M. Brownell Anderson (Brownie) served as Vice President, International Programs at the National Board of Medical Examiners, USA for a decade and retired in 2021. In this capacity, she worked with medical school faculty around the world to better align curriculum outcomes with student assessments and worked with organizations to improve certification of healthcare professionals and foster a “culture of assessment” internationally. Prior to joining the NBME, Brownie worked for 27 years at the Association of American Medical Colleges where she served as the Senior Director for Educational Programs. In that role she was responsible for working with the curriculum and student assessment programs of the medical student education programs at all medical schools in the United States. This work including aligning accreditation standards in the US with changes to the educational program. A national award was created by the AAMC in Brownie’s name – The M. Brownell Anderson Award for Emerging Medical Educators – and is awarded annually to a young medical educator in the US. Brownie was on the faculty of the Arabian Gulf University for several years and has worked with the Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research (FAIMER). She has published numerous articles on medical education and spoken and taught in many countries and at many national and international conferences. She is the editor of “Really Good Stuff”, the bi-yearly section of the journal, Medical Education and she serves on the editorial board of Academic Medicine. She is currently an affiliate professor at the University of Minho School of Medicine and continues to work with medical schools and health professions institutions internationally and in the US.