🏆 2026 Alumni Awards | Distinguished Young Alumni Service Award Congratulations to Brittany Smith ’18, recipient of the Distinguished Young Alumni Service Award! A fourth-year medical student at Avalon University School of Medicine and a Master of Healthcare Administration candidate at Franklin University, Brittany is committed to advancing primary care and improving healthcare access. She graduated cum laude with Service Distinction from Christopher Newport University with a Bachelor of Science. Her passion for family medicine, preventive care, rural health, and medical education has led to multiple scholarly publications, national conference presentations, and service as a student expert supporting international medical education accreditation efforts. Beyond her academic achievements, Brittany is dedicated to mentoring, community outreach, and patient education. As she pursues a career in family medicine and academic medicine, she remains focused on expanding access to compassiona...