Britt's teaching prowess has been recognized at several levels. In 1995, he received the Dean's Outstanding Faculty Award, EVMS' highest recognition for faculty. On eight occasions, students voted to give Britt the Sir William Osler Award in recognition of excellence in teaching. He is a former recipient of Virginia's Outstanding Faculty Award, given by the governor and the State Council for Higher Education for excellence in teaching, research and public service. Most recently, Britt received the nation's highest teaching award in medicine, the Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teaching Award, from the American Association of Medical Colleges and the medical honor society, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Britt also is active in the community.
He is the former rector of Norfolk State University. The American College of Surgeons is a scientific and educational association of surgeons that was founded in 1913 to improve the quality of care for the surgical patient by setting high standards for surgical education and practice.