Photograph, Dr. Jennifer Espiritu

Espiritu, an officer in the U.S. Navy and chief resident in the UNC Preventive Medicine Program, has been a visiting scholar at the Department of Homeland Security, researched domestic violence in refugee populations, and currently works on a statewide quality-of-care initiative with the UNC Family Practice Department and the N.C. Academy of Family Physicians.

ACPM is the national professional society for physicians committed to disease prevention and health promotion. The Gemson Resident Award honors an individual for outstanding achievement in community service, scholarship, research, teaching and overall leadership who has a strong potential for future contributions to the field of preventive medicine.

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School of Public Health contact: Ramona DuBose, director of communications, (919) 966-7467 or ramona_dubose@unc.edu