Enrique S. Fernandez, MD, MSEd, FAAFP

Enrique S. Fernandez is Assistant Dean of Clinical Sciences, and Professor and Chair of Family Medicine and Director of Community Outreach for RUSM. 

Before joining RUSM in 2001, Dr. Fernandez held faculty appointments at the University of Southern California, Loma Linda School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, and at the University of Miami School of Medicine where he was Vice-Chair for Academic Affairs in the Family Medicine Department and Interim Director the Family Medicine Residency Program. 

Dr. Fernandez served in the U.S. Public Health Service, where he administered federal physician assistant and medical education training-grant programs, medical education health policy studies, faculty development and medical education research. He also served as the Director of the Division of Medicine in the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and was Executive Secretary for the Council on Graduate Medical Education (COGME). Dr. Fernandez continues to advocate for the advanced integration of technology in education while emphasizing the importance of patient-centered delivery of care that recognizes the evolving relationship between practitioners and patients. His interests include faculty development, and training for cultural competence/cultural humility. 

Dr. Fernandez teaches medical students in the clinical setting. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Miami Rescue Mission Clinic and is a volunteer physician caring for persons experiencing homelessness. 

A graduate of Stanford University, Dr. Fernandez earned his MD at the University of Arizona College of Medicine and completed his residency in Family Medicine at UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center. He went on to earn his MSEd at the University of Southern California.