Chicago, IL, February 23, 2023: The American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM) is pleased to announce the election of Paul “PJ” Jung, MD, MPH, FACPM, as a Director on the Board. Dr. Jung will represent the Specialty of Public Health and General Preventive Medicine.

Dr. Jung has held numerous positions throughout his career, including Director of the Division of Medicine and Dentistry in the Health Resources and Services Administration, Public Health Investigator with the House Energy & Commerce Committee, Medical Officer in the Office of the Surgeon General, and Associate Director of the Peace Corps.

In his role on the Board, Dr. Jung hopes “to help ensure that our specialties maintain high standards for new physicians as well as continuing certification for experienced physicians.” He went on to note, “As we emerge from the pandemic, I believe we are entering a time of great change for medicine in general, and Preventive Medicine specifically. ABPM can assist the specialties in recognizing the opportunity and utilizing it to improve the capabilities of our specialties.”

“All of us on the ABPM’s Board of Directors look forward to working with Dr. Jung, ” said Wendy E. Braund, MD, MPH, MSEd, FACPM. “His enthusiasm for Preventive Medicine along with his distinctive skills, experience and perspective will make him a wonderful addition to our organization as we pursue our strategic goals and take on new initiatives.”

Dr. Jung will begin his initial three-year term immediately following the Interim Board of Directors Meeting in August 2023.

The ABPM is an ABMS Member Board. Founded in 1948, ABPM works with the ABMS in the development of standards for the ongoing assessment and certification of over 12,000 physicians certified by the ABPM in the specialties of Aerospace Medicine, Occupational Medicine, and Public Health and General Preventive Medicine; and in the subspecialties of Addiction Medicine, Clinical Informatics, Medical Toxicology, and Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine.