Nicole Person-Rennell, MD, MPH, FAAFP

Dr. Person-Rennell grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, and attended Arizona State University as a Flinn Scholar, graduating summa cum laude with a global studies degree and winning an award for most outstanding thesis project from the Barrett Honors College for her work on intimate partner violence. Dr. Person-Rennell received her medical degree from Mayo Medical School and her master’s degree in public health with distinction from Cambridge University in England on the Gates Cambridge Scholarship. She completed her family medicine residency at the University of California, San Francisco, where she was named most outstanding intern, and completed an additional year as chief resident.

After joining the University of Arizona in 2018 as a clinical faculty member in the Department of Family and Community Medicine, she served as a core faculty member in the department's residency program. She joined the clinical team for the Mobile Health Program in 2020 and became the medical director for the program in 2022. She also works clinically at the El Rio Abrams clinic, a federally qualified health center and community partnership clinic with El Rio and Banner – University Medicine. Her research work included evaluating program outcomes (e.g., obstetric quality metrics), health screening program data and hypertension/diabetes control rates. 

Her recent publications have centered on her work in reproductive health with Dr. Alicia Allen, with ongoing projects in reproductive health and substance use disorder.