have.”

• “Dr. Brown is a thoughtful, confident physician who goes above and beyond to teach his students well. He has taught me the importance of treating the whole patient. I hope to show my future patients the same level of respect, kindness and attention as does Dr. Brown.”

• “Even though Dr. Brown does not directly teach a course until fourth year, he makes a huge impact on his students in the little time he can spend with them. He has a palpable passion for educating students about some of the darkest aspects of medicine. He engages with each student in a way where students genuinely feel that he cares about them. He is an advocate for his patients and for his students.”