The HIV Medical Association (HIVMA) has selected Becky White, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases, to receive the 2025 Ada Adimora Citation Award for her leadership in improving HIV care and reducing health disparities for incarcerated women with HIV.
The Adaora Adimora Citation Award honors the late Adaora Adimora, MD, MPH, FIDSA, for her compassion, leadership and service to HIVMA and the field, recognizing exemplary contributions to advancing efforts to end the HIV epidemic through social justice, public service or in service with HIVMA.
Dr. White is the director of UNC Infectious Diseases and HIV Services in the N.C. Department of Adult Corrections and a member of the UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases. Her research focuses on the dynamic interface between public health and medicine. She was one of the leading physician’s who first described the association between the release of HIV-infected prisoners and the subsequent deleterious effect (increase) on their viral loads. Currently, she is designing an intervention that will address HIV prevention needs post-release.
Dr. Adimora was a past chair of HIVMA and member of the IDSA Board of Directors, with an unwavering commitment to advancing health equity and improving HIV prevention and care for minoritized populations through research, education and advocacy.
The award will be presented during IDWeek 2025 in Atlanta, GA.