Dr. Ashlyn B.

Before medical school, Dr. Brown graduated from Baylor University with a Bachelor of Science in health science studies, where she was named a Dean’s Gold Scholar and was inducted into the Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society. She later earned a Master of Science in kinesiology from the University of Texas at Austin, conducting research on the effects of diabetes on the neurovascular system during exercise. While earning her MD at American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, she simultaneously completed an MBA at the University of Texas at Dallas. Her achievements in medical school earned her the AUC Clinical Skills Award, the AUC Award for Excellence in Community and University Service, and the First Generation MD Award.

Dr. Brown went on to complete a physical medicine and rehabilitation residency at Baylor College of Medicine, where she interviewed and evaluated residency applicants as part of the selection process. Throughout her training, she received multiple awards, including the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians Annual Meeting Scholarship, the American Society of Pain and Neuroscience Annual Meeting Fellow Scholarship, the International Society of Pain and Neuroscience Young Innovators Trailblazer Award, the American Academy of Pain Medicine Presidential Commendation, and the University of Texas Distinguished Alumni Early Career Award.

Dr. Brown is an active researcher, medical writer, and speaker whose work focuses on pain medicine and physical medicine and rehabilitation. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed journals, including Pain Physician, Current Pain and Headache Reports, Pain Management, Orthopedic Reviews, and the Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. She has contributed chapters to Culinary Medicine for Spine and Joint Pain: An Evidence Based Approach as well as medical education articles for PM&R KnowledgeNow and ASRA Pain Medicine News. She has presented scholarly work at national meetings for the American Academy of Pain Medicine, the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, and the National Medical Association.

Dr. Brown’s commitment to mentorship and education began long before she became a physician. She has worked as an anatomy and physiology teaching assistant, academic tutor and mentor, personal trainer, and youth sports coach. Throughout her medical training, she continued mentoring pre-med students, medical students, and physicians-in-training as they navigated important educational and career transitions. She has also held national leadership and mentorship roles with organizations including the American Academy of Pain Medicine, the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, and the North American Neuromodulation Society, helping develop initiatives that connect trainees with physicians and provide guidance throughout medical training.

One of Dr. Brown’s greatest strengths as a coach is her ability to see the larger story connecting a student’s experiences. She begins by helping each applicant identify the “North Star” of their application: the experiences, motivations, values, and personal qualities that explain not only why they want to become a physician, but who they are beyond their GPA, MCAT score, and list of activities. Rather than encouraging students to check boxes or fit a predetermined mold, she helps them recognize their individual strengths and turn their experiences into a compelling application narrative without losing their authentic voice.

Students working with Dr. Brown can expect a coach who is warm, approachable, organized, and encouraging, who is also comfortable providing candid feedback. Whether developing a personal statement, strengthening an application, preparing for interviews, or managing the many moving pieces of an admissions cycle, Dr. Brown wants to understand what matters to each student before deciding what their application should emphasize.

Having navigated multiple institutions, disciplines, and educational environments herself, Dr. Brown understands that there is no single “right” path to medicine. She understands how valuable it can be to have someone who sees potential in you, provides honest guidance, and helps make an otherwise overwhelming process feel manageable. Ultimately, Dr. Brown’s goal is not simply to help students create competitive applications. She wants students to finish the process feeling that their applications genuinely represent who they are, what has shaped them, and the physicians they hope to become.