Rebecca Brown, MD, MPH is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Geriatric Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. As a clinician-investigator, Dr. Brown focuses on improving functional status among socioeconomically vulnerable older adults, including people experiencing homelessness. Functional status refers to the ability to perform daily activities that are important for quality of life and independence, such as bathing, dressing, and preparing meals. Dr. Brown received her medical school training at Harvard Medical School. She completed residency in internal medicine at University of California, San Francisco, followed by fellowship in geriatric medicine at Harvard Medical School, including an MPH from the Harvard School of Public Health. She returned to UCSF for a research fellowship in geriatric medicine before joining the faculty of the UCSF Division of Geriatrics in 2013. In 2018 she joined the Division of Geriatric Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.