Fred Brown
| Dr. Fred Brown is currently the Director of Generalist Education in the Department of Adult Health and Gerontological Nursing at the RUSH University College of Nursing. He is also a 22 year veteran of the Air Force and Navy Reserves as a nurse corps officer. Dr. Brown’s background includes among other areas, orthopedic ICU, and behavioral nursing. Discussion includes what it was like growing up on the south side of Chicago, Dr. Brown’s experience as a black male nurse on the hospital floor and how he has navigated nursing leadership positions inside the RUSH medical system. Also covered is discussion about the experience of being deployed overseas to serve in Operation Desert Storm and Operation Desert Shield. Interviewers were Karen Flynn and Gwyneth Franck. View the interview and transcript here. |