The American Board of Preventive Medicine congratulates Wendy Braund, MD, MPH, MSEd, FACPM, who has been appointed by Governor Tom Wolf to be the Interim Acting Physician General of the State of Pennsylvania. She assumed this new role on January 23, 2021. Dr. Braund also serves as the COVID-19 Response Director for the Pennsylvania Department of Health.

Prior to her work for the State of Pennsylvania, Dr. Braund was the Director of the Center for Public Health Practice, Associate Dean for Practice, and Professor of Health Policy and Management at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. She has also served as the Wyoming State Health Officer and Public Health Division Administrator for the Wyoming Department of Health.

Dr. Braund has been a member of ABPM’s Board of Directors since 2014 and is currently the Chair-Elect. She will assume the role of Chair of the Board in August 2021.

The Board and Staff of ABPM offer hearty congratulations to Dr. Braund on this important and exciting new role!